Pedant

You find yourself surrounded by a horde of flesh-eating zombies. You only have time to save one of two people, one a snob, the other a nerd. You know that each have their strengths and weaknesses. So who do you pick and trust with your life? Both snobs and nerds are generally chastised by society. Snobs are hated for their ‘’I think I am better than you attitude’’, and nerds are hated for their inability to relate with ‘’normal people’’. I am of the persuasion that being a nerd is a better choice as a zombie-slaying best friend because they are more loyal to their social groups, more humble, and equally knowledgeable to snobs in their areas of passion. In a snob’s world backstabbing happens often. When someone becomes ‘’unworthy’’ or no longer behaves as a snob should, they are cast from the social circle and branded as inferior. A snobs world is built around a certain etiquette, often completely impossible for an outsider to understand. Yet many people simply wish to be a snob in order to gain popularity. Contrastingly, in a nerd’s world backstabbing and deceit is often dealt with severe prejudice, but it happens infrequently. Especially over the things that two people have shared and have built a relationship over. When nerds find something similar in common they often gush forth their knowledge in an effort to gain superiority. In a matter of moments they have become strong friends. Therefore when it comes to loyalty, a nerd will stand by your side longer than a snob…

In novels, a character's character can be depicted through the author's use of literary techniques. Their personality, purpose, and description all make up a character and help the audience understand why the author chose this particular character incorporate in their writing.In the excerpt from the novel, Belinda, the complex character of Clarence Hervey is depicted through the authors use of a judgmental tone, third person limited point of view and unpleased language. Edgeworth knows the…

be happier accepting her social obligations than living as she has been at odds with everyone connected to her. In fact, the primary excitement in The Taming of the Shrew stems from its permeable social boundaries, crisscrossed continually by those who employ a disguise or a clever lie. In the end, however, the conventional order reestablishes itself, and those characters who harmonize with that order achieve personal happiness. As well as themes, there is an extensive use of motifs,…

Katherine hates it! All the suitors arrive and he accepts the gifts and then let the tutors in to start their work. Baptista continues to tell Petruchio of Katherine’s anger and that as soon as he wins her love they can get married. Katherine and Petruchio’s first meeting was filled with hate. But Petruchio was nice and told the public that she was as nice as a lamb in private. Since Petruchio won Katherine, Baptista starts focusing on Bianca and chooses Tranio as Bianca’s suitor. Bianca…

arrogant personality. By the narrator's tone, which is disappointment, we can tell that Clarence’s character is not something to be proud of or accept. In the beginning of the passage, the narrator says, “ Clarence Hervey might have been more than a pleasant young man, if he had not been smitten with the desire of being thought superior in every thing…” This part of the passage introduces the beginning of Clarence’s arrogance and the disappointment of the narrator by it. The narrator is…

not know it. He despises greatness and he mocks the words of the saints.” This corresponds with a very famous Chinese saying, “ Fear nothing always spring from ignorance”. They are completely driven by nature and desire, and have no care in finding the “correct way”. According to Confucius’s ideas, the uneducated are at the bottom of society, they do not behave properly, and are the causes for many societal problems. The second group of people is those who live their lives according to…

want to diversify and do smaller investments with low risk. I like these ideas because they are low risk and you can still accumulate wealth over time. Extra Credit Parsimony = being stingy or careful with money/resources. “The methods of improving our fortune, which it principally recommends to us, are those which expose to no loss or hazard; real knowledge and skill in our trade or profession, assiduity and industry in the exercise of it, frugality, and even…

as a satirical character. “Clarence Hervey might have been more than a pleasant young man, if he had not been smitten with the desire of being thought superior in everything…” This brings his worst trait, his superiority complex, to the cold light of humor in a sarcastic and raw way, making the readers realize the authors mocking tone is used to further indicate the satirical portrayal of Clarence Hervey. Maria brazenly does this to let the readers understand his character to be a man of…

destruction in their wake on the way to their goal. Just like an athletic coach who demands sportsmanship from his players, Mr. Woodhouse makes it clear to all his debaters that the goal of debate is not to trick people into thinking one’s position is correct, but rather to reach the truth via careful reasoning. This philosophy lends itself to a comparison to Socrates and the Sophists. Socrates condemned the Sophists for teaching only rhetoric and not morality, but I think I can say with…

Maria Edgeworth, Clarence Hervey has a raging superiority complex that leads him to a self created sadness in the end. Through literary devices such as point of view, tone, and language, Edgeworth develops Hervery's character as a vain and self absorbed man. The entire excerpt is told through the point of view of Hervey, this allows the reader to see his ideal self. Edgeworth describes him as "smitten with the desire of being thought superior in every thing, and of being the most admired…