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“ …whenever we use language, whether written or oral, we are joining an ongoing conversation—either with ourselves or with others. This is the basic purpose of most education: to help you find your place in the ongoing flow of history….We sincerely believe that most research begins simply and that all research is a combination of personal insights and an awareness of what others have contributed….We believe that research is a way of integrating our personal conversations with ourselves into our conversations with others across history and geography.
Elbow, Peter and Pat Belanoff. “Ruminations and Theory: the Ongoing Conversation.” A Community of Writers: A Workshop Course in Writing. 2nd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1995: 354-55.
