Such a longitudinal perspective exemplifies Zelizer’s (2005) observation that the nature and intimacy of a relationship influence the meaning of any material exchange. In this study, a longitudinal approach specifically demonstrates that growing up in a social space permeated by migrancy affects the ...
I discovered life beyond thoughts without any effort, without doing anything, just by closing my eyes (and with the guidance of the Ishaya teachers who were doing it before me) and watching my mind. I actually discovered what it means to be alive. I actually discovered the meaning of the ...
Meaning means value to people, so people come to the brand to find meaning and value. And the brand can provide people with meaning and value mainly in the spirit of brand culture to meet people's spiritual life and spiritual needs. From the perspective of cultural ecology, "culture is a ...
The rise of the hyperscale data center The notion of hyperscale data centers emanated from the idea that if applications were robust enough, they could be migrated easily from one compute instance to another without worrying about the underlying machine they were running on. The introduction of hyp...
zounderkite. This isa Victorian word meaning “idiot.” An appropriate example with a contemporary angle (spoken with some irritation while driving on the highway): “That zounderkite just cut me off!” What is a Clotpole? 1.a very stupid person.Arthur's constant obliviousness of his surro...
“A very severe cyclone, wind speed of 100 or 150 km/hour or certain centimetre or millimetre of rain do not convey any meaning to us, neither does it help us decide our actions. Can someone not simplify what a ‘very severe cyclone’ is?” This would have enormous implications for coll...
the word of the Lord was precious in those days.Clarifying the meaning of this phrase, theTargum of Samuelreads: “the word of the Lord was hidden in those days; no prophecy was revealed.”[xxvii]According to Robert Alter, the phrase indicates that “there is some sort of breakdown in ...
Electromagnetic radiation is energy emanated radially, formed through the combined vibration of electrical and magnetic fields. This type of energy does not require a medium in order to propagate, meaning that it can travel in the vacuum of space, unlike sound which requires matter such as air in...
President Donald Trump proudly declared he is a 'nationalist,' much to the chagrin of many Americans. HowStuffWorks looks at the meaning of the word.
This original meaning of the term has now largely been effaced, and people assume, quite correctly, that ‘media’ are far more active in the process of communication, and certainly not neutral. NB Astute readers will also have noted that the term is itself plural—the singular being medium...