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A Letter to H.E. Masoud Barzani, President of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq | By William Carter
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Photographer, Author, Jazz Musician. A Letter to H.E. Masoud Barzani, President of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. May 4, 2015. For delivery in Washington, D.C. With great pleasure we welcome you to the United States. I am so happy about the evident progress of the Kurdish people in their long struggle for their rights and autonomy, and their partnership with America. Magazine, which published my article and photographs. I have corresponded with Kurds in the U.S. and in Kurdistan, who warmly invite...Perha...
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Yemen: Then As Now? Part 2 | By William Carter
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Photographer, Author, Jazz Musician. Yemen: Then As Now? Photographs by William Carter 1964. House in Sanaa, the capital. Tribal representatives pleading with Egyptian anti-colonial troops. Heading north, where Egyptian-backed revolutionaries were fighting Saudi-backed royalists. View from a British helicopter. Outpost in South Yemen: note man in prayer on wall. Modern town of Taiz. Traditional town of Sanaa. Traders in the southern port of Aden. April 30, 2015 at 5:24 am. Laquo; Yemen: Then as Now?
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A Million Words: On Plagiarism
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Jake-the-Girl's Take on Some Things Literary. Monday, April 23, 2012. Today there has been a growing discussion on Twitter about plagiarism as it relates to book review blogs. I'm not going to go into that, because I don't have all the facts and I don't want to get involved in the spread of unsubstantiated rumors, but it made me think: where does plagiarism begin and end? I've read blogs by reviewers in which the blogger copies the publisher's description of the book and then adds her own comments. The r...
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Avez-Vous Bourbon?: 12/28/08 - 1/4/09
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The musings of a Monaco princess working undercover as a law school career counselor-animal rights activist with a penchant for handbags that cost more than her paycheck. Tuesday, December 30, 2008. While I do have empathy for individuals who are fighting such demons (we all have them in our own ways), I have a particular disdain for adult men with children who are drug addicts because of the effect that it had on my own family. But I digress. Tuesday, December 30, 2008. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Avez-Vous Bourbon?: Shopper's Shoulder
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The musings of a Monaco princess working undercover as a law school career counselor-animal rights activist with a penchant for handbags that cost more than her paycheck. Thursday, January 29, 2009. Welcome back, friends. It's been a while. I've returned to the working world and am actually really enjoying my new job. However, I've suffered an unfortunate demise since last we met. I've been officially (self) diagnosed with Shopper's Shoulder. 1) I have shoulder pain. 2) when I lift my arm. I'm trying to ...
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A Million Words: Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
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Jake-the-Girl's Take on Some Things Literary. Wednesday, June 20, 2012. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. Available now in paperback. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon. Minli's story is interspersed with Chinese folklore and gorgeous color pictures. Grace Lin has told a story that is at once fanciful and full of the realities of poverty. The next time I hear a racist joke. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). This Is My Secret.
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A Million Words: More on Plagiarism
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Jake-the-Girl's Take on Some Things Literary. Wednesday, April 25, 2012. Since the writing of my last post, new information has come to light about the plagiarism issue. It's been confirmed that Kristi Diehm of the The Story Siren stole content and even, to a certain extent, formatting and wording from two separate blogs and claimed them as her own. You can read more about the situation here. Here's the thing, though: accidents and mistakes are not the same. But it wasn't an accident. At present, I am on...
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A Million Words: A More Specific Hatred
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Jake-the-Girl's Take on Some Things Literary. Friday, June 8, 2012. A More Specific Hatred. So, in my last post I talked about a book I hated. I talked about it in a very diplomatic, namby-pamby, I-hope-this-doesn't-get-me-in-trouble kind of way. I didn't even name it, although I dropped enough hints that a dedicated Google search could turn up its title. This is not that kind of post. I'm going to come right out and say it: I hate FIFTY SHADES OF GREY. Other words, she borrowed those characters wholesale.
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A Million Words: CROAK!
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Jake-the-Girl's Take on Some Things Literary. Tuesday, March 27, 2012. March 20th, 2012. And yet I went, I auditioned, I was called back, and I was cast as Gretl (of Hansel and Gretel fame), the young, nerdy detective character in Once Upon a Time.to Kill. To my relief, I discovered that there was actually a script. And I had plenty of actual lines to memorize. No improv required, except at rehearsals. Now I'm going to tell you about the book she wrote. Here are some things I love:. Cool, badass uncles.
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A Million Words: The Worst Book I've Ever Read
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Jake-the-Girl's Take on Some Things Literary. Wednesday, May 30, 2012. The Worst Book I've Ever Read. Lately I've had a question burning a hole in my brain:. What's the worst book you've ever read? However. Lately I read a book that was just awful. I mean, I was filled with rage every time I turned the page, it was that bad. Then I looked it up on Goodreads to find that it had really good ratings! Lots of five-star reviews. That got me thinking about what exactly I hated so much about it. There are plent...
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