This is something that has had me in two minds for a very long time, why does humanity waste so much time and money on sport and the pursuit of sport when realistically it is just a sideshow, a morale booster for the masses? The sheer volume of money spent each year on sports are actually absolutely ridiculous. Sports have become a monster that is beyond our control. This happens as legitimate scientific research struggles to find funding or a struggle along with tiny handouts from patronising governments around the world. Space exploration is probably the prime example in that it is now, at this stage of human development, more important than ever before that we find ways to make space inhabitable. But instead NASA has become a bit of a joke to the public and space exploration the stuff of B-
location locate Local/ located - Breaker break broken brokenly breakage use use useful usefully miracle - miraculous miraculously supposition suppose supposed supposedly sanety - sane (in)sanely ridicule ridicule ridiculous ridiculously sale sell sold - recommendation recommend Recommended Recommendedly recommendable remains remain remained remainedly (un)easiness ease Easy easily eased function function functional functionally Rule rule ruling - ruler creation create Created creatively
individual induction. The most common problems are repetitive stress injuries: inflammation of tendons, fractures of the bone etc. People often find themselves exercising one muscle more than another so they may end up with some muscles more developed than others, or even getting bigger in the very places they want to reduce or firm up. This happens when woman fail to lose fat as the same time as they build muscle. The modern idea that everybody has to join a gym is just ridiculous. Walking, swimming, rowing and dancing have all been found to be good all-round forms of exercises. The key to sticking with exercise is to make it fun, and if going to the gym seems boring or painful, there is no need to do it. Berthe Valdaru 12a
Peter seems to be the best man in the world for Stephanie and their relationship is going more serious. Then they fly back to New York and have fun time together. Months later Peter has to go to California due to his work, but he says to Stephanie, that there will be a surprise for her, when he's away. The surprise for her was that few hours later, a man, looking just same as Peter, appears behind Stephanies door. The only difference between this man and Peter is that the new man looks a bit ridiculous, like he's going to carnival or smth. Firstly Steph. thinks that this is Peter, who is making a joke on her, but the man is says that he is Peter's clone, named Paul and Peter made him with biological testings. Stephanie really doesn't belive him, but when she finally talks to Peter on phone, she realizes, that she might be wrong and Paul really is a clone. Peter explains sending Paul to Stephanie's house with that he didn't want her to be alone
or not. But as to look from the other side then it is good that even if people haven't noticed it yet, then maybe the problem comes out from making fun of it? Maybe NOW people really notice that, yes, we have a problem here. And maybe that forces people to find solutions. But that's only my imaginary. The third thing which caught my attention was the scene where a disabled lady named Ann was working in the library, trying to help people and lend out the books. I find it absolutely ridiculous that people who cannot think right and are not capable to work in such a public places have to have all the same rights that normal people have. And also do the same things as the normal people can do. Every one of us sees that it is quite inconceivable. But my opinion does not count, life will still be the same. As a matter of fact I have to say that just watching the videos for fun and entertainment, then they completed their task. But if to take better look "inside" that
There was this usual Bruce Willis type of humour, also this young Leeloo who firstly didn't know anything and acted like a baby and also there was this really annoying character- DJ Ruby Rhod. It was quite unusual to combine real serious plot (destroying life) to comedy so it wasn't an usual science fiction. Compare to ohter this type of films this was actually quite enjoyable even though the plot was really predictable. The thing what was really ridiculous was these silly costumes. Usually the aliens should look scary, but in this film you just can't stop laughing at them and this blue singing diva? Theres no way you can take her seriously. The only scary thing was maybe the voice of the ultimate evil character. But besides funny moments there is also some action going. To sum up I would say that it's that kind of film where you don't have to follow the plot too much. It's not a scary or very serious movie, rather amusing after a long day
wrote and performed comedy revues. CAREER Rowan Atkinson has written sketch comedies like Blackadder and Not the Nine o'Clock News. His acting career began in 1983 when he got a small roll in the James Bond movie 'Never Say Never Again'. Since then, he has gained further recognition with movies like Four Weddings and a Funeral; Johnny English or Mr Bean's Holiday. My personal favourite is Mr Bean's Holiday because it's filled with humour and ridiculous coincidences. During his career, he's won different awards. For instance, he has been announced the Best Actor in the European Movie Awards in 2003 FAMILY Atkinson has been married to Sunetra Sastry since 1990. He first met her in the late 1980s, when she was working as a make-up artist with the BBC. The couple married at the Russian Tea Room In New York City on 5th February. They have two kids: Lily and Benjamin. FACTS
,,Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen Book Report Introduction: The book was written between 1796 and 1797 and it was first published on 28 January 1813. The setting takes place in England, mostly in places called Hertfordshire, Derbyshire and Kent. The genre of the book is the novel of manners: it shows the conflicts between two individuals and also the love growing between them. The main themes are love, and it shows very precisely the development of young people's character and morality. The main characters are Elizabeth Bennet- main female protagonist. Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy- main male protagonist. Mr. Bennet - Elizabeth's father. Mrs. Bennet - wife of Mr.Bennet and mother of Elizabeth and her sisters. Mr. Bingley- Darcy's friend, who becomes f...
