Meaning and/or origin of Proverbs, Adages and Sayings People have often written in requesting the meaning and/or origin of a proverb, adage or saying. Therefore I have commenced recording the items that have been the subject of questions. There is far too much work to go through and write meanings to all of the proverbs listed on the Save the Proverbs page, and many of you will know the meaning of most proverbs. From many of the questions I receive I rather imagine the sender has grown up in a city or else they would have known the meaning. I had only heard a small portion of the proverbs when I commenced the page, but I have no trouble in understanding the meaning of them. We should not blindly hold on to any specific proverb. If you have a question please email me and I will answer your question direct by email plus include the answer in this list.
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Virtual Field Trips Electronic (Virtual) Field Trips List of Contents (click on topic name for more links) This resource is the brain child of Donna Hendry, a graduate of the School of Education at Eastern Connecticut State University. Donna has already created a resource of her own (see link below) which is rich in links to websites whose creators have provided an exciting opportunity for learners of all ages to virtually experience our wondrous world. General Electronic (Virtual) Field Trips Resources (28) Back to the EdIndex General Virtual Field Trips Resources Balloon Race Around the World Butterfly Garden--Monteverde Costa Rica Butterfly Garden Christmas Virtual Field Trip--virtual field trip all about Christmas! © Bernie Poole, Yvonne Singer, 1996-2014, All rights reserved / poole@pitt.edu, ysinger@worldnet.att.net / (724) 244-4939 / Revised 14 November 2014
CALLIHOO Writing Helps--Feelings Table Character Feelings You can describe your character's feelings in more exact terms than just "happy" or "sad." Check these lists for the exact nuance to describe your character's intensity of feelings. SF Characters | SF Items | SF Descriptors | SF Places | SF EventsSF Jobs/Occupations | Random Emotions | Emotions List | Intensity of Feelings Proverbs and Sayings WEATHER SAYINGS Weather lore: What's the science ? (BBC) "Will it rain on your picnic/camping trip/festival? Old weather sayings may sound like fanciful folklore, but some can help amateur forecasters. #Tip of the day from Journalism.co.uk – use ‘if this then that’ for story alerts Journalists who are interested in particular topics from other news sites can use a nifty new tool to receive alerts when stories go live. It’s still in private beta but the people behind ifttt – which stands for “if this then that” – seem quick to hand out invites to those who sign up. The tool, which was our tool of the week for journalists a couple of weeks ago, allows you to connect 17 channels, including RSS feeds, SMS, Facebook and Dropbox, and set rules, with the potential of 1040 possible task combinations. For example: If someone tags me in a Facebook photo, download it into my Dropbox. Or: If someone such as myboss@newspaperwebsite.com emails me, send me a text One of many uses for journalists is the ability to set a keyword in relation to an RSS feed and set up an alert. You can browse “recipes” created and shared by other ifttt users. I have a couple of invites to the platform so can invite the first two people to contact me with an email address at Sarah.Marshall[@]journalism.co.uk
Conduct Virtual Field Trips - itc20201 Real-life Examples Take a Virtual Tour of the Planets A trip to the planetarium is a great way to spark students' interest in the solar system. Instead of visiting the planetarium, why not break students up into groups and ask them to go through a virtual field trip that introduces them to the planets and constellations? Ask each group to use the information they learned as a starting point for researching more about one of the planets or constellations in order to create a presentation that they will share with the class. Build Virtual Field Trips More than likely, your students are already experts at searching for information on the Web. Explore the World of Art Being exposed to paintings and sculptures from different time periods is a main component of any art class.
