Cather, Willa. My Antonia. New York, NY: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1995. Originally published 1918.
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The new country lay open before me: there were no fences in those days, and I could choose my own way over the grass, uplands, trusting the pony to get me home again. Sometimes I followed the sunflower-bordered roads. Fuchs told […]

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The central component for every Fulbright application is the two-page Statement of Proposed Study. Here is the most refined version I have drafted to date. Please pass along any comments, as they will be greatly appreciated.
My primary objective is to partner with the leaders and users of Wireless Ghana to develop a digital literacy […]

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This morning The New York Times ran an article about the music scene in my old neighborhood, East Nashville. In retrospect, I absolutely loved living on the East side of the Cumberland. There were big trees, small bars, and lots of neighborhood can-do spirit. While I don’t think the music is as overwhelmingly good as […]

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From One Album in 120 Seconds.
Then, Mozart’s Requiem:

Now, Either Orchestra’s More Beautiful Than Death:

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While I groan about the regularity of these Daily Readings posts, my real frustration lies in my lack of more substantive posts. Between work, my Fulbright application, the One Album in 120 Seconds and Celebrating Sagan sites, and the many splendored responsibilities of consciousness my attention is drawn very thin. However, once the Fulbright […]

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