Month: March 2018
Word of the Day: Neologism
Paul Schleifer According to the OED, neologism means “the use of, or the practice of using, new words; innovation in language.” Here are some synonyms: coinage, slang, a new word. […]
Live, Laugh, and Dance—An Interview with Dr. Patty Hovis
Kierra Gilbert Dr. Patty Hovis has significant higher education teaching experience, having taught several years at Polk Community College in Florida and as a graduate teaching assistant while pursuing her […]
Word of the Day: Cajole
Paul Schleifer According to the OED, to cajole someone is to “get one’s way with [that someone] by delusive flattery, specious promises, or any false means of persuasion.” Synonyms include […]
Discovering the Magnificence of Creation—An Interview with Dr. Jeffrey Mohr
Dynestee Fields Dr. Jeffrey Mohr is an Associate Professor of Biology and the head of the environmental studies program at Southern Wesleyan University. This is his second year teaching at […]
Word of the Day: Dictator
Paul Schleifer The OED defines dictator as “A ruler or governor whose word is law; an absolute ruler of a state.” That is extended, as a kind of metaphor, […]
Trust and Betrayal in Othello 2020
Marshall Tankersley Who do you trust the most? Is it a loved one? Is it a friend? Is it someone who you think is a friend? What would you do […]
Word of the Day: Maladroit
Paul Schleifer The definition of maladroit from www.dictionary.com is “lacking in adroitness,” a definition which appears somewhat circular, but then it is followed up with several synonyms: “unskillful; awkward; bungling; […]
Word of the Day: Apex
Paul Schleifer The definition of apex on www.dictionary.com reads more like a list of synonyms than an actual definition: “1. the tip, point, or vertex; summit. 2. climax; peak; acme.” […]
“Unreal Estates” that “Don’t” fade “After Ten Years”
Quinton Bent G.K Chesterton and C.S.Lewis are two of the best essayists ever because both share the same level of creativity and intellect. Both share personal experience, suffering, and doubt […]
Word of the Day: Denouement
Paul Schleifer According to the Oxford English Dictionary, denouement means “Unravelling; spec. the final unravelling of the complications of a plot in a drama, novel, etc.; the catastrophe; transf. the […]
The Dark Mirror of Reality
Cheyenne Davis Black Mirror is a Netflix series that focuses on the paranoia associated with technology as well as its capabilities. Each episode is like a short film in themselves […]
Word of the Day: Platitude
Paul Schleifer There are two definitions of platitude in the OED, and it is the second one which is the more familiar. The first is “The quality (esp. in speech […]