Help them to interrogate the world and i dont know there is a sad attack involving reading closely and differently than one might read in a literature class. In my classroom looking at choices writers make and say using this metaphor, what possibilities are being opened up and how does the writer do that and what is yielded and what is recognized as a results . I think the writers which is to come into a visceral impact and because of the nature of the time it is either material that happened in the past, trying to return to, war material that happened the we might not have liberal access the we are curious about. That might be a poem that takes you to another geographic location or another persons experience that is remote from new. There are whole regions of imagination that writing gives access to, about things that were not real that havent happened that our minds invent and might be important to excavate and question and i want to give my students as many tools that might help the
That hypocrisy is inexcusable. Any more questions . Okay, thank you so much for coming. [applause] [inaudible conversations] booktv tapes hundreds of other programs throughout the country all year long. Heres a look at some of the events we will be covering this week. Okay, thank you. Happy to be here again. Nice to see all of you. I thought i would begin talking about this book, section 60, which is one of the newer sections of Arlington National cemetery. This project is basically a continuation of my last book, which previous to this called on hallowed ground, which was the history of Arlington Cemetery. That book begin when robert e. Lee left home in 1861 and made the decision to leave the army. And codified for virginia in the civil war. That book ended with basically the attacks of 9 11. Someone from the civil war the 9 11. This book i discovered while i was researching the arlington history. I kept coming back to this part of arlington which was completely different from other p
Trillions more in relief as republicans say anymore federal funding will have to be narrowly tailored and not make it more the burden of for people who stay home rather than returning to work. Gop senator john kennedy joins us in minutes for that other piece in the New York Times that had us pretty fired up tonight. Senior correspondent Rick Leventhal kicking off talks with our current covert restrictions are playing out across america. State and local governments are getting tougher in the fight against coronavirus rubric is threatening beer fines, arrests and shutdowns but stories of people rebelling keep popping up. In louisiana 64yearold man refused to put a mascot inside a walmart. After saying you cant wear make me wear a mask he backed his car into a Police Officer twice and faces multiple charges included aggravated assault. In st. Petersburg a man was busted after punching another passenger honestly bus in the face after a mask wearing dispute. In new York Governor Andrew Cuom
The city of Philadelphia has approved an ordinance regulating murals. According to one alderman, the ordinance, approved last Tuesday, promotes creativity.