What makes a world “real”? This question was the subject of English Professor Anne Curzan’s presentation during a TED conference. The question is an appropriate one given the large influx of slang that is becoming commonly used. Curzan hypothesis that when people state a word isn’t real‚ “what they mean is‚ that word does not appear in a standard dictionary.” The question that must naturally follow suit is‚ who writes dictionaries? Throughout history there was a list of editorial teams and lexicographers
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perspective of the fantasy had not changed much; however‚ this time I saw it in an entirely new light was more than an adult looking at a childhood fantasyland viewing it an adult perception. My attitude towards the classic has changed after reading Gregory Maguire’s "Wicked" "Wicked is the account of what happened in Oz prior to Dorothy’s arrival. There are many interesting facets to the story. Most intriguing is the idea of just what is evil? How do we as a society see good and evil right and wrong
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Anne Frank talks about how she is becoming a young woman‚ how she envisions herself as a grown woman‚ how different she is from the old Anne and how she views her mother differently now that she is more mature and older various times throughout her diary. The people that have read this book can confer that she is changing from a immature girl to a mature young woman unlike most people her age in her time period. Anne says that “Now I look back at that Anne as an amusing‚ but very superficial girl
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Why is there a tree in the middle of the bedroom? This was the first thing I thought when I saw Plate 23 of Gregory Crewdson’s Twilight. When working with the photographs of Crewdson‚ an American photographer who often depicts homes and neighborhoods‚ the world may never know for sure what is occurring in the photograph. Rick Moody makes a valid point about the ambiguity of Crewdson’s photographs in the essay preceding the Twilight photo essay: “And that’s why the Twilight photographs we have before
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Why is there a tree in the middle of bedroom? When working with the work of Gregory Crewdson‚ an American photographer who often depicts homes and neighborhoods‚ the world may never know for sure. Rick Moody makes a valid point in the essay preceding Crewdson’s Twilight photo essay: “And that’s why the twilight photographs we have before us both seem to be easy to interpret and very difficult at the same time. If you could figure a photograph out in three minutes and forty-five seconds‚ you wouldn’t
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In the short story‚ “Teenage Wasteland” by Anne Tyler‚ the son of Daisy‚ Donny‚ is experiencing many troubles in school with his grades and his behavior. The school has called in Donny’s mother several times to meet about these issues. The school suggested Donny see a psychologist and that Daisy be more involved with Donny’s schooling. After all of these meetings‚ study sessions‚ and psychologist appointments. The psychologist says Donny‚ “[is] merely going through a difficult period in his life”
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Ryan Tomplemp Instructor: Alexander English 1001 Date: Sep 13‚ 2011 “Veiled Insult” A Veil of Disrespect Anne Applebaum’s "Veiled Insult" first appeared in the Washington Post in 2006. In this essay‚ Applebaum aims to convince her readers that it is disrespectful for Muslim women to wear their headscarves or niqabs (full bodied cloak) in our western society‚ just as it is disrespectful for our women to go to their society uncloaked. In delivering her message she also brings to attention
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instead of an end in him or herself. Most arguments concerning abortion stem against this notion with each arguing the baby is not a true human and therefore does not count in the moral community. In On the Moral and Legal Status of Abortion‚ Mary Anne Warren defines personhood‚ what defines a human being‚ with five concepts and the need to meet the majority of them(SOURCE). Warren affirms consciousness‚ reasoning‚ self-motivated activity‚ the capacity to communicate‚ and the presence of self- concept
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Anne Frank Character Analysis “I figure by the time the war is over nobody will wants to read the thoughts of a 13 year old schoolgirl.” That is a very famous quote from the diary of Anne Frank. In one portion of the diary Anne describes a scene with Peter. They start talking about their situations and look to each other for comfort. Altogether it is a very sweet scene. In the book‚ the diary of Anne Frank‚ Anne Frank has a normal appearance‚ lonely personality‚ and is a deep girl despite her young
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Character Analysis: Dr. Gregory House Dr. Gregory House (Hugh Laurie) is devoid of bedside manner and wouldn’t even talk to his patients if he could get away with it. Dealing with his own constant physical pain‚ he uses a cane that seems to punctuate his acerbic‚ brutally honest demeanor. While his behavior can border on antisocial‚ House is a maverick physician whose unconventional thinking and flawless instincts have afforded him a great deal of respect. An infectious disease specialist‚ he’s
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