is “an imaginary and indefinitely remote place considered to be perfect or ideal.” The context it is usually used in is to describe the way a place feels‚ or makes a person feel. If utopias all come from people’s imaginations‚ then there are as many different utopias as there are different people. The way Ayn Rand uses the word utopia in the book Anthem is different from the way most people in our world imagine the perfect or ideal place. An imaginary place is usually different for everyone
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SH** This word is one of the oldest of the current curse words that we use today. Its use can be found over 1‚000 years ago. It was first seen in the English language as scitte and was soon after known as scittan. This word was used to describe when cattle had diarrhea. It was also known as shite until the 1700s. Since then‚ we have used the current spelling of the word. A** / A**HOLE Since the 11th century‚ the word arse has been used to describe the buttocks of an animal. In the 14th
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The word lit was made to express a feeling. People use to it to express how much fun‚ or excitement they will experience. Lit is a slang word. Over the years many new words have been brought up. Lit can be used as describing the excitement‚ getting high‚ or how it really sounds lit. This is a word individuals hear with teen adults to describe an event or someone’s excitement. Lit is a way of explaining events that happen in your life. Lit has the pros of using the word but also the cons like when
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thing. Words sound like other words and some words have numerous meanings‚ while some have only one. In the gospel of John‚ the word light comes up more than enough times to bring it to one’s attention. Not only does the word show up a lot in the gospel of John‚ but it displays different meanings at different times. In chapter one verse four (1:4) it shows the meaning of light as the spirit and life of people. "In him was life‚ and the life was the light of all people." In this verse the word light
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WORKSHOP-Make-up You must write a 100 word essay. You need to choice one or two of the following to write about. It must be typed. It must be turned in by May 2‚ 2013 in order to get credit. 1. Why do you want to get a college education? 2. Pick an experience from your own life and explain how it has influenced your development. 3. Describe your most meaningful achievements and how they relate to your field of study and your future goals . 4. Why do you want to be a _______
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10 Macbeth: The Power of Words Worksheet Step 1: Character Interpretation Earlier in this lesson you read two different interpretations of a scene featuring Lady Macbeth. You were asked to view a stage performance of the same scene in order to answer this question: How does this interpretation compare to the others? In a response of at least five sentences‚ comment on the stage interpretation and explain your impression of Lady Macbeth in this scene. Use specific examples from the clip to support your
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Disrespect Theres a word in the dictionary called disrespect. It can be viewed in many different ways by many different people. This alone takes from its meaning and causes it to be more of an emotion than anything else. It represents many things to many people and can never be seen the same way or understood by any but the person who feels that way. This essay will describe the word disrespect‚ its way of changing into an emotion‚ and the reason its nothing but an emotion and not a real thing.
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What is your favorite word‚ and why? My favorite word is callipygian. It is a Greek word‚ originally derived in the 1640’s or 50’s to describe a statute of Aphrodite. It is an adjective. It means having a well-shaped buttocks. It’s essentially a more sophisticated way of saying “DAMN‚ look at that ba-donk-a-donk!” After reading that‚ you may think I am a perverted animal. Please‚ let me explain. It started when I was a junior in high school. My friend came rushing down the halls laughing‚ his
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SECURITY – What’s in a Word? By Tom M. Conley‚ M.A.‚ CPP‚ CISM‚ CMAS President & CEO The Conley Group‚ Inc. Words are a funny thing. And‚ words matter. We use them to define things‚ communicate ideas‚ and describe thoughts and feelings. While there are some words that have a nearly universal meaning‚ the meaning of other words varies greatly depending on who you ask. For example‚ the words “police officer” conjures up a fairly common mental image of someone who is a carefully selected
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The word spondee is short for the term spondaic words. In audiology‚ spondees refer to a two syllable word such as cupcake and butterfly. In the textbook titled Introduction to Audiology‚ Martin defines the term spondee as a “two syllable word pronounced with equal stress on both syllables” (Martin 450). They are often seen in the audiological test battery by being presented to the patient either through a microphone or a voiced disk that has already been recorded and stored on an audiologist’s drive
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