https://bluecerealeducation.com Thu, 10 Aug 2023 11:26:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://files.bluecerealeducation.com/2023/06/BowlIcon.png https://bluecerealeducation.com 32 32 https://bluecerealeducation.com/blog/what-academic-or-historical-argument-and-what-are-they-not/ Sun, 31 Jul 2016 21:17:35 +0000 http://localhost:8888/bluecerealwp/blog/what-academic-or-historical-argument-and-what-are-they-not/ In an academic context, argument isn't a bad thing at all. In fact, it's crazy beneficial. It's how science is supposed to work - great minds doing research and writing papers primarily so other great minds can criticize and question everything about them and explain why they're flawed or incomplete. It's our preferred format for difficult legal questions, whether determining the constitutionality of a company policy or trying to figure out if you actually stole that car before or after the body was stuffed in the trunk. And it's how history and its interpretation(s) get sorted out. At least, that's how it's supposed to work...]]> 330 https://bluecerealeducation.com/blog/writing-brownies-box/ Wed, 27 Jul 2016 00:21:01 +0000 http://localhost:8888/bluecerealwp/blog/writing-brownies-box/ Continue reading Writing With Brownies In A Box]]> 328 https://bluecerealeducation.com/blog/power-persuasion-prove-or-move/ https://bluecerealeducation.com/blog/power-persuasion-prove-or-move/#comments Sat, 02 May 2015 23:25:57 +0000 http://localhost:8888/bluecerealwp/blog/power-persuasion-prove-or-move/ Sometimes we have to consciously decide whether we’d rather be right or be effective. Standing our ground on moral absolutes is all well and good – and sometimes the only acceptable choice if we’re to live with ourselves. But are there pathways to positive change that don’t require either the complete submission of our adversaries or sacrifice of our own foundational values?]]> https://bluecerealeducation.com/blog/power-persuasion-prove-or-move/feed/ 1 154