Phrase

The phrase “Blessed Be” or BB for short is the phrase used to invoke the blessing of the god or goddess or a deity. It originated with Gerald Gardner’s “Five-Fold Kiss”, which he used as an Initiation Rite. The phrase “Blessed Be” is sacred and should be used with respect and in appropriate ways. It is meant as an actual invocation of the deity’s blessing so it is a much deeper blessing than a general blessing such as “be blessed” or something similar. To me the phrase “Blessed Be” is a…

from the extraction of the denoting phrase such that a gap is produced or some variable, x, that is “essentially and wholly undetermined” (“On Denoting”, 480). In the proposition “an Athenian studied with Plato”, the logical form for such a sentence is “there is an x, x is Athenian, x studied with Plato”. Russell’s analysis of the phrase “an Athenian studied with Plato” would extract the denoting phrase “an Athenian” so that there is a gap where the denoting phrase was, making the sentence “gap…

Edgar Allan Poe used the literary device of setting to create a dark, threatening tone in his short story “Tell-Tale Heart” by using mood and atmosphere, population,and time/of day. Poe used mood and atmosphere to make the readers feel like if they were in the story. You can see this when he wrote”I had made an opening sufficient for my head, I put in a dark lantern, all closed, closed so no light shone out”(538:2). That is part of atmosphere setting because it contributes to the feeling of…

in a problematic way in the phrase because when someone is called a “new Canadian” they are what the phrase says, new to Canada. Outside this phrase, it betrays it in a problematic way because being a “new Canadian” can mean something totally different to one person then the next as stated above. This is not ungrammatical because it follows the rules and grammar of the English language and has become a well-known phrase throughout Canada and other nations. This phrase matters because without…

Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum: A Phrase with Multiple Definitions and Facets Si vis pacem, para bellum is a Latin expression translated as if you want peace, prepare for war. A version of the idea in early works such as Plato’s Nomoi Laws conveyed a similar message. The expression comes from the writer Publius Flavius Vegetius Rentus. Publius referenced the phrase in a book he wrote titled Epitoma Rei Militaris. This phrase had numerous definitions and facets. The definitions may differ depending…

of the concept of “angels” that Clarinda is using as well as an understanding of printing during the time of this poems creation. Another limit of translation that presented itself in this translation is the nonexistence of some Spanish words or phrases in the English language. The “limit” of translating this poem led to the extension of some lines as well as the creation of some new words. The first word I would like to present is “terrones” on line 139 which is hard to convey in English…

lines. However, I disagree with her claim, because the phrase “under God is just a Phrase. Of course the pledge has been changed over time, but it was for good reasons. People can interpret the phrase however they want, but the nation is still indivisible. It actually brings the nation together more than separated, and it is a phrase that comforts the nation in times of hardship. To begin, Wilde in the beginning…

When teaching the power clean there are three phrases that must be taught in order to be successful with this lift. The three phrases are the rack position, jumping position and hang position. All three phases when combined will result in perfect form and complete the lift of a power clean. When teaching this lift the lifters must not use any weight, it is recommended to use an empty bar to properly learn the movements. The teaching progressions starts with the hang position then progresses to…

history of why the two words were added. The phrase “under God” should be removed from the pledge because America is a multireligious…

a part of a nonmaterial culture. It is a symbol that is used in the Costa Rican language. Costa Ricans came up with this phrase in the 1950s (Villalobos). A movie released in the Mexican community called “Pura Vida” is speculated to be where the Puerto Ricans got the phrase (Villalobos). At first, only a few societies in Costa Rica used this phrase, but by the 1970s this phrase was used in the whole country (Villalobos). Everyone says “Pura Vida” in Costa Riva, even tourist say it when they…