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Six from IU Kokomo present philosophy papers
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KOKOMO, Ind.—Six IU Kokomo students were selected to present papers at the Purdue-Calumet English and Philosophy conference on April 5. The freshmen and sophomores “received excellent feedback from their moderators,” said Lecturer in English Karla Stouse. The papers came out of an Elementary Composition class Stouse taught in fall 2002. “All of them were inspired loosely from the students’ reading of Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God,” she said. Connie Noel of Walton presented “Fiction and Social Change,” an examination of how the writings of Mark Twain and Harper Lee helped change society’s views on race. A paper by Navi Van Wormer of Peru, titled “Defense or Manipulation: Decoding the Truth in America,” discussed governmental manipulation of news media during times of war.
Jennifer Sullivan and Jennifer Wilson of Logansport, Leslie Greer of Denver and Susan Wilson of Greentown joined Van Wormer for a group presentation. The five students explored the concept of self-justification, comparing negative uses of justification—such as racially biased arguments—with more positive uses—such as government statements intended to convince a nation that war is necessary. Moderators at the conference were so impressed by the group presentation, Stouse said, that they offered the students additional research suggestions on the topic.
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