Originally, the American Dream meant “equality, justice, and democracy” for the country, having become popular as part of the Progressive Era’s reaction against what they saw as the material obsession and business corruption of the Gilded Age, historian Sarah Churchwell says. The term was popu...
Does Frick mean the F word? F-word euphemisms Frig, frack, frick, fork, and fug, d'fuq, fux, and WTF (or whiskey tango foxtrot) are all popular substitutions, especially for the spoken f-word. We also now have eff and effing, as well as f-word and f-bomb. Is Flipping a bad w...
So first of all, what does the PA in the group’s name refer to? “It’s ‘Physician Associate‘, a role previously known as a ‘Physician Assistant’,” she explained. “A PA is a member of the healthcare team who works under the supervision of a senior doctor to help care for...
But while “qualia” can be taken from its Latin roots to mean “what kind” (fitting my categorizing conclusion treatment a few posts back) and “phenomenal consciousness” as apparent consciousness, it’s not clear what “like something” can mean. It seems to express a similarity to an u...
We've reached out to sleep experts to answer that age-old question - what does my dream mean? We all have dreams every now and then that really stick in our minds. Ever dreamt about an ex-partner that you haven't thought about in years? How about the one we all hate - finding you...
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wo@willodom.com 3The University of Texas at Austin School of Information 1616 Guadalupe Austin, TX 78701-1213 Email eryn@mail.ischoolutexas.edu ABSTRACT For over 40 years the notion of the file, as devised by pio- neers in the field of computing, has been the subject of much contention...
Cardillo predicts a further 25-basis-point cut in December, bringing the year's total reduction to 100 basis points. However, this view is not without contention. Institutions like Nomura suggest the Fed may pause its rate-cutting cycle, citing the risks of inflation resurgence and mixed economi...
So, the answer is yes – conflict can be good! Conflict has the capacity not only to cause harm and pain, but also to create a positive change for us [1, 3]. What is another word for conflict in a story? Some common synonyms of conflict are contention, discord, dissension, strife,...