If you don't understand something I write, ask. I learn
by clarifying what I say, so the exercise should be mutually
beneficial.
My father was a salesman, and he was an honsest salesman
who sold an honest product. I believe that, in general,
if one does not make a sale, one should look first
at how one failed to do a good job of selling, and only
as a last resort blame it on the customer not appreciating
it. (Similarly, wihen terrorists blow away
multi-billion dollar assets, we should look first at
how we failed to construct our country in such a way
that such defeats would not be feasible, and only
as a last resort blame the terrorists for taking advantage
of the opportunity we gave them.)
I believe in the ubiquity of rhetoric. Nobody says
"the cat is on the mat" without having some
reason for doing so, i.e., to try to accomplish something
they want (even if only to "deconstruct" religious dicta that
have oppressed them).
Every sentence is a sales pitch.
Let's keep at it!
brad mccormick
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Let your light so shine before men,
that they may see your good works.... (Matt 5:16)
Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. (1 Thes 5:21)
<![%THINK;[SGML+APL]]> Brad McCormick, Ed.D. / [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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