Assigned+Readings+-+Sept+25

= = =**Assigned Readings**=
 * //(download and read)//**

=//I ) Finding a situation and extracting a plot.//= = =

Natalie Angier - Chaparoning Proteins



Ursula K. Leguin - Those Who Walk Away From Omelas





Michael Thomas - "Wealth Enough"

I know this is not on the list, but give it a listen. You'll hear Diana Nyad, a former olympic swimmer, an athelete who owns many world records. She produces a sports commentary radio program "The Score" that airs in Los Angeles and is syndicated elsewhere. Here, she uncovers a situation that is rich in its implications and completely unanticipated:



media type="file" key="Diana Nyad - gambler's empathy.mp3" width="240" height="20" Diana Nyad - Gambler's Empathy

Or this one has almost as much going for it:

media type="file" key="Diana Nyad - Fidrych.mp3" width="240" height="20" Diana Nyad - Fidrych

=//2) Mastery of Description, setting, and "place"//=