Usage prescriptionists have ordained a number of rules concerning than that those who do not wish to be edited or corrected may wish to note. These prescriptive grammarians deny that than is a preposition that invariably governs the oblique case, although it has been used as such by writers such as William Shakespeare, whose 1600 play Julius Caesar contains the line: A man no mightier than thyself or me. . . and Samuel Johnson, who wrote: No man had ever more discernment than him, in finding ...

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Than, Than - Etymology, Than - Usage, Than - External link

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According to Aristotle's Poetics, a plot in literature is "the arrangement of incidents" that (ideally) each follow plausibly from the other. The plot is like the pencil outline that guides the painter's brush. An example of the type of plot which follows these sorts of lines is the linear plot of development to be discerned within the pages of a bildungsroman novel. Aristotle notes that a string of unconnected speeches, no matter how well-executed, will not have as much emotional impact as a series of t ...

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Plot, Plot - Plot in literature theater movies, Plot - Difference Between Plot and Story, Plot - Elements of plot in a Narrative, Plot - Plot in printing, Plot - Other meanings

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The Lincoln Memorial is shown on the reverse of the United States penny. In his treatise Theory and Practise of Numismatic Design, Steve Crooks states that because the Lincoln Memorial is shown in sufficient detail to discern the statue of Lincoln on the reverse of the penny, Abraham Lincoln is the only person to be depicted on both the obverse and reverse of the same United States coin. The Lincoln Memorial is on the back of the ...

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Lincoln Memorial, Lincoln Memorial - Design and construction, Lincoln Memorial - Interior, Lincoln Memorial - Events, Lincoln Memorial - Images of the memorial, Lincoln Memorial - Other Lincoln memorials in Washington D.C.

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Classism is also similar to racism in that it is often a matter of considerable controversy. Charges that a person, act, or institution is classist are often matters of intense disagreement. There is often intense disagreement between the parties over background facts, such as whether modern industrialized societies are economically stratified into discernible classes at all (and if so, how much); and there is also often also disagreement over matters of understanding, such as whether negative treatment is due to prejudice against members of lower classes, or whether it is a rational reaction to " ...

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Classism, Classism - Individual versus structural, Classism - Classism and racism

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Classism is also similar to racism in that it is often a matter of considerable controversy. Charges that a person, act, or institution is classist are often matters of intense disagreement. There is often intense disagreement between the parties over background facts, such as whether modern industrialized societies are economically stratified into discernible classes at all (and if so, how much); and there is also often disagreement over matters of understanding, such as whether negative treatment is due to prejudice against members of lower classes, or whether it is a rational reaction to " ...

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Classism, Classism - Individual versus structural, Classism - Classism and racism

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According to Aristotle's Poetics, a plot in literature is "the arrangement of incidents" that (ideally) each follow plausibly from the other. The plot is like the pencil outline that guides the painter's brush. An example of the type of plot which follows these sorts of lines is the linear plot of development to be discerned within the pages of a bildungsroman novel. Aristotle notes that a string of unconnected speeches, no matter how well-executed, will not have as much emotional impact as a series of t ...

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Plot, Plot - Plot in literature theater movies, Plot - Elements of plot in a narrative, Plot - Plot in printing, Plot - Other meanings

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As a historian, Kostomarov's writings reflected the romantic trends of his time. He was an advocate of the use of ethnography and folksong by historians, and claimed to be able to discern the "spirit" of the people, including "national spirit", by this method. On the basis of their folksongs and history, he claimed that the peoples of what he called Northern or Great Rus' on one hand and Southern or Little Rus' on the other (today's Russians and Ukrainians, respectively) differed in character and formed two separa ...

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Nikolay Kostomarov, Nikolay Kostomarov - Historian, Nikolay Kostomarov - Religion, Nikolay Kostomarov - Cultural Politics

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Medical literature first recognised the existence of the clitoris in the 16th century. This is the subject of some dispute: Realdo Colombo (also known as Matteo Renaldo Colombo) was a lecturer in surgery at the University of Padua, Italy, and in 1559 he published a book called De re anatomica in which he described the "seat of woman's delight". Colombo concluded, "Since no one has discerned these projections and their workings, if it is permissible to give names to things discovered by me, ...

