A response to 'Walden.'

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Reading is a creative act in which the moment of stasis presented by the author is increased by the readers' response to the text. Henry Thoreau's 'Walden' asks readers to explore a project and the sense of completion achieved from it. The only constant in the book is the pond itself while everything else is changing. Similarly, the book should change with each reading because to trap 'Walden' within one interpretation would take it from an innovative, stimulating work to a part of tradition and conformity.

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American folksinging scholarship: a response to Norm Cohen

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Folksongs should be defined as those that potentially communicate outside an individual's social circle. The argument that folksong integrity should be apart from copyright and publishing is irrelevant. Scholars must look beyond canons and etic concerns to emic perspectives. Expressive culture must be evaluated on its own grounds.

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"Our friends have given consolation": communal response to the Jonesboro school shootings

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Response by the city of Jonesboro, AK, to shooting at a middle school is described. Resistance to the southern gun culture stereotype, and various ways to express grief and promote healing are presented.

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