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Comment on Five Myths about the Immigration “Line” by CFBP--Anthropology, Immigration, Nation, Ethnicity, Race, IQ | Anthropology Report

Sat, 11 May 2013 22:21:07 +0000

[…] of IQ at Ethnography.com, and Debra Lattanzi has been tracking immigration reform with pieces like Five Myths about the Immigration Line at Living Ethnography, but it would be nice to see more anthropology on the issues of immigration, […]

Comment on LOC-GMU Field School 2013: Arlington National Cemetery by John Alexander Bartelloni

John Alexander Bartelloni — Fri, 10 May 2013 00:12:22 +0000

For any American citizen, Arlington Cemetery is a special place. For me and members of my family, it is the resting place of several loved ones.

When my maternal randfather Alexander McLean Blair, who had served in WW I with the Richmond Light Infantry Blues (part of the 29th Infantry), was buried in Section 43 in 1962, there were no trees in sight. I was usually able to find his grave #2814 very easily due to its number. It was also in line with the Washington Monument. Today the Monument is obscured by vegetation. My grandfather’s grave and that of my beloved grandmother Marie Sullivan (“the most beautiful girl who ever came to Richmond” according to Mr. Thalheimer) are not easily found.

Arlington Cemetery is also where my cousin Anne Blair Daly (named for my mother Anne McLean Blair), my aunt Marie (Blair) Daly and my Uncle Robert Charles Daly, sr (wounded March 15, 1945 at Remagen Bridge, the last crossing of the Rhine) are buried in Section 1.

I was at the cemeteryon Monday, November 25, 1963 when the leaders of the world rode through in the funeral procession for the assasinated President of the United States. I’ll never forget that day.

Comment on 10 Steps to Becoming a Better Writer by mrayford

mrayford — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 21:17:20 +0000

Reblogged this on Unwritten and commented: Something I need to schedule daily.

Comment on What the Immigration Rights Movement Can Learn from the Gay Rights Movement by John Bartelloni

John Bartelloni — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 14:25:23 +0000

I have long been interested in immigration issues, but until last year when a niece pointed out that my leanings indeed included me in the feminist community, I never considered myself a member.

Immigration. Gay rights. Feminism. All are connected in the effort to empower the marginalized. Laura Flanders argues here that immigration is a feminist issue: http://www.thenation.com/article/165014/why-immigration-feminist-issue#. Would anyone disagree?

Comment on NCAA Football at GMU? by Blogg

Blogg — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 07:00:18 +0000

MASON NEEDS A FOOTBALL TEAM CLUB FOOTBALL ISNT REAL FOOTBALL WE NEED AN NCAA D 1 FOOTBALL TEAM

Comment on 10 Steps to Becoming a Better Writer by Pete Denton

Pete Denton — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 19:06:08 +0000

Very true words

Comment on The Paradox of Self-Publishing by Pete Denton

Pete Denton — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 19:05:05 +0000

I think there is still a long way to go even if you get picked up by a traditional publisher. It’s still not a done deal to get great sales of your book. In a way it’s more difficult as the book will cost more and there be more pressure on you to succeed.

I think the days are long gone when the author wrote the book and sat back and waited. Traditional publishers expect you to do a lot of the work, the advertising budgets reserved for the more famous authors so you’ll still be expected to do the blogging and the signings (that you might have to organise yourself) the interviews etc.

I can see why agents etc don’t like self-publishing. It cuts them out of the loop as well. Self-publishing all singing all dancing writers don’t need them on the initial stages of their journey either.

Sorry, felt like a bit of a rant there

Comment on 10 Steps to Becoming a Better Writer by John Bartelloni

John Bartelloni — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:07:41 +0000

You got that write.

Comment on Ditching Commercial Food Services on Campus by John Bartelloni

John Bartelloni — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 20:17:12 +0000

You are correct; GMU does not have an ag school. However, four hours from Fairfax in southwest Virginia there is an outstanding state university with one. I refer, of course, to the Virginia Polytechnic Institue and State University in Blacksburg. Virginia Tech also has a significant presence in Northern Virginia.

My contact with the folks at the Ag School was limited. Back in the day, I was walking once with a cute girl through a pasture and a bull chased us out. She was a very cute girl, for sure.

Just because GMU does not have an ag school should not preclude the possibility of collaboration with the Hokies in Blacksburg. Why not think about it?

Here are is a link to the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences: http://www.cals.vt.edu/.

Comment on Do the Undocumented really hurt the Economy? by dlopez93

dlopez93 — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 06:16:26 +0000

Do the undocumented really hurt the economy? As the article its self describes, illegal immigrants do and do not hurt the economy. Overall, illegal immigrants do not compete or take away jobs of those skilled labors; but instead, they complement them. As Judith Shklar stated in “American Citizenship: The Quest for Inclusion”, being economically independent was closely associated to the hazy reality of freedom and liberty. Thus, for these illegal immigrants to work for very low paying jobs, with unsafe conditions; it is harmless that they would greatly impact the economy by working dead-end jobs with a very minimal pay.