The Evolution of Modern Language
The Evolution of Modern Language
Here we are in the twenty first century; we have the ability to speak, read, write, create, and collaborate. We have the means to be intelligent articulate beings. So why have we begun to disassemble the English language?
1: Never Trust Seamen. I Kid You Not
I’m not sure why these professors in college say they need an interesting beginning. “Make it evocative; make it powerful,” they say. Or they would, if big words like “evocative” appeared in their personal dictionaries. Actually, they’re more likely to resort to plain speech. “Make sure you make the beginning interesting for the person who’s reading your essay so that they don’t get bored.” What is happening t
Creative non-fiction stuff
Mind, I've never written creative nonfiction before, nor have I really thought of memoirs as really anything interesting. So, if it's boring, or not quite what you were expecting, keep in mind that these were my first attempts.
The Failure of Intellectualism
"Anti-intellectualism gives rise to the most extreme, the most morally deplorable, form of sloth. It is to be found in persons for whom the ultimate objectives in life are the maximization of pleasure, money, fame, or power and who, thus motivated, express their contempt for those who waste their lives in purely intellectual pursuits. It is almost as if they wished they did not have the burden of having intellects that might distract them from their fanatical devotion to nonintellectual aims."
-Mortimer Adler
-Mortimer Adler
Dragon of Paper
She is an artist, taking her time to painstakingly draw a picture one smooth line at a time. "They aren't any good," she claims, but I envy her clear straight lines, for she is much better at drawing Anime style than I am. She says she loves my shading technique, but colors behave for her, going exactly where and in the exact shade she wants them. I envy that but I don't begrudge her the skills she has chosen to master. She has far more patience with her artwork than I, and it is a diff
Essay about "octomom scandal" editorial as a rhetorical situation...
Samantha Marchand-Kelly
Professor Boucher
Homeworld
I may do one of these posts every now and again, because I enjoy sharing games that may not be so well-known, and deserve better. They aren't going to be game reviews in a strict sense, but I will focus on the aspects of a particular game that really attracted me. It will usually have more to do with the story, atmosphere, and themes than the graphics or gameplay.
That brings me to the game I'm going to talk about this time: Homeworld.
That brings me to the game I'm going to talk about this time: Homeworld.
vacation from hell - final draft
And now, you can see the difference between when I'm just writing for fun and when I'm forced to over-edit something.
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