Comments for Be the Ink http://betheink.com Essays and Musings Thu, 22 Jul 2010 02:58:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Comment on Museum studies, week 3 by Jcedens http://betheink.com/2009/09/museum-studies-week-3/comment-page-1/#comment-332 Jcedens Thu, 22 Jul 2010 02:58:20 +0000 http://betheink.com/?p=250#comment-332 Thank you!! Yes, I think the more we study--and so, value--history and its relationship to the public, the more we detest "edu-tainment." It' frustrating, but here to stay. I just hope it can be done well. Thank you!!
Yes, I think the more we study–and so, value–history and its relationship to the public, the more we detest “edu-tainment.” It’ frustrating, but here to stay. I just hope it can be done well.

]]> Comment on Museum studies, week 3 by Katie http://betheink.com/2009/09/museum-studies-week-3/comment-page-1/#comment-331 Katie Thu, 22 Jul 2010 02:28:06 +0000 http://betheink.com/?p=250#comment-331 I'm sure you've heard this before, but you're a great writer. I just read your latest entry and now this one. I'm not sure why I picked this one, but I remember the readings covering the Newseum from Dr. Dickey's class. My reaction was the same as yours. Perhaps I have a tendency to favor the underdog, but the controversies surrounding the institution and the institution itself frustrated me. I’m sure you’ve heard this before, but you’re a great writer.
I just read your latest entry and now this one. I’m not sure why I picked this one, but I remember the readings covering the Newseum from Dr. Dickey’s class. My reaction was the same as yours. Perhaps I have a tendency to favor the underdog, but the controversies surrounding the institution and the institution itself frustrated me.

]]> Comment on Snapshot Yangzhou: home by Leah http://betheink.com/2010/07/snapshot-yangzhou-home/comment-page-1/#comment-327 Leah Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:45:38 +0000 http://betheink.com/?p=807#comment-327 Wow! What a breathtaking scene! And to think that at the time you didn't see the hut; on top of that it became such a symbolic, perfect gift. Almost like it was there just for you and your Dad :). Wow! What a breathtaking scene!
And to think that at the time you didn’t see the hut; on top of that it became such a symbolic, perfect gift. Almost like it was there just for you and your Dad :) .

]]> Comment on Snapshot Yangzhou: university campus by Jcedens http://betheink.com/2010/06/snapshot-yangzhou-campus/comment-page-1/#comment-290 Jcedens Wed, 09 Jun 2010 01:27:33 +0000 http://betheink.com/?p=722#comment-290 Thanks! It was an amazing experience, and I completely agree with you-- not as much captures my curiosity in Georgia. But I'm not sure if that's just because I've spent too much time looking at all of it... Soon I'll post some pictures of the gardens in Yangzhou-- they are SO ethereal. Thanks! It was an amazing experience, and I completely agree with you– not as much captures my curiosity in Georgia. But I’m not sure if that’s just because I’ve spent too much time looking at all of it…

Soon I’ll post some pictures of the gardens in Yangzhou– they are SO ethereal.

]]> Comment on Snapshot Yangzhou: university campus by Leah http://betheink.com/2010/06/snapshot-yangzhou-campus/comment-page-1/#comment-289 Leah Mon, 07 Jun 2010 21:45:38 +0000 http://betheink.com/?p=722#comment-289 How gorgeous! Wow... what an ethereal experience your time in China must have been! Thanks for sharing pictures. I wish we had more beautiful places like this in Georgia. Savannah is the prettiest place I can think of in our state, to me. How gorgeous! Wow… what an ethereal experience your time in China must have been! Thanks for sharing pictures. I wish we had more beautiful places like this in Georgia. Savannah is the prettiest place I can think of in our state, to me.

]]> Comment on Me & the thirteenth colony: finding “my” history by Bus Rental ny http://betheink.com/2009/10/me-the-thirteenth-colony-finding-my-history/comment-page-1/#comment-237 Bus Rental ny Sat, 17 Apr 2010 10:20:53 +0000 http://betheink.com/?p=274#comment-237 From beginning to end you nailed this post to the wall! Great Job! From beginning to end you nailed this post to the wall! Great Job!

]]> Comment on Smart educators, often a rarity. by Leah http://betheink.com/2010/03/smart-educators-often-a-rarity/comment-page-1/#comment-209 Leah Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:18:18 +0000 http://betheink.com/?p=609#comment-209 I agree with you completely. Many people balk at the idea (i.e., a friend of mine became a fan of a Facebook page, "I'm in America, I shouldn't have 'Press 1 for English'"), but I think we as a people can only be bettered by learning other languages. Not only for our future careers, but just culturally. It reminds us that everything isn't centered around the English speakers of the world. I admire the Swiss people for speaking Swiss German, French, German, English and Italian (I think those are the ones they speak). I think America could greatly benefit from a practice like that. I agree with you completely. Many people balk at the idea (i.e., a friend of mine became a fan of a Facebook page, “I’m in America, I shouldn’t have ‘Press 1 for English’”), but I think we as a people can only be bettered by learning other languages. Not only for our future careers, but just culturally. It reminds us that everything isn’t centered around the English speakers of the world. I admire the Swiss people for speaking Swiss German, French, German, English and Italian (I think those are the ones they speak). I think America could greatly benefit from a practice like that.

]]> Comment on A snowman comes to Georgia by Leah http://betheink.com/2010/02/a-snowman-comes-to-georgia/comment-page-1/#comment-187 Leah Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:23:46 +0000 http://betheink.com/?p=548#comment-187 I've been so tired of the cold weather lately - especially the cold and rainy days we seem to have had a lot of lately. But the snow the other day was so beautiful and refreshing (and rare!) that it made me forget how cold it was outside, and I could just enjoy the shimmery white everywhere. It's been so long since it's snowed enough that it sticks in your hair :). I’ve been so tired of the cold weather lately – especially the cold and rainy days we seem to have had a lot of lately. But the snow the other day was so beautiful and refreshing (and rare!) that it made me forget how cold it was outside, and I could just enjoy the shimmery white everywhere. It’s been so long since it’s snowed enough that it sticks in your hair :) .

]]> Comment on 哈利 波特 or, a way to improve my Mandarin by Tracey Lorman http://betheink.com/2009/07/%e5%93%88%e5%88%a9-%e6%b3%a2%e7%89%b9-or-a-way-to-improve-my-mandarin/comment-page-1/#comment-114 Tracey Lorman Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:38:34 +0000 http://betheink.com/?p=238#comment-114 I am smitten by the way you addressed this topic. It is not often I come across a web site with amusing articles like yours. I will bookmark your feed to stay up to date with your hereafter updates.Just brilliant and do preserve up the complete work. I am smitten by the way you addressed this topic. It is not often I come across a web site with amusing articles like yours. I will bookmark your feed to stay up to date with your hereafter updates.Just brilliant and do preserve up the complete work.

]]> Comment on Not from around here: one story of a Chinese immigrant family working in the restaurant business by Neville Fulenwider http://betheink.com/2009/06/not-from-around-here-one-story-of-a-chinese-immigrant-family-working-in-the-restaurant-business/comment-page-1/#comment-105 Neville Fulenwider Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:13:00 +0000 http://betheink.com/?p=108#comment-105 I wanted to thank you for this nice write up. I definitely liked every little bit of it. I have you bookmarked and will be visting. I wanted to thank you for this nice write up. I definitely liked every little bit of it. I have you bookmarked and will be visting.

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