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Gallimaufray and Hellebore: Edmund Spenser and Ben Jonson in Dialogue with the Past
Writing at the end of the first century C.E., Quintilian discusses the use of archaic words in contemporary Latin at the end of Book I, Chapter 6 of his Institutio Oratoria,. He writes, Archaic words not only enjoy the patronage of distinguished authors, but also give style a certain majesty and charm. (Verba a vetustate repetita non solum magnos assertores habent sed etiam adferunt orationi maiestatem aliquam non sine delectatione). But Quintilian cautions writers to limit the use of archaic words to certain words in certain contexts. He writes, such words must be used sparingly and must not thrust themselves onto our notice, since there is nothing more tiresome than affectation, (Sed opus est modo, ut neque crebra sint haec neque manifesta, quia nihil est odiosius adfectatione). Yet while Quintilian urges caution in using archaic words on aesthetic grounds, he also warns that these words may make writing or speech difficult to understand. He claims that speech, whose prime virtue is clearness, (cuius summa virtus est perspicuitas), should never need explanation
Automated Retrieval of Non-Engineering Domain Solutions to Engineering Problems
Organised by: Cranfield UniversityBiological inspiration for engineering design has occurred through a variety of techniques such as creation
and use of databases, keyword searches of biological information in natural-language format, prior
knowledge of biology, and chance observations of nature. This research focuses on utilizing the reconciled
Functional Basis function and flow terms to identify suitable biological inspiration for function based design.
The organized search provides two levels of results: (1) associated with verb function only and (2) narrowed
results associated with verb-noun (function-flow). A set of heuristics has been complied to promote efficient
searching using this technique. An example for creating smart flooring is also presented and discussed.Mori Seiki â The Machine Tool Compan
Parental CoâConstruction of 5â to 13âYearâOlds\u27 Global SelfâEsteem Through Reminiscing About Past Events
The current study explored parental processes associated with children\u27s global selfâesteem development. Eighty 5â to 13âyearâolds and one of their parents provided qualitative and quantitative data through questionnaires, openâended questions, and a laboratoryâbased reminiscing task. Parents who included more explanations of emotions when writing about the lowest points in their lives were more likely to discuss explanations of emotions experienced in negative past events with their child, which was associated with child attachment security. Attachment was associated with concurrent selfâesteem, which predicted relative increases in selfâesteem 16 months later, on average. Finally, parent support also predicted residual increases in selfâesteem. Findings extend prior research by including younger ages and uncovering a process by which two theoretically relevant parenting behaviors impact selfâesteem development
The Role of Domain Satisfaction in Explaining the Paradoxical Association Between Life Satisfaction and Age
Although aging is associated with declines in many life circumstances, overall life satisfaction does not appear to sharply decline with age. One explanation for this paradoxical finding is that several life domains improve with age such that increases in certain domains balance the decreases in others. Life and domain satisfaction data from eight years of the British Household Panel Study were analyzed to evaluate this hypothesis. Results showed that although domain satisfaction scores demonstrate distinct trajectories, the aggregate of these distinct trajectories resembled the overall life satisfaction trajectory. These findings have implications for top-down and bottom-up models of life satisfaction
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