“The first wedding that I’ve been in my twenties Thinkin’ maybe someone is not somethin’ to own Maybe the government got nothin’ to do with it” Biking Frank Ocean Ft. Tyler, The Creator & Jay Z This song has one of the smoothest melodies I have heard so far in 2017. This highly contrasts what you expect of […]
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“The task of building and maintaining a team is never done” In Leading the autobiography of Sir Alex Ferguson with collaboration of Michael Moritz. This type of phrase contributes to building of a team with simple language. The readers of a soccer manager do not tend to be erudite philophers, insetad they are […]
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“You learn the essence of libertarianism in kindergarten: Don’t hit other people, Don’t take their stuff, And keep your promises.” (Boaz 145) In The Libertarian Mind, David Boaz introduces the libertarian mindset to new readers. The rhetoric of this book is set to captivate new audience and add adepts to this philosophy. In this particular […]
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At the trial, he never gave an inch when it came to this part of the story, although he agreed that today, when “times have changed so much,” the Jews might not be too happy to recall this “pulling together and he did not want “to hurt their feelings.” (Arendt 48) Hannah Arendt in […]
Commonplace 2: Thousand Year Heart and The Construction of Character
“Occasionally you meet someone with a thousand-year heart.” (Brooks 174) The Road to Character This sentence impacted me dearly, after reading it I could not stop reading it again and again. It’s true how rare is to meet someone that has a pure heart and worth having high esteem too. Having this sentence at the […]
Commonplace 1: Harold Lasswell and The Gift of Politics
Politics is about: “who gets what, when and how.” Harold Lasswell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjapkY9ODPQ This phrase is written by the famous political scientist Harold Lasswell. It has great syntax depth. It’s depth derives from the way he arranges three of the five Ws. This strategy permits him to effectively deliver a complex idea into a catchy phrase. […]