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Clitoris, Clitoris - Development and formation, Clitoris - Recognition of existence, Clitoris - Body modification, Clitoris - Popular culture

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Although mortality due to primary varicella has declined significantly in the United States with increasing use of the varicella vaccine, as one might expect (given that zoster occurs decades after varicella), use of the varicella vaccine has had no discernible effect on zoster incidence in multiple studies, but several have suggested the incidence of dangerous adult versions like shingles may be increasing since the i ...

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Chickenpox, Chickenpox - Effects, Chickenpox - History, Chickenpox - Vaccination, Chickenpox - Controversy

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The Baltic languages are of particular interest to linguists because they retain many archaic features, which are believed to have been present in the early stages of the Proto-Indo-European language. Linguists disagree regarding the relationship of the Baltic languages to other languages in the Indo-European family. Such relationships are discerned primarily by the Comparative method, which seeks to reconstruct the chronology of the languages' divergence from each other in phonology and lexicon. Language kinship is generally determined by the identifi ...

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Baltic languages, Baltic languages - Geographic distribution, Baltic languages - History, Baltic languages - Relationship with other Indo-European languages

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Mopsus, a celebrated prophet, son of Manto and Rhacius or Apollo. He officiated at the altars of Apollo at Claros; and from his unerring wisdom and discernment gave rise to the proverb, "more certain than Mopsus". He distinguished himself at the siege of Thebes; but he was held in particular veneration at the court of Amphilochus, at Colophon in Ionia. Having been consulted, on one occasion, by Amphilochus, who wished to know what success would attend his arms in a war which he was going to undertake, he predicted the greatest ...

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Mopsus, Mopsus - Mopsus son of Manto and Rhacius or Apollo, Mopsus - Mopsus the Argonaut

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Famous Monsters of Filmland (which quickly became known to fans as simply FM) was originally conceived as a one-shot publication with no discernible future, but the first issue was so successful that it required a second printing to fulfill public demand and its established future as part of American culture were immediately obvious to both men. The success prompted spinoff magazines such as Spacemen, Famous Westerns of Filmland, Screen ...

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Famous Monsters of Filmland, Famous Monsters of Filmland - Magazine History 1958 - 1983, Famous Monsters of Filmland - Revival 1993 - Present, Famous Monsters of Filmland - Libel Lawsuit

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Until the baroque era, preceding the classical music era, the differences between concerto and sinfonia (or: symphony), had not been all that clear (sinfonia could also be used as the name for an ouverture to a stage work; for example, Vivaldi wrote concertos without discernible soloists, which stylistically have few differences compared to his sinfonias). The baroque genre that comes close ...

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Sinfonia concertante, Sinfonia concertante - Classical era, Sinfonia concertante - Romantic era, Sinfonia concertante - 20th century, Sinfonia concertante - Notes

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ORFFYREUS

Latinized name created for himself by Johann Bessler (1680-1745) by writing the letters of the alphabet in a circle and selecting the 13th letter after each letter in Bessler. He invented a perpetual-motion wheel which interested the governments of England and Austria, who offered to buy it. But, when they attempted to examine the axle in order to discern its secret, Orffyreus destroyed it and vanished into the underground.

(See also: ORFFYREUS, Magick, Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul, )

Of Lesage's miscellaneous work, including his numerous farce-operettas, there is not much to be said except that they are the very best kind of literary hack-work. The pure and original style of the author, his abundant wit, his cool, humoristic attitude towards human life, which wanted only greater earnestness and a wider conception of that life to turn it into true humour, are discernible throughout. But this portion of his work is practically forgotten, and its examination is incumbent only on the critic. Crispin and TurcaretSee also:

Alain-René Lesage, Alain-René Lesage - Life, Alain-René Lesage - Youth and education, Alain-René Lesage - First literary efforts, Alain-René Lesage - Prose writings, Alain-René Lesage - Lesage's character and importance, Alain-René Lesage - Works for the stage, Alain-René Lesage - Crispin, Alain-René Lesage - Turcaret, Alain-René Lesage - Novels, Alain-René Lesage - Gil Blas, Alain-René Lesage - Lesage's style, Alain-René Lesage - Editions, Alain-René Lesage - Works

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Redaction criticism

A relatively new branch of biblical literary criticism that attempts to infer the theological purposes of the “redactors” (anonymous editors, compilers, or revisers) who helped to rewrite or shape various books of the Bible (especially the Gospels) into their final form.

