Context: When Peter tried to dissuade Jesus from going to the cross, Jesus rebuked him sharply: “Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me.” Action: Jesus prioritized obedience to God’s mission over personal relationships, even rebuking a close disciple when necessary. 2. Je...
Jews always throw the first punch, hoping to provoke a reaction so they can play the victim card. Don’t assume their reign of terror will end with the genocide of the Palestinians. They’ll find new lands to loot and plunder and new people to kill. cookie monster October 7, 2011 @...
Its immediate and automatic reaction is to step back in order to reset its personal space. By doing this, it sends a non-verbal message that when this person comes too close to the truth it feels an invasion of its personal space5. If the truth continues to move closer, it might ...
If suspense in dramatic writing means anticipating the bad, in comedy, it’s anticipating the hilariously or embarrassingly bad (for example, waiting for parents’ reaction to their new son-in-law accidentally breaking a beloved relative’s urninMeet the Fockers). Observe and embrace absurdity Com...
a half away and even when we lived closer to one another we didn’t see each other much. I call her about work questions or to check on her family and we will have great conversations. However, we don’t see one another in person often, and when we do she’s always at the phone...
It's like for a player when they get great wood on the puck and they put it exactly where they want to put it, or other times when they're a little off. As a goalie, if you miss your shot by even a little bit, it's not going in."...
Your brand is about how someone feels in the moment when they interact with you or your business. You all have emotions you feel in reaction to names like “Coca-cola,”“IBM,” or “McDonald’s.” Whether good or bad, you have a reaction. When you hear my name, you probably get ...
Great review Armin – and I have to admit that I had the same reaction. At first, I laughed when I saw it. Then the reflection upon its strengths and uniqueness worked its way in. Given the many, many logos we see these days – for new products and services and redesigned products ...
I see some great advice from all these people for those that have to deal with constant complainers! Alot of times no matter what you say to a complainer it will not stop them. I also really like Casey’s idea that shuts someone up and sends them packing, when all else fails. He sa...
Wood mentions Shklovsky only two more times. The first comes in a discussion of a metaphor found inPnin. In a footnote, Wood refers to the Russian Formalist concept ofostranenie, regularly translated as eitherestrangementordefamiliarization: “Nabokov is a great creator of the kind of e...