within statues, court judgments and treaties. So in my opinion that's a stupid system. Because if you watch other countries how much do they pay for compensation claims then it's nothing. Though in other countries there are huge sums what civilians get from companies. A former female police officer was awarded an estimated £1,000,000 in a package, after complaining of bullying and sexual and racial harassment. For instance I think it's absolutely ridiculous to get a million for that. I think many people have suffered much more and would deserve much more. But that all concludes in people's ego. It's the side that people get greedy. At that moment lawyers step into play. They have helped create a world in which dissatisfaction leads to blame. Most victims of legal harassment will settle with money in order to avoid a lengthy and expensive trial. The defendant, however vast they
In Lilliput the HighHeels represented the Tories and the LowHeels represented the Whigs. George I favoured the Whigs, so the Lilliputian emperor favoured the Low Heals. But the Prince of Whales favoured both parties, and thus the Lilliputian heir to the throne wore one HighHeel and one Low. When Gulliver started learning about the Lilliputians government he noticed that their government officials were chosen by rope dancing. To Gulliver and the reader these practices seem ridiculous and idiotic, but to the Lilliputians they see these practices as normal. Swift uses this scene to satire the British government at this time. The British government also elected their ministers in a same foolish manner. Throughout the first book in Gulliver's Travels, Swift uses satire to demonstrate British politics by using the Lilliputians as a tool to mock and at the same time educate England and its politics. Through
In Lilliput the HighHeels represented the Tories and the LowHeels represented the Whigs. George I favored the Whigs, so the Lilliputian emperor favored the LowHeals. But the Prince of Whales favored both parties, and thus the Lilliputian heir to the throne wore one HighHeel and one Low. When Gulliver started learning about the Lilliputians government he noticed that their government officials were chosen by rope dancing. To Gulliver and the reader these practices seem ridiculous and idiotic, but to the Lilliputians they see these practices as normal. Swift uses this scene to satire the British government at this time. The British government also elected their ministers in a same foolish manner.
