5 Interesting Links for 09-07-2018

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Techniques (Writing)

Grammar and punctuation issues can stay within the rules while still confusing your reader. Here are nine situations to pay attention to, along with solutions for each. The solutions don’t always work for me, but they serve the purpose of getting me to think about the problem.
https://kathysteinemann.com/Musings/confusion/

Literature (Madness)

An analysis of Edgar Allan Poe’s relationship with madness and the treatment techniques of his time as they show through his fiction.
https://www.steampunkjournal.org/madness-and-edgar-allan-poe/

Russian Songs (History)

The history behind folk and religious songs surrounding the Russian Feast of the Protection on October 1st shows a blending of cultures.
http://nicholaskotar.com/2016/10/17/russian-winter/

Economics (Environment)

The clear-cutting of Malaysian forests to feed the demand for palm oil is disrupting a complex ecology and the traditional way of life. Members of the tribe are fighting these land grants in the hopes of preserving their world for the future.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/08/palm-oil-threatens-indigenous-life-malaysia-180817060716266.html

Research (Health)

A look at the anonymized heart rate data collected by FitBit through their devices reveals some interesting trends.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/exclusive-fitbits-150-billion-hours-heart-data-reveals-secrets-human-health-133124215.html

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2 Responses to 5 Interesting Links for 09-07-2018

  1. Thanks for listing my site, Margaret!

    • Margaret McGaffey Fisk says:

      No problem :). Post something I think will help people, and it goes in my links list. I think (you’d have to search), I’ve posted at least one other from your site before.

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