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There was little academic writing on the infamous case, but there were plenty of contemporary sources to explore, including court documents and ballads. However, Schama knew that her thesis couldn’t encompass them all.

Author: By Natalie duP. C. Panno, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Senior’s Summa Hits The Shelves | 4/8/2010 | See Source »

But having transcended the boundary between academic and mainstream, what does genre even matter, after all?

Author: By Natalie duP. C. Panno, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Senior’s Summa Hits The Shelves | 4/8/2010 | See Source »

Some courses offer academic studies of public speaking—for example, a visiting professor from Northwestern University is offering two classes on rhetoric, including one on the speeches of former U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. Yet other courses incorporate oral elements into the curriculum itself.

Author: By Melody Y. Hu and Eric P. Newcomer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Student Group Lobbies for More Public Speaking Opportunities | 4/8/2010 | See Source »

But Fryer's fascination with the lives and choices of kids is not entirely academic. He grew up poor in Texas, where he lived with his dad, a copier salesman. When Fryer was 16, his dad was arrested for sexual assault and Fryer had to bail him out of jail...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Should Kids Be Bribed to Do Well in School? | 4/8/2010 | See Source »

The early feedback was promising. Principals were lobbying to get their schools switched out of the control group and into the treatment group. Parents began using the paychecks as progress reports, contacting teachers to find out why their kids' checks had gone up or down. In Chicago, Duncan discovered that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Should Kids Be Bribed to Do Well in School? | 4/8/2010 | See Source »

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