with Mr. Bingley. Personal opinion I believe that Jane Austen tries to say that we should not judge the book by its cover and that we should look in the person's character deeper. I think that she has excellently achieved her purpose. The book is really well-written, the writing is effective and beautiful. She writes with great clarity and precision, and fills the dialogues with irony, making many characters reveal their foolishness to the reader through their ridiculous comments. Generally the characters are vivid and believable. The book is both humorous and deeply serious. Humour can be found everywhere in the book, in it's character descriptions, imagery, but mostly in it's conversations between characters. The strengths of the book are the descriptions of the personalities, dialogues and nature, which give a really good overview. The book also shows that while men and women
However, before that they quickly let the servant wed them. Shel proved his love and went off, and Orlando got a ring that she had wanted. Although Shel was far away, they communicated between each other quite often. Orlando sent him telegraphs about her doings and vice versa. In the end of the book, it is nicely described how Orlando felt when she saw her husband's ship sailing towards her. ,,Oh rash, oh ridiculous man, always sailing, so uselessly, round Cape Horn in the teeth of a gale! But the brig was through the arch and out on the other side; it was safe at last!" Orlando could not wait any longer to see Shel, they were both full of anticipation. Shelmerdine had become a fine sea captain, who was hale, fresh-coloured and alert. He and Orlando were finally united again. In conclusion, Marmaduke Bonthrop Shelmerdine, Esquire was a seaman, who coincidentally met Orlando and they fell in love soon after
places, or things. Both made the poem easier to memorize. Aristotle described six characteristics: "fable, action, characters, sentiments, diction, and meter." Since then, critics have used these criteria to describe two kinds of epics: Serious epic Comic epic · fable and action are grave and solemn · fable and action are light and ridiculous · characterrs are the highest · characters are inferior · sentiments and diction preserve the · sentiments and diction preserve the sublime ludicrous · verse · verse
better choice for her. It seems criminally selfish to him to allow her to become a vampire (and possibly lose her soul) just so he can keep her forever. If there were any way for him to become human for her he'd do it, whatever the cost. To Bella's horror, Edward then asks Bella why she won't marry him. After many evasions, she admits that she finds the idea of getting married straight out of high school embarrassing and ridiculous. It's just not something intelligent, responsible girls of her generation do. Edward is surprised by her answer -- and relieved. It never occurred to him that her reservations might be about marriage itself. When he admits to worrying that perhaps she was more interested in immortality than in him, it's Bella's turn to laugh, assuring him that without him, she wouldn't want to live even a day, let alone eternity.
have stayed behind, but she insists that she is now part of the family and should be included. While she's getting breakfast, Edward notices Jake's wolf charm dangling from Bella's wrist. He asks to see it and for a fleeting instant Bella worries he might break it. But he only points out the inequity: Jake is allowed to give her presents and he is not. Bella shrugs and says that Edward has already given her more than she could ever deserve: himself. Each reflects for a moment on the other's ridiculous inability to see themselves clearly. Edward asks if she would accept a charm from him too. Nothing expensive: a hand-me-down. Bella agrees, relieved that his reaction was no worse. When Alice calls Edward, Bella nervously guesses that she's going to warn him about her intention of sneaking off to join the Cullens in battle. But Edward has all ready guessed it from things she said in her sleep and insists it's out of the question. When she suggests that
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spectacular / spine-chilling / stunning / stylish / successful / superb / unimaginative / unusual. Exercise 4 In reviews, adverbs are often used to make adjectives more or less extreme. They can be grouped in the following way: 1 adverbs like very to add extra emphasis. adverbs like absolutely, completely, entirely, totally, which mean in every way. adverbs that collocate with particular adjectives, e.g.: utterly ridiculous / delightful / enchanting highly successful / improbable hugely successful / expensive adverbs like quite, moderately, rather, fairly that make an adjective less extreme. Exercise 5 Work with your partner to decide which of the following words can be used to talk about films, which to talk about plays, and which to talk about both: an act / the author / a box-office hit / the cast / characters / a classic / extras / a flop / a masterpiece / a
Can you tell by a single sound I make, whether I am straight, bi or gay? As ridiculous as it might sound and casting aside all stereotypes, it actually seems possible. Unbelievable? Well, sociolinguistics, sociopathology, sociophonetics are all very fascinating subjects. Never thought a single word or a sound you make could tell random strangers who you are? Well, prepare to be convinced otherwise. (Well, not solely by these two articles or my short conclusions, of course, it is a very wide field and there is yet much research to be done.)
