6.17: Language- Activities and Resources
Can You Say it Better?
Are There Words That We Should Include and Words That We Should Avoid
Avoid Haigravation
Al Haig, former Secretary of State, speaks to the press about President Ronald Reagan’s condition after being shot on March 30, 1981. Wikimedia Commons
Former Secretary of State Alexander Haig had a unique way with words.
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MEETING LEADERS
“Let’s put a pin in that” and “Let’s put that in the parking lot”. |
I do not want to consider that topic at the moment
Kent Chrisman |
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MUSIC
At first glance- this song seems to be in the key of B flat major. This means our starting pitch can be labeled as solfege syllable Do and/or Bb. The relative minor for this key is G minor. If the song starts on a G or La of Bb major then that might be a clue to the fact that this piece was not major, but written in the minor key. This would also mean that the third scale degree in the G minor scale is altered and brought down a half step- changing Mi to Me. |
The song sounds sad so it is considered “minor” Kate Wilding Ashman |
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POETRY
That first foot is a trochee, but then around the midline shift there’s an anapest |
The rhythm of this line of poetry starts with a strong beat, and then there’s a triplet in the middle.
AKA- There’s some jazzy beats in this poem! Sara Becker |
| COMPUTING |
Limited visual cues make people click things.
Lydia Kitts |
| EDUCATION |
Show a video, have kids make a TikTok or a meme about how they feel about it, pat self on back for being a White Ally ™.
Ken Mondschein |
| Ontologically speaking, Foucault offers little alternative to our disciplinary state. It is arguable that neoliberalism has foreclosed any reasonable way out of our well-disciplined bodies, as the discursive practices of neoliberalism appropriate all attempts at rupture as intelligible through, and part of, the logic of capitalism. Although praxis is not the primary concern of Foucault, where are we to go in a world where ontology takes a back seat to epistemology? A theory of resistance must offer more than a genealogy or a deconstruction of power carte blanche. |
Foucault does not provide guidance for how to act in real life, even though his work is important (and fun) to know.
Toni Nielson |
| GAMING |
In short, they changed the rules of the game so players couldn’t use an unfair strategy to get more than they were paying for.
Aaron Kashtan |
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FOOTBALL
In the fourth quarter, the 49ers converted a 4th and 4 on a 40-yard touchdown pass from their fourth-string quarterback to the fourth wide receiver. It was their fourth touchdown of the game and put them ahead 40 to 14. The 49ers went on to win, extending their four-game winning streak and putting them in fourth place in the playoff standings. |
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| THEATER |
The person in charge of lighting wants you to change the color of the main light, turn off the small light, and pack away the light made by the Mole Richardson company.
After you have finished, tell the second-in-command of the lighting department that you are going on a bathroom break. On your way back, pass by Craft Services, where the snacks are, and grab some doughnuts.
Joshua Mims
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