Essay on language, race and poetry

Writing Like a White Guy by Jaswinder Bolina
This kind of writing gives me a mental workout; I liked it! 


"I'll come back and read it slowly," I told myself.


-- TZ

Oregon State Toastmasters: Knol - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Four years ago, I gave an informative speech to my club, entitled "Do You need the Wikipedia?" It was successful.

During the Q&A, a distinguished forestry professor and friend challenged me -- "Why should I believe the Wiki? What if you began promoting yourself on the Wiki as an expert?" I replied-- "I will promote you, if you will promote me!"


Nowadays club members do consult the Wiki to prepare for speeches.



Given this background, read the latest from our club discussion.

Oregon State Toastmasters: Knol - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

What is Language?

[ Ted boasted ]

I can mark different phases in my development and intellectual history by the evolution of my thoughts on Language.

I'll expand some thoughts in installments.

Here is an anecdote about a child's philosophy of language. It would have been around 1987, when Emelda was 10, that she came to me with an angry question --
"Am I a Roman Catholic or not ?!?!"

I perceived this 10 year old was confused and irritated about the religious eclecticism and informality she experienced in our household.

I am fond of telling young thinkers -- one can not "be" an abstract noun.

To be continued ...