July 2014 – Princeton Writes

Specialized Communications Curriculum Takes Flight

Stephanie Whetstone2014-07-17T18:10:18-04:00

This week, Princeton Writes held the inaugural workshop in a new 10-part series designed to explore the multiple ways in which Princeton's stories can be told in writing, addressing the challenges and opportunities presented by different media, genres, processes, and messaging considerations. First up was "Mastering Social Media," led by Dan Day, director of news and editorial services in Princeton's Office of Communications, and Eric Wilkens, social media coordinator and writer in the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. In a dynamic 90-minute session, Day and Wilkens brought their collective experience to bear on Facebook and Twitter, where connections [...]

Specialized Communications Curriculum Takes FlightStephanie Whetstone2014-07-17T18:10:18-04:00

The Troublesome Apostrophe

Stephanie Whetstone2020-01-14T14:28:36-05:00

The Troublesome Apostrophe In Everyday English: Getting to Grips with the Basics of the Language, Michelle Finlay writes, "Despite its diminutive size, the apostrophe has managed to create havoc in written English." Or, rather, we have created havoc with this punctuation mark, whose primary function is to denote possession, as in the "dog's paws" (not to be confused with the "dogs' paws" in the case of multiple dogs), or omission, as in the contractions "don't" and "it's." In response to this disorder, an Apostrophe Protection Society – believe it or not – was established in the United Kingdom in 2001, and [...]

The Troublesome ApostropheStephanie Whetstone2020-01-14T14:28:36-05:00

The Optimist’s Daughter (1972) by Eudora Welty

Stephanie Whetstone2014-07-01T12:00:28-04:00

Critical Assessment "Eudora Welty's novel, The Optimist's Daughter, which first appeared in The New Yorker of March 15, 1969, is a miracle of compression, the kind of book, small in scope but profound in its implications, that rewards a lifetime of work. Its style is at the service of a story that follows its nose with the instincts of a good hunting dog never losing the scent of its quarry. And its story has all those qualities peculiar to the finest short novels: a theme that vibrates with overtones, suspense and classical inevitability. . . . "Two kinds of people, two [...]

The Optimist’s Daughter (1972) by Eudora WeltyStephanie Whetstone2014-07-01T12:00:28-04:00

Specialized Communications Curriculum Takes Flight

The Troublesome Apostrophe

The Optimist’s Daughter (1972) by Eudora Welty

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