A recent trip to France and conversations with native French speakers provided some valuable experience, Kimberly Carter writes.
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‘The Cuba that I found wasn’t about politics’
UMA student Meghan Schultz recently traveled to Cuba as part of college class, finding a place at odds with her earlier worldview about the communist country and its people, Mark Tardif writes.
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Presidential health debate a symptom of ‘ableist’ attitudes
Presidents feeling that they need to keep health issues private is a symptom our society not allowing for physical differences and impairments to be seen as both expected and normal, Elizabeth Powers writes.
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A glimpse of Maine Senate races via social media
Most of Senate candidates who are active on Twitter have their own communities with whom they exclusively communicate but a surprising amount of communication, both within and between political parties, occurs through intermediaries, James Cook writes.
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Maine State Prison graduates defy expectations
In June, 17 Maine prisoners graduated with degrees from the University of Maine at Augusta, showing how the higher education program can help inmates move beyond stigma and the past, Mark Tardif writes.
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Traveling through time the old-fashioned way
Time travel is trending again in pop culture, but a look through literature shows our fascination with the idea never goes out of style, Rebecca Lux Soc writes.
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Writing matters: grammar and literary crises in context
Understanding both basic grammar rules and literacy history helps inform our conversation about student writing, Elizabeth Powers writes.
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Plagiarism, in the news, is a Boogeyman on college campuses
High-profile cases such as Melania Trump’s convention speech highlight the many perils of lifting other people’s words, Kim Carter writes.
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This quirky little social law could end your life
Sociology’s laws are subtler than the laws of physics, but they’re no less deadly. Feld’s law of averages helps explain why, James Cook writes.
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The changing landscape of television for all to see
Communication between fans and creators will continue to grow more intimate, shifting the relationship for all involved, Kimberly Carter writes.