Word to the wise...

Reflections on accountable communication, by Rodney G. Miller author of publications on using words wisely

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Monday, November 1, 2021

Thylacine

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Thylacinus cynocephalus , 1863 by John Gould (1804-1881), Mammals of Australia, Vol 1 Plate 54.  This image is in the Public Domain  {{PD-US...
Thursday, October 21, 2021

Light, or No...

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George Orwell, c. 1940 (1903-1950) by Cassowary Colorizations is licensed under   CCA 2.0 Generic Have you ever wondered why some people ...
Friday, October 1, 2021

Whose Challenge?

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Young Girl with Fish Bowl by Mabel May Woodward. Shannon's Fine Art Milford CT is in the Public Domain  {{PD-US-expired}} https://common...
Saturday, September 11, 2021

The -ism Family

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9-11 Memorial, New York by Bryan Ledgard  is licensed under   CCA 2.0 Generic Large, or even dangerously dominant, in people's minds an...
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Wednesday, September 1, 2021

Humor-in-Law

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1955 Austin A30 by Vauxford is licensed under CCA-SA 4.0 Intern ational Studying criminal law way back when, a required class assignment...
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Thursday, August 19, 2021

Letters of Law

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Humpty Dumpty by Christopher Wood is licensed under   CCA-SA 3.0 Unported A foundation for a fair application of the law requires the inte...
Monday, August 9, 2021

Five Rings

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Olympic Rings at the Top of Mount Takao Anillos Olímpicos en la Cima del Monte Takao  b y Antonio Tajuelo  is licensed under CCA 2.0 Generic...
Friday, July 30, 2021

To Strengthen Democracy

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Narcissus by Caravaggio (1571-1610)  This image is in the  Public Domain  {{PD-US-expired}} If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery,...
Tuesday, July 20, 2021

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The Bookworm by Carl Spritzweg (1808-1885) Museum Georg   Schäfer This image is in the Public Domain  {{PD-US-expired}} Policy wonks long be...
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Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Reach

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Henry Ward Beecher cartoon as Gulliver reaching out to "Lilliputian" crowd. Gulliver und die Partei-Liliputaner....  Cartoon from ...
Thursday, June 10, 2021

Dynamic Tension for Pandemic Times*

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COVID-19 Nurse Lieutenant (junior grade) Natasha McClinton, a surgical nurse prepares a patient in USNS Comfort's ICU, for healthcare su...
Monday, May 31, 2021

Why read? Why Write?

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Two boys in Laos laugh over the book "What Can You Do with an Extra Dinosaur?" which one of them received as his first book by Blu...
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Sunday, May 2, 2021

Style

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Penguin in Antarctica jumping out of the water by Christopher Michel (1967-) is licensed under  CCA 2.0 Generic. https://commons.wikimedia.o...
Thursday, April 22, 2021

Who knew?!

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Migrants disembarking from ship, ca. 1885  photo credit: State Library of Queensland, Wikimedia Commons Public Domain  If you're interes...
Thursday, April 1, 2021

When Fools Rule

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Make Way for Ducklings Prank, Boston Common Sign warns: No photography, to avoid erosion of sculptures from the light emitted by cameraphone...
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Monday, March 22, 2021

Civil Civics

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Old Glory by US Air Force. This image is in the Public Domain {{PD-US-Gov-Military}} https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Old_Glory_(1510...
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Tuesday, March 16, 2021

The Next Thing?

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 "I wandered lonely as a cloud" Daffodil flowers by ForestWander is licensed under CCA-SA-3.0 United States https://commons.wikime...
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Rodney G. Miller’s critically acclaimed writing includes his book on persuasive language styles–named Reviewer’s Choice at Midwest Book Review by senior reviewer Diane Donovan. An Editorial Board Member of the journal "Media and Language" at Sofia University, he is published by the State University of New York Press and The Royal Society of Queensland. Current research at The Communication Institute in language and emotive processes to develop new understandings of communication. Prior to leading the advancement of innovative education for universities in the United States and internationally, he taught communication at Queensland University of Technology, founding and for over a decade editing "Australian Journal of Communication."
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