Selected Articles & Papers
by Jerry L. Parker

 Anthropologists are currently arguing that the ability to speak is what has elevated humankind from its millions of years of struggle into the dominant and superior creature it is today. For the life of me, I can not see how having a hyoid bone makes me a better hunter or farmer or even a better eater. I can see, however, how the spoken, and later, written word can make me a better person. Here are some articles and papers I have written for one purpose or another and some articles, etc., I have found that inspire me. I hope they also inspire you.

 The Greatest "Trick" In Teaching
Sept. 8, 1991
 The Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee - received via email from a friend.
 Why Lincoln?
Original paper (c) November 25, 1991
 A Carrot, an Egg, and a Cup of Coffee - also from a friend with a different point of view.
 The Cult of True Womanhood & the Western Movement
Originally published in the Chico Historian, Spring 1992

 September 11, 2001

A tribute poem to the fallen.

 Who Is Lazarus Long?
A Review by Jerry L. Parker (c) 1992

 The Lone Ranger's Creed

Still a good code to live by.

 8th Grade Final Exam: 1895

A challenge to those who like the state of education today.

 Proud to be White - Why is being white racist?

 What it Means to be a Soldier

Self explanatory, I think.

 I am the Same Old Flag - Is patriotism wrong?