Eve opened her eyes for a few minutes. She spoke with me about how it was unfair that people used to be separated because of the color of their skin. And that we shouldn’t do that. And that Miss Norline taught them another word for fair—'just.’ June – mom of Eve, age 4 Thi...
Munro (better known as Saki) that nicely illustrates this rhetorical flourish: “The cook was a good cook, as cooks go; and as cooks go she went.” The use of the paraprosdokian may be largely confined to playful writers and humorists (Groucho Marx was particularly adept at employing ...
tallgrass, tall-grass - any of various grasses that are tall and that flourish with abundant moisture lemon grass, lemongrass - a tropical grass native to India and Sri Lanka Aegilops triuncalis, goat grass - European grass naturalized as a weed in North America; sharp-pointed seeds cause in...
Again, the underlying reason for the way traitors have been treated by their own people as well as the enemies of their people is that someone who breaks trust for any reason cannot be trusted. Someone who deliberately breaks a sacred trust is especially suspicious. It is why American corporat...
A large, diverse society cannot survive without property; a large, diverse, and modern society cannot flourish without some form of intellectual property. But it takes little reflection to grasp that there is ample value that the term “property” doesn't capture. And works of art exist ...
The namecorollais borrowed from New Latincorōlla, which goes back to a Latin word for a small wreath of flowers. It is also related tocorōna, which has the more specific meaning of "a garland worn on the head as a mark of honor or emblem of majesty" and is the source for English'...
Their goals align with Conte’s vision for genU GAMER – to help people flourish socially ‘on their own terms’ rather than aiming to ‘fix’ the person or help them fit into the mainstream. GenU GAMER’s tagline is ‘Using imagined worlds to help build better realities’. On offer are...
aWhen you take the time to define and create your corporate culture you are telling others what kinds of people will flourish in your company; it tells tell the market the companies you want to business with, it defines the behaviors that will be accepted in your organization. [translate] ...
brandishnoun(n.) To move or wave, as a weapon; to raise and move in various directions; to shake or flourish. noun(n.) To play with; to flourish; as, to brandish syllogisms. noun(n.) A flourish, as with a weapon, whip, etc. ...
(and I teach you how in theCEO Teacher® Membership), but if you don’t put in the work and put yourself out there, you’ll stay stuck where you are right now.And I don’t want you to stay stuck; I want to see you grow and flourish and be as successful as you want to be...