Only in the darkness you are available see the stars. If you end up with boring, miserable life because you listened to your mom, your dad, your teacher, your priest, or some gut on television telling you how to do your shit, then you DESERVE it. - Frank Zappa *It's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring. - Marilyn Monroe *I love the feeling when you smile at me, or even just look at me, because I know that I've crossed your mind. Even just for a second - Anonymous You know, one day you look at the person and you see something more than you did the night before. Like a switch has been flicked somewhere. And the person who was just a friend is suddenly the only person you can ever imagine yourself with. Me? I'm scared of everything
Ermo Altmäe 011PK Time Prepositions Multiple Choice Exercise Correct! Well done. Your score is 60%. 1. Jane is arriving on January 26 at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. 2. It snows here every year in December. We always go outside and play in the snow on Christmas day. 3. Michael is leaving on Friday at noon. 4. Frankie started working for her law firm in 1995. 5. Franklin began working on the project NO PREP yesterday. 6. Normally, on New Year's Eve, it's tradition to kiss the one you love at midnight. 7 Don't be ridiculous; there were no telephones in the seventeenth century! The telephone was invented in the 1870s. 8. The plane leaves NO PREP tomorrow morning at 8:00 AM. 9. The hills here are covered with wildflowers in early spring. 10. We met at the restaurant at 6:30 and stayed until 10:30. Ermo Altmäe 011PK Time Prepositions 2 Multiple Choice Exercise Correct! Well done. Your score is 14%. 1. She always gets up early ...
Lk 1 1. Intention- kavatsus, tahtmine, tahe, eesmärk 2. Instead- selle asemel, see- eest 3. Forsake- loobuma, hülgama, maha jätma 4. Spin- heietama, keerlema, tiirlema, ketrama 5. Shift- muutma, nihutama, vahetama, ümberlülitus 6. Paradigm- musternäidids, aluspõhimõte, raamistik 7. Spread- levitama, laotama, laiali asetama 8. Irrelevant- ebaoluline, tähtsusetu, mitteasjakohane 9. Infomercial- reklaamuudis Lk 2 1. Chariot- sõjavanker, võidusõidukaarik 2. Superstitious- ebausklik 3. Overwhelm- üle kuhjama, üle koormama 4. Function- toimima, tegutsema, tegevus, ülesanne 5. Embrace- omama, embama, hõlmama Lk 3 1. Significant- oluline, tähtis, märkimisväärne 2. Glassblower- klaasipuhuja 3. Artisan- käsitööline 4. Pursue- järgima, jälitama, püüdlema, otsima 5. Fervently- innukalt, kirglikult 6. Beverage- jook 7. Convey- edasi andma, vedama, üle kandma 8. Venture- riskantne ettevõtmine, spekulatsioon, riskima 9. Profound- sügav, põhjalik 1...
fulfill my expectations.This school has given me better conditions to study the subjects which interest me. Still I think it is wrong to say that so called valued schools are essential for a good education. It shouldn’t be forgotten that nine tenths of education is encouragement like a French poet Anatole France has said. I remember clearly that from a very early age, I have been interested in foreign policy. For most of the elderly people it was ridiculous, because what could a young boy know about such a complicated theme. In retrospect I can understand them because even professors of this subject are constantly acquiring new information. However, I am proud that I didn’t walk away and tried to read different books about it. At one point I wanted to evolve more in this topic and for this reason examined different opportunities that a secondary school student had at the moment. I found out
country's capital is filled with a Central/Eastern Europe. The huge number of postcard- city has a lot to offer all types worthy monuments and of travelers with all ranges of buildings. The White budgets. And Budapest House and the Lincoln will keep you occupied with Memorial are here, as well as its thermal baths, mellow a variety of eclectic and coffeehouses, ridiculous walkable neighborhoods. nightlife and pretty much Those on a budget whatever else you can think of. will especially enjoy themselves here since the noteworthy Smithsonian muse ums are free. Prague and Crete Why go: Over the past decade Why go: If you have to choose or two, Prague has one island to visit in Greece, transitioned from a backpacker it's easy to make a case for
