In an ancient time, Romans would pass through the Alps with blinds shut against what to them was the ugliness that loomed all around. The Alps are blue. The Navi are blue. Retreatism is wonderful.
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Avatar, the Final Judgment
17
Jan 2010
This is in a roundabout way a response to Chelsea’s post. I was looking at the website for the Dallas Institute, because I am considering attending their summer program for teachers, when I happened upon a video that I found inspirational and edifying.This video is a filmed address by Dr. Louise Cowan on the 25th Anniversary […]
Category: Dr. Cowan, Education, Liberal Arts, Teaching
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An Afternoon With Dr. Louise Cowan
11
Jun 2009
Poetry, Culture, and the University of Dallas “…that is all Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know.” Any noble movement in culture is preceded by a return and re-grasping of foundational ideals, a return to simplicity. Optimism and simplicity graces a finished soul, a noble character, a saint. After four years, is […]
Category: Dr. Cowan, English Professor, Liberal Arts, Literature, Poetry, Smoking, UD, University of Dallas, Wine
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