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Readings

Reading Complete by Details
Text Analysis

Read the excerpt at the link below. When finished, add or respond to a comment with suggestions on how the dictionaries we are creating might be improved or used.

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You Are Here

Read the chapter at the link below. When finished, add or respond to a comment sharing your thoughts on the way wellness is talked about in the chapter.

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LIWC Introductions

Watch the videos linked below. After watching, add or respond to a comment with some thoughts on which aspects of language might be most interesting to analyze in wellness books.

Video One:

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Spark and Burnout

Read the book excerpts linked below. When finished add or respond to a comment with a story or an example from your own experience of from something you have read or encoutnered connecting physical activity with wellness.

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Rewire and Science of Happiness

Read the excerpts from the books using the links below. Add or respond to a comment sharing thoughts on the ways the books use metaphors and storytelling techniques to explain science:

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Thanks and Positivity

Read the articles (on Canvas) and then post or respond to a comment with an example of a story or anecdote that fits with the readings.

https://uncch.…

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Hashtags and Community

First, read the articles at the links below:

Is a Hashtag a Community? https://medium.com/foossa-files/is-a-hashtag-a-community-6a8447c16c3f

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Baby We Were Born to Tweet

Read the article, and then add or reply to a comment with a few thoughts on the potential value of challenges of doing primary research on communities using social media…

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Diachronic metaphor research

Read the article that is linked below. Don't worry if some of the nuances of the linguistic terms are a bit murky. Add a comment listing your thoughts on the "big picture" metaphors people use today do talk about wellness.