Titurel was 400y old, married, 2 children. 10. Percival. Descendant of Titurel, his mother took him to the forest and brought up in solitude and ignorance. But back in the temple God's message said that soon a hero appears to heal the sufferings and become a new guardian of H.G. Complete ignorance, met knights in brilliant amour, advised to go to king's Arthur. Mother made him look like a fool and gave bad horse, P. didn't care. Mother gave him ridiculous advises, died from sadness as he left. A kiss for every lady he meets. Kissed a lady, met a maiden whose lover was killed by Red knight. Went to study, after the year was complete knight. Saved the Queen, married, went to search for his mother. Arrived to the castle of his family, told to be expected, H.G. He should have asked for the cause of suffering of a king, Am fortas, but for amazement and politeness he didn't. Gatekeeper cursed him. Maiden explained
head. She might just as well have hit him with a steel club. She stepped back a pace, waiting, and the funny thing was that he remained standing there for at least four or five seconds, gently swaying. Then he crashed to the carpet. The violence of the crash, the noise, the small table overturning, helped bring her out of he shock. She came out slowly, feeling cold and surprised, and she stood for a while blinking at the body, still holding the ridiculous piece of meat tight with both hands. All right, she told herself. So I've killed him. It was extraordinary, now, how clear her mind became all of a sudden. She began thinking very fast. As the wife of a detective, she knew quite well what the penalty would be. That was fine. It made no difference to her. In fact, it would be a relief. On the other hand, what about the child? What were the laws about murderers with unborn children? Did they kill then both - mother and child
importance makes him significant to the book as a whole. One of the themes of All Quiet on the Western Front is that war brings out a savagery and hunger for power that lie latent in many people, even if they are normally respectable, nonviolent citizens. Himmelstoss is just such a figure: an unthreatening postman before the war, he evolves into the "terror of Klosterberg," the most feared disciplinarian in the training camps. Himmelstoss is extremely cruel to his recruits, forcing them to obey ridiculous and dangerous orders simply because he enjoys bullying them. Himmelstoss forces his men to stand outside with no gloves on during a hard frost, risking frostbite that could lead to the amputation of a finger or the loss of a hand. His idea of a cure for Tjaden's bed-wetting--making him share a bunk with Kindervater, another bed wetter--is vicious, especially since the bed-wetting results from a medical condition and is not under Tjaden's control
As a result, millions of people lost their jobs because of the robots. He was aware of the mass society, mass production and he did not like it. He makes fun of the idea. The most important event of his life was the bombing of dresden. Vonnegut,being an American, feels responsible for that-there was no reason to bomb dresden at all. He feels that americans and he as well have to atone for this horrible slaughter of the civilians. The world of his novels is mostly hostile and ridiculous and very often absurd. Black humour became very popular in the 1960's. Black humourists believe that we live in a meaningless world, neither god or man, neither philosophy nor religion can make sense of the human condition. Where man comes from, where he goes to remains uncertain. Man wants to find reason, explanation, but cant. There isn't any order or purpose to the universe. Instead man sees that things happen unpredictable, pointlessly, even cruelly.we could even say that these ideas of
A futuristic society, usually authoritarian, disguised as utopia. A book warning society that if we continue to live how we do, this will be the consequence The philosophy of free choice. Burgess: ,,the freedom to choice is the bug human attribute". The biggest question of the novel. Good vs bad-metaphor, protest (cf. Student revolts), not absolute ethical problem (cf. Golding), the worst thing-deprivation of CHOICE Burgess's linguistic experiments. a sense of gross, ridiculous, unbidden and embarrassing sources and origins of art+polyglot fascination with language. 15. Women's Liberation Movement and the Literature of Feminism. Second-Wave Feminism. Political and social campaigns and victories. Revolution in culture and language. Hélène Cixous and l'écriture feminine. Sex vs. Gender (S. de Beauvoir, J. Butler). Genres and characteristics of feminist literature.
