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    Beginnings, Middles and Endings: A Framework for Writing

    by Ruth Rogers ‘07
    As chaotic as life may seem at times, there is an order to the universe that is reflected in everything that exists. This order means that things don’t generally happen in a random sequence; instead they tend to start at the beginning, progress through the middle, and finish at the ending. Along [...]

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    …or I will pull over and take photographs to publish on the Web.

    privet [priv-it] –noun
    any of various deciduous or evergreen shrubs of the genus Ligustrum, esp. L. vulgare, having clusters of small white flowers and commonly grown as a hedge. [Origin: 1535–45; orig. uncert.]

    privet. (n.d.). Dictionary.com unabridged (v 1.1). Retrieved September 30, 2007, from Dictionary.com [...]

    Internet Terms

    by Ruth Rogers ‘07
    Internet references and terms are a source of confusion in writing, since they are so new, at least in relation to the rest of the English language. Here are some guidelines that might be helpful:
    The words Internet and Web are proper nouns, and are capitalized.
    Web site (two words) and website (one word) [...]