Education

Baneful Baptist Predatory Pernicious Pastors Destroying Democracy

This essay is dedicated in appreciation to Paul Pearson Southern Baptist pastors have been spiraling downward  into the abyss of fiction and fraud for generations, pushing the iniquitous sword attacking civil rights, women, people of color, and the customary whipping boy for ignorant people: the LGBTQIA+ community. From Billy Graham and G. Marion “Pat” Robertson …

A “Christocrat” Plan to Turn Texas into a Theocracy Ruled By Pastors

Extremism is the reality that Texas has lovingly preserved: in politics, in religion, in enforcement (there are more crimes against humanity by police and sheriffs in Texas than in any other state) while education, health, family life and security remain low. The more hate a person can spew is the passport to political office, and …

Racists, Republicanazis, and Unqualified Teachers Are Destroying Texas

At a training session last week, a school administrator with Carroll ISD in Southlake, Texas, tried to advise elementary school teachers on how to follow new district guidelines for the vetting of books. The guidelines were issued in an attempt to align with a controversial law in Texas that seeks to restrict discussion of race …

Computer and electronic translations: how accurate are they?

Index     I. Introduction    II. Antithesis   III. Testing the thesis   IV. Investigation and research    V. Thesis   VI. Addressing the problem of Tradumatica  VII. Direction and focus VIII. Summary   IX. Recommendations    X. Bibliography   XI. Web links annotated  XII. End Notes I.  Introduction I was reading a student essay in the eighth cycle at a university in Perú …

Intriguing Prose in Academic Research: Bringing Life to Scientific Papers

Contents I. Abstract II. Caveats III. Introduction IV. Encyclopedic Theses V. Narrowing the Research Topic VI. Narrowing the Question VII. Critical Reading VIII. Critical Writing IX. Succinct Academic Writing X. Attracting the Reader’s Attention XI. Critical Composition XII. Paragraphs in Composition XIII. Correlative Paragraphs XIV. Connections, Conjunctions, and Transitions XV. Clarity of Expression XVI. Punctuation …

Attacking Academic Excellence, Scientific Inquiry and Dumbing-down Education in Perú and the Third World

Contents I. Abstract II. Introduction III. Educational Costs are Limiting Academic Learning IV. Religion is Circumscripting Learning V. University Ratings: Worldwide with Focus on Perú VI. Low National Scores VII. Wealth and Fear of Progress VIII. No Books, Bad Books, Pirated Books IX. Intellectual Property and Degree Mills X. For-profit Universities: Murdering Education for Money …

Writing an interesting academic thesis

  Contents I. Introduction to this essay II. Abstract III. Encyclopedic Theses IV. Narrowing the Research Topic V. Narrowing the Question VI. Critical Reading VII. Critical Writing VIII. Succinct Academic Writing IX. Attracting the Reader’s Attention X. Critical Composition XI. Paragraphs in Composition XII. Correlative Paragraphs XIII. Connections, Conjunctions, and Transitions XIV. Clarity of Expression …

Academic Writing for Publication

  Contents I. Introduction II. Background III. Antithesis IV. Antethesis V. Protothesis VI. Synthesis VII. Reiteration of Rubric: Reality of Academic Writing VIII. Peer Review IX. Adversarial Reviews X. Meeting the challenge in mastering the English language XI. Academic Writing Requirements XII. Summary XIII. Recommendations XIV. Bibliography XV. Footnotes Introduction In academia, investigation, research (research …

Psychology, Philosophy, Publication, and Ethical Research Guidelines in all Fields of Study: Preparation for Writing an Original, Quality Thesis

Introduction In cases where I am called on to review a thesis or dissertation, I hesitate, frequently decline, and (with rare exceptions) I feel fear, then ultimately despair at the puerile paucity of knowledge that is contained in poorly invested, investigated, and roughly researched papers that aspire to the title and name of thesis—yet have …

Investigation: First tool toward a definition of fact

Contents I. Introduction II. Abstract III. Introduction IV. Asking Questions, Initiating Investigation V. The Investigative Process VI. Original Sources not Understood or Ignored VII. Established Opinions vs. Truth VIII. Barriers and Authorities IX. Interrogation vs. Interview X. Interview Preparation XI. Communication Skills XII. Ethics and Investigation XIII. Group Think XIV.  Bibliography XV. End Notes Abstract Investigation …