A professor in Nanjing, China had the bright idea of getting his students to put on a play with Japanese students. This was a bright idea because most historians tell us that the Japanese army massacred 300,000 civilians in Nanjing
People make fun of engineers–ribbing them for their introversion and poor communication skills. I don’t feel that way. Whenever I work with them on their technical and scientific presentations, I find them to be eager and open to new ideas.
You will have noticed, if you’ve read through these postings, that I am a fan of Henry Ward Beecher, one of the greatest speakers in American history. Even Lincoln looked up to him. Here is a description of Beecher written by