5. Anaximander argued that human beings are so helpless at birth that they would almost instantly die if put into the world on their own. (A) Gradually (B) Presumably (C) Immediately (D) Discreetly LESSON 18 absurd abuse allocation balanced conservation fallacious feasible lack limber means narrow preconception robust steady swift absurd adj. clearly false, without reason adv. absurdly Syn. ridiculous n. absurdity Confidentially, I think his suggestion is absurd. They are absurdly irrational about the issue. abuse n. the act of using or treating things in an adv. abusively incorrect way adj. abusive v. abuse Syn. misuse The constant abuse of the environment will have grave consequences in the future. He received an abusive letter from an irate citizen. allocation n
It looked like I was going to have to do something about Mike, and it wouldn't be easy. In a town like this, where everyone lived on top of everyone else, diplomacy was essential. I had never been enormously tactful; I had no practice dealing with overly friendly boys. I was relieved that I had the desk to myself, that Edward was absent. I told myself that repeatedly. But I couldn't get rid of the nagging suspicion that I was the reason he wasn't there. It was ridiculous, and egotistical, to think that I could affect anyone that strongly. It was impossible. And yet I couldn't stop worrying that it was true. When the school day was finally done, and the blush was fading out of my cheeks from the volleyball incident, I changed quickly back into my jeans and navy blue sweater. I hurried from the girls' locker room, pleased to find that I had successfully evaded my retriever friend for the moment. I walked swiftly out to the parking lot
"Maybe there's hope for me yet." Twisting at the waist, I faced him and whispered fiercely, "What are you doing?" He shot me a hard glance. "Whatever it takes." "I'm going to dance." Cary stood with a mischievous grin. "Be back in a bit." Ignoring my pleading glance, my best friend blew me a kiss and the guys followed him. I watched them all go, my heart racing. After another minute, ignoring Gideon became ridiculous, as well as impossible. My gaze slid over him. He wore dress slacks in graphite gray and a black V-neck sweater, the overall effect being one of careless sophistication. I loved the look on him and was attracted to the softness it gave him, even though I knew it was only an illusion. He was a hard man in a lot of ways. I took a deep breath, feeling like I needed to make an effort to socialize with him. After all, wasn't that my big complaint
kartlik klammerdumine, hirm majajäetuse ees, ebakindlus • Ca 55% nn “kindla kiindumisstiiliga”: tunnevad end lähedastes suhetes mugavalt, valmis teisi arvestama, näevad ennast kiindumist väärt olevana, usaldavad ja heade kavatsustega Milline on minu EI? 10 Habits of Emotionally Intelligent Individuals 1. Label their feelings rather than labeling people or situations ( “I feel impatient” vs. “This is ridiculous.”, “I feel hurt and bitter” vs. “You are an insensitive jerk.”, o “I feel afraid” vs. “You are driving like an idiot.”) 2. Distinguish between thoughts and feelings. (Thoughts: I feel like…. I feel as if…. I feel that… Feelings: I feel…) 3. Take responsibility for their feelings. 4. Use their feelings to help them make decisions. (“I feel jealous.” vs. “You are making me jealous.” “How will I feel if I do this
It would be a grievous thing If, for the fear of idle talk about us, We had to sacrifice our friends. No, no; Even if we could bring ourselves to do it, Think you that everyone would then be silenced? Against backbiting there is no defence So let us try to live in innocence, To silly tattle pay no heed at all, And leave the gossips free to vent their gall. DORINE Our neighbour Daphne, and her little husband, Must be the ones who slander us, I'm thinking. Those whose own conduct's most ridiculous, Are always quickest to speak ill of others; They never fail to seize at once upon The slightest hint of any love affair, And spread the news of it with glee, and give it The character they'd have the world believe in. By others' actions, painted in their colours, They hope to justify their own; they think, In the false hope of some resemblance, either To make their own intrigues seem innocent, Or else to make their neighbours share the blame Which they are loaded with by everybody.
