Aclichéis a tired, stale phrase or idiom that, because of overuse, has lost its impact. What was once a fresh way of looking at something has become a weak prop for writing that feels unimaginative and dull. Clichés are what you write when you don’t have the energy or inspiration to...
But the alienation I’m feeling standing in that crowd of Haley and Palin supporters is different. Partly because these women aren’t positioning themselves as Republicans. On the contrary, they are relishing their animosity toward the people in their party who already hold a maj...
Imagine picking apples on Christmas or going skating on May Day.What about going for a swim on Thanksgiving?Without Leap Day(闰日),which takes place every four years,that could happen.Our calendar is normally 365 days long.It was created to match the cycles of the seasons.But Roman ruler ...
1Imagine picking apples on Christmas or going skating on May Day. What about going for a swim on Thanksgiving? Without Leap Day(闰日),which takes place every four years, that could happen.Our calendar is normally 365 days long. It was created to match the cycles of the seasons. But Roma...
My daughter goes to her fourth shift at the bakery today. The experience is still shiny and new; she’s still learning the ropes. But she’s so excited about all she has time to learn while she’s still in her high school years. I’m excited for her. I’m a little bit jealous....
But the public also senses that because professors don’t pay full-bore attention to teaching they don’t have to work very hard—they’ve created massive feather bed for themselves and called it a university. This is radically false. Ambitious professors, the ones who, like their students, ...
Imagine picking apples on Christmas or going skating on May Day. What about going for a swim on Thanksgiving? Without Leap Day(闰日),which takes place every four years, that could happen. Our calendar is normally 365 days long. It was created to match the cycles of the seasons. But Roma...
Multiple Sclerosis(多发性硬化症)is a very serious disease and often painful. I looked at him from my little red sports car and said, “You it very well. You seem like a happy man the MS.” Without losing a bit of his smile he replied, “I am a happy man,” and then added, “...