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Using the article“Trying Out One’s New Sword”, do you agree with Professor Midgley or not? Are cross cultural judgements possible? Why or why not?

Trying Out One’s New Sword Professor Mary Midgely in her article “Trying Out One’s New Sword” (The White Text, pp. 34 – 37) criticizes a position which “many people theoretically favor” (page 34. paragraph one) namely: “denying that we can ever understand any culture except our own well enough to make judgements about it (page […]

Choose two or three examples of “good” academic writing from “Hooks and Sinkers” and “Show and Tell.” Then examine a passage of Sword’s own writing here.

Discussion board 2 Choose two or three examples of “good” academic writing from “Hooks and Sinkers” and “Show and Tell.” Here, “good” can mean stylish, engaging, thought-provoking, creative, effective, or otherwise impressive according to Sword’s criteria–and your own. You might even examine a passage of Sword’s own writing here. No matter which examples you examine, […]

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