This letter R is “one of the rare Sanskrit lexemes without initial or final consonant, pure vocal rolling that manifests the dynamic power of a universal vibration without beginning or end, open, boundless, impersonal, eternal.” (Wikipedia) It is also the final letter of one of the seven...
As partly a classic courtroom drama, the story depends on the heroic lawyer using both the letter and spirit of the law against a governing order that flaunts its capacity to disregard official norms. Here the state’s justification for such craven illegality, even more than the sustenance of...
In her introductory letter, which you can read below, Monica Cure shares some insight into the process of translating the text, particularly the challenges in rendering into English a narrative interspersed with moments of prayer, folksong, and other lyrical, sometimes ecstatic, often allegorical, ...
IV. The Seven Seals, Trumpets, and Plagues, with Interludes Chapter 6 - The First Six Seals. Then I watched while the Lamb broke open the first of
“Prisons are a failed experiment that has no social, societal, or penological validation,” writes Dortell in a letter to me from Chuckawalla Valley State Prison. For him, “the roots of crime” are “marginalization, poverty, and defunded zip codes,” and “prisons themselves perpetuate ...
Balfe later returned to Italy with a letter of introduction from Rossini. He s pent the next seven years there singing leading baritone roles in operas by Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti and others (Verdi was not yet on the scene). He sang with the future great sopranoGiulia Grisiat Bologna in...
Afterward, her nanny presents her with a letter from Hanyang, and Chae-kyung brightens, trying to guess who it’s from. But she deflates when she hears it’s from her aunt, the queen, which means she’s been ordered to marry. Chae-kyung has apparently been dragging her feet, since th...
So, it’s like the only difference between bind and map is the extra T that shows up right here. But otherwise, they are exactly the same. But that small, one letter difference it turns out, has a lot of expressive power. The thing it’s going to give us is dynamism, the ability...
Right: Admiral Tōgō on the Compass Deck above the bridge of IJN Mikasa, at the beginning of the Battle of Tsushima on 27 May 1905. The signal flag being hoisted represents the letter Z, which was a special instruction to the Fleet. Painting by Tōjō Shōtarō (b. 1865, d.1929). The...
Use regular words rather than “smart words” Use I or we Talk TO the reader a lot by using YOU and YOUR Ask the reader questions like “want to know the best part?” or “sounds good? Then you’ll like this…” Use humor