Dear Malcolm,Extinction risk for almost all the charismatic endangered species
today (terrestrial and marine) is linked to the fallacies you describe,
particularly to the promise of aphrodisiac power. Rhinoceros horns, seaturle
eggs, Bengal tiger testicles, dried up seahorses, shark fins, live
Its actually much worse than that. A retired friend of mine brought
me a book on Human Health.
It was dated around 1908. The student who read this book would
require a much higher reading
comprehension, larger vocabulary, and greater dedication than a
student using the health book
widely used
Let me play devil's advocate on this one. Is a more difficult-to-read
textbook better than an easier one that conveys the same information?
My impression is that writers like George Orwell and E.B. White were
largely responsible for the increased streamlining of modern prose
compared to that of
Several Volunteer Field Assistants needed to assist in long-term
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assistants will be expected to engage in a variety of duties
including observing and quantifying
Yes, it would be interesting to see some scans of the book, although
somebody who has actually taken a college-level health class would be
better positioned than I am to compare the book to modern ones.
Your points about vocabulary and reading comprehension are interesting
and I have to thank you
The Institute for Bird Populations (IBP) seeks bird banding interns for the
Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship (MAPS) program. We seek
motivated, enthusiastic volunteers in good physical condition with a strong
desire to learn more about birds and natural history. All successful
The Institute for Bird Populations (IBP) seeks field biologists to serve as
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Honorable Forum:
This thread* is an excellent example of what I am trying to get at in the
endless essay I call Culture Against Society, so I thank Malcolm, Sarah,
and Jane for their insights. In my umbrella work, also interminable, that
I call Advancing Toward Eden, I argue that if culture