Whereas form criticism focuses on discerning the literary form and origins of specific passages, redaction criticism focuses on the use of those passages to convey the message of the book as a whole. Redaction criticism assumes that the book in question was written using different sources that were selected and edited to emphasize or convey certain theological concepts.

(See also: Redaction criticism, New Age Spirituality, Body Mind and Soul)

Demythologization

A method of interpretation practiced by Christian theologian Rudolf Bultmann (1884-1976) to free the New Testament of first-century mythical concepts and discern its essential message (Gk. kerygma).

As a theologian, Bultmann affirmed that Christianity is based on the Christ of faith and not on the Jesus of history. As a German pastor, he was concerned that the essential proclamation of that faith be preached in ways that twentieth-century persons could appropriate.

Thus, demythologization entailed eliminating such prescientific concepts as a three-story universe (sky, earth, and underworld) and miraculous healings and replacing them with contemporary concepts.

(See also: Demythologization, New Age Spirituality, Body Mind and Soul)

The following published statements describe the foundation around which the community operates. Vision: A residential community in which the members share and work together to create a safe, joyful, and satisfying life. This includes: Dealing with diversity of opinions, expectations and life experience Learning to discern, respect and balance the differences between individual desires and collective good Creating a beautiful legacy f ...

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Sunward Cohousing, Sunward Cohousing - Demographics, Sunward Cohousing - History, Sunward Cohousing - Vision and Values, Sunward Cohousing - Land, Sunward Cohousing - Built Environment, Sunward Cohousing - Community Life, Sunward Cohousing - The Common House, Sunward Cohousing - Shared Meals, Sunward Cohousing - Governance, Sunward Cohousing - Work, Sunward Cohousing - Children

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SCRYING - A form of divination intelling self hypnosis to achieve a trance state, in which joins the concious with the sub-concious to discern useful information. Usually done by using such methods as gazing into crystal balls, black glass or polished bronze mirrors, hearth fires, candle flames, smoke or a bowl filled water as opposed to tarot or other means that may be manipulated.

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Bhagavad Gita:

Bhagavad Gita ("Lord's Song"): the oldest full-fledged yoga book found embedded in the Mahabharata and containing the teachings on karma yoga (the path of self-transcending action), samkhya yoga (the path of discerning the principles of existence correctly), and bhakti yoga (the path of devotion), as given by the God-man Krishna to Prince Arjuna on the battlefield 3,500 years or more ago

(See also: Bhagavad Gita, Yoga, Yoga Dictionary)

Samkhya:

Samkhya ("Number"): one of the main traditions of Hinduism, which is concerned with the classification of the principles (tattva) of existence and their proper discernment in order to distinguish between Spirit (purusha) and the various aspects of Nature (prakriti); this influential system grew out of the ancient (pre-Buddhist) Samkhya-Yoga tradition and was codified in the Samkhya-Karika of Ishvara Krishna (c. 350 C.E.)

(See also: Samkhya, Yoga, Yoga Dictionary)

Within Asia, the cultural and economic centrality of China was recognized and most countries submitted to the sinocentric model, if only to enjoy the benefits of a trading relationship. However, clear differences of nuance can be discerned in the responses of different countries. In Japan, an ambivalent tone was set early in its relationship with China. Shotoku Taishi (574-622), Prince Regent of Japan, is famous for having sent a letter to the Emperor of China starting with the words: "The Emperor of the land where the sun rise ...

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Sinocentrism, Sinocentrism - Related concepts, Sinocentrism - The Sinocentric system, Sinocentrism - Response of other countries, Sinocentrism - Today

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