Anthropology can be bracing stuff, but too often it is read or viewed only be its own denizens.
This blog essay on the methods of New Yorker writer Malcolm Gladwell points the way to balancing data and drama; (excerpt)
when I use Gladwell with my students, it's as a reminder of the relationship between narrative and argument. Err too much on the side of narrative and you'll weave a captivating tale that might not hold together at the end. However, if you just pile on evidence
without providing a narrative through line, your reader can miss the bigger, brilliant point you are trying to make.
without providing a narrative through line, your reader can miss the bigger, brilliant point you are trying to make.
language localism in USA
from the weekly digest of "most emailed stories" at National Public Radio, npr.org
Look for the sample words given for each state, below, to see if you recognize any of them still alive today.
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