demand of video applications, streaming and video confrences (Youtube, Netflix, Skype). As high-speed public Wi-Fi, 3G and 4G is practically ubiquitous it makes it possible to remain connected constantly, but also allows location-based applications. Online social networks - most people practically live there. Online service providers like Google and Microsoft have deployed their own networks, which do primarily two things: firstly they connect their own global data centers to one ridiculous amount of information, but secondly they also use it to bypass the Internet. Cloud computing becoming common and widespread, most companies and universities have migrated their Internet applications to the cloud. 12. Mida erinevad rakendused nõuavad võrkudelt Kui kaks rakendust asuvad samas arvutis: kasutavad suhtluseks ICP-d (operatsioonisüsteemi poolt defineeritud). See lubab kahel rakendusel vahetada omavahel andmeid
The author and publisher expressly disclaim responsibility for any adverse effects that may result from the use or application of the information contained in this book. ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS I am not the expert. I'm the guide and explorer. If you nd anything amazing in this book, it's thanks to the brilliant minds who helped as resources, critics, contributors, proofreaders, and references. If you nd anything ridiculous in this book, it's because I didn't heed their advice. Though indebted to hundreds of people, I wish to thank a few of them up-front, here listed in alphabetical order (still more in the acknowledgments): Alexandra Carmichael Andrew Hyde Ann Miura-ko PhD Barry Ross Ben Goldacre MD Brian MacKenzie Casey Viator Chad Fowler Charles Poliquin Charlie Hoehn Chris Masterjohn Chris Sacca Club H Fitness Craig Buhler Daniel Reda Dave Palumbo David Blaine Dean Karnazes Dorian Yates Doug McGuff MD Dr
enough to tempt me; I am in no humour at present to give consequence to young ladies who are slighted by other men. You had better return to your partner and enjoy her smiles, for you are wasting your time with me." Mr. Bingley followed his advice. Mr. Darcy walked off; and Elizabeth remained with no very cordial feelings toward him. She told the story, however, with great spirit among her friends; for she had a lively, playful disposition, which delighted in anything ridiculous. The evening altogether passed off pleasantly to the whole family. Mrs. Bennet had seen her eldest daughter much admired by the Netherfield party. Mr. Bingley had danced with her twice, and she had been distinguished by his sisters. Jane was as much gratified by this as her mother could be, though in a quieter way. Elizabeth felt Jane's pleasure. Mary had heard herself mentioned to Miss Bingley as the most accomplished girl in the
logically prominent about one person for another keeps fluctuating too. And things get worse. Suppose that I am thinking of Wilfrid Sellars as "the author of `Philosophy and the Scientific Image of Man'," and suppose you are thinking of Sellars as "Pittsburgh's most famous philosopher." Then we would be curiously unable to disagree about Sellars. If I were to say, "Sellars used to tie his shoes with one hand," and you said "That's ridiculous, Sellars did no such thing," we would (on Russell's view) not be contradicting one another. For the sentence I had uttered would be a generalization: (7) One and only one person wrote "Philosophy and the Scientific Image of Man", and whoever wrote "Philosophy and the Scientific Image of Man" used to tie his shoes with one hand while yours would be just a different generalization: 38 Reference and referring
They will be easy. The next 5 to 10 answers will be harder. The last 10 answers will be excruciatingly difficult, like squeezing water out of a stone. But to get the most out of this exercise, you must force yourself to continue writing until you have answered the question 20 differ- ent ways. You can play with these answers if you like. For example, you can write the exact opposite of one of your earlier answers.You can also generate ridiculous answers as well. ccc_tracy_9_154-178.qxd 6/23/03 3:38 PM Page 173 Unleash Your Mental Powers ➤ 173 ■ THINK OUT OF THE BOX For example, you might write, “work harder at my current job.” Your next answer might be, “work less at my current job.” Or, “work harder at a different job.” Or it may be to create your own job
Indeed, the experiments found that even a stuffed model of a polecat, when drawn by a string to a mother turkey, received an immediate and fu- rious attack. When, however, the same stuffed replica carried inside it a small recorder that played the cheep-cheep sound of baby turkeys, the mother not only accepted the oncoming polecat but gathered it underneath her. When the machine was turned off, the polecat model again drew a vicious attack. Click, Whirr How ridiculous a mother turkey seems under these circumstances: She will em- brace a natural enemy just because it goes cheep-cheep and she will mistreat or murder one of her chicks just because it does not. She acts like an automaton CLICK, WHIRR _ whose maternal instincts are under the automatic control of that single sound. The ethologists tell us that this sort of thing is far from unique to the turkey. They have
k i n g d o m to collect weird names, but again the little man's name is not among them and he goes away laughing, sure he will get to keep the child. On the third day the queen's most faithful, far-traveling messenger reports that he's struck pay dirt. In his wanderings he didn't uncover any new names, but far away, atop a mountain, he did come across a little house, in front of which a fire was blazing, and around it was dancing a ridiculous little man. T h e messenger heard him shout a rhyme that revealed his name was Rumpelstiltskin. T h e little man appears once more in the queen's room, sure she will be unable to guess his absurd name. But after two bad guesses ("Conrad?" " H a r r y ? " ) , she gets it right — Rumpelstiltskin! T h e tale ends abrupdy as the little man, crying out that the devil must have told her his name, stamps his right foot so furiously that it goes
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