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Month: January 2019

Word of the Day: Charisma

Charisma means “compelling attractiveness or charm that can inspire devotion in other,” according to the Oxford English Dictionary. Webster’s Dictionary takes it a step further: “a personal magic of leadership […]

January 31, 2019February 1, 2019 Paul Schleifer Word of the Day

Word of the Day: Surveil

Surveil is a regular verb, as one would expect given its oh-so-brief history. It is what linguists call a backformation. Here’s how it works. Often we derive a noun from […]

January 23, 2019January 23, 2019 Paul Schleifer Word of the Day

Recap of Dr. Stubblefield’s Visit

By Quinton Bent On Monday November 26, 2018, I had the privilege of bringing Dr. Stubblefield in to talk to our Possessional writing class about the importance of editing and […]

January 18, 2019December 5, 2018 Quinton Bent Community, Writer's Corner

Word of the Day: Benign

Benign is an adjective meaning “mild or favorable (result). Gentle, kind, good.” It is often used in relation to medical cases, like “The tumor was benign.” According to www.etymonline.com, the […]

January 16, 2019January 17, 2019 Paul Schleifer Word of the Day

The “Nightmare” of the Unmediated Life

Reading Life, Animated by Ron Suskind opens the eyes to the prevalence of mediated forms in everyday American life. In his book, Suskind relates the journey of his family of […]

January 13, 2019January 1, 2020 Dynestee Fields Editors

Inkorn terms in The Meaning of Everything

By Quinton Bent In 1604, “som one learned did go out gathering”, and eventually produced what the entire literary universe was apparently waiting for. Robert Cawdrey, a schoolmaster from Oakham […]

January 11, 2019November 30, 2018 Quinton Bent Writer's Corner

Liturgical vs Spontaneous Prayer

By Quinton Bent  When it comes to prayer, every denomination and tradition has different tendencies. One with a more liturgical background such as Catholicism will have set prayers that are […]

January 4, 2019November 30, 2018 Quinton Bent Writer's Corner
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