Tag Archives: research

On History and Role-Playing Games

Posted on December 14, 2010 by nathanalbright

One of the more unusual and neglected aspects of history is the aspect of the historical research in making games realistic.  There are a variety of different approaches that one takes to the historicity of games.  Between the two extremes … Continue reading →

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Language Studies and Graduate School

Posted on December 13, 2010 by nathanalbright

In my continuing series on graduate school, I would like to talk today about one of the often-neglected areas of study for the graduate student:  foreign languages.  Though not often planned in advance, graduate students in history need to show … Continue reading →

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The Curious Connection Between Jane Austen and Military History

Posted on December 10, 2010 by nathanalbright

Though Jane Austen spent nearly her entire life in the shadow of war, from the time just before the American Revolution through the Napoleonic Wars, the relationship of Jane Austen to military history is something that is rather unexamined.  After … Continue reading →

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On The History of Math Puzzles

Posted on December 8, 2010 by nathanalbright

Recently I read an article in the New York Times that discussed the oldest known math puzzles ever found:  http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/07/science/07first.html?_r=1&src=me&ref=general.  As this particular article and finding, about Egyptian school papyri from the Middle Kingdom, deals with a few interests of … Continue reading →

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On Property and Entitlement

Posted on December 7, 2010 by nathanalbright

I believe that most, if not the vast majority, of people who read this blog clearly (and correctly) believe that the Bible strongly protects property rights.  After all, many of the commandments relate to “property” in some fashion.  For example, … Continue reading →

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What It Takes To Write A Norwich Capstone Paper

Posted on December 6, 2010 by nathanalbright

Today I saw on my blog site statistics that someone had come to this blog looking for Norwich capstone papers.  I’m not sure precisely why, but for someone to do so they would have almost certainly been students at Norwich … Continue reading →

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Sports and Pagan Religion: A Preliminary Investigation

Posted on December 5, 2010 by nathanalbright

I would like to note before beginning that I have long been a fan of sports, but nonetheless would like to note that there are some unmistakable and often unexamined parallels between contemporary sports and pagan religion that anyone hostile … Continue reading →

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The Ingredients of a Ph.D Application

Posted on December 2, 2010 by nathanalbright

Today, as I am gathering up the pieces of paper that will be sent off shortly, I thought it worthwhile to discuss for those who are applying to graduate school (especially in the humanities) just what sort of information is … Continue reading →

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A Look At My Library List

Posted on November 30, 2010 by nathanalbright

A friend of mine called me on the phone a few minutes ago asking if he could pick up some books at the library for me, and I politely told him that I was planning on going to the library … Continue reading →

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Book Review and Musing on: The Foundations of Christian Scholarship

Posted on November 29, 2010 by nathanalbright

Today I would like to make a combination book review and musing on the Theonomic approach to Christian scholarship, so that those who lack the inclination to read books like this may still ponder and participate in the struggle to … Continue reading →

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