Unusual Words Unusual Words A by no means exhaustive list of rare, obscure, strange and sometimes funny words and their meanings that only seem to crop up in crosswords and dictionaries. Words that are used so seldom, you wonder who invented them and why. Home ~ The Stories ~ Diversions ~ Links ~ Contact Proverbs Short traditional saying that expresses a perceived truth A proverb (from Latin: proverbium) is a simple, concrete, traditional saying that expresses a perceived truth based on common sense or experience. Proverbs are often metaphorical and use formulaic language. Some proverbs exist in more than one language because people borrow them from languages and cultures similar to theirs. Definitions[edit] Lord John Russell (c. 1850) observed poetically that a "proverb is the wit of one, and the wisdom of many There are many sayings in English that are commonly referred to as "proverbs", such as weather sayings. In other languages and cultures, the definition of "proverb" also differs from English. There are also language communities that combine proverbs and riddles in some sayings, leading some scholars to create the label "proverb riddles".[15][16][17] Examples[edit] "Pearls before Swine", Latin proverb on platter at the Louvre Sources[edit] "Who will bell the cat?" Interpretations[edit] Use[edit]
Where To Publish Your eBook: 12 Ebook Stores and Aggregator Sites | eBook Publishing World | Scoop.it Robin Good: Leanpub is a free web service that allows you to create, edit and publish your own book in PDF, .epub (iPad) and .mobi (Kindle) formats, and to sell it online at your own set price. With Leanpub you get 90% of the selling price, minus a fixed .50cents per copy sold which goes to Leanpub. Check this table for more details: Leanpub it's simple to use, but, in my opinion, it's not for everyone, as its setup is not as simple and straightforward (yet) as that of other web apps. But if you are a bit familiar with Dropbox, if you can easily edit text files, and don't mind tagging your book text with a few asterisks here and there, then you should be more than fine with this tool. Basically Leanpub hooks up to your Dropbox account where it drops a set of simple text files that control the contents, sequence, formatting and images for your book. So to work with Leanpub, you actually open a text file in your Dropbox account, and start editing it.
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Novel Writing: 7 Simple Ways to Make a Good Story Great Whenever I think of the word gatekeeper, a little film clip from The Wizard of Oz starts up in my head, where the fearsome palace guard denies Dorothy and friends access to the Wizard. “The Wizard says, ‘Go away!’” If aspiring authors are Dorothy, agents and editors are that guy. Except remember what happens? Thus the great secret is revealed: You don’t have to do anything but tell a fabulous story to make them love you. There are subtle differences between fiction that’s passable and fiction that pops—fiction that shows that you know what you’re doing. Here are seven ways successful authors make their stories crackle with authority and get the gatekeepers on their side. 1. Most writers know enough to put in sensations beyond sight and sound. Agents and editors love the five senses, but they want and expect more. Here’s the key: The best authors use body language in their narratives. Begin by reading up on body language. Consider this: Brian paused and lit a cigarette. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
Native American Proverbs and Wisdom by Liz Olson With a long history, rich culture, and more than 300 spoken languages, the wisdom of Native American tribes has been passed down through the centuries. Don't be afraid to cry. It will free your mind of sorrowful thoughts. - Hopi Day and night cannot dwell together. - Duwamish It is better to have less thunder in the mouth and more lightning in the hand. - Apache They are not dead who live in the hearts they leave behind. - Tuscarora All plants are our brothers and sisters. Tell me and I'll forget. When we show our respect for other living things, they respond with respect for us. - Arapaho If we wonder often, the gift of knowledge will come. - Arapaho Most of us do not look as handsome to others as we do to ourselves. - Assiniboine What is life? When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Those who have one foot in the canoe, and one foot in the boat, are going to fall into the river. - Tuscarora The weakness of the enemy makes our strength. - Cherokee
4 Ways to Rethink the Press Release Jonathan Rick is a director at Levick Strategic Communications. He contributes to Levick’s Bulletproof Blog. Follow him @jrick. Every year, for the last ten years, someone has proclaimed that the press release is dying. While the rumors of its demise are exaggerated, they are not totally unfounded. In 2010, when Google made a major announcement not by press release but by blog post, we reached what seemed like a milestone. This shift in medium and message represents a new era in corporate communications. And Google isn’t the only company using this strategy. What’s so encouraging about this trend is that it isn’t exclusive to corporate behemoths. 1. Zillow, the real estate company, has a great blog where it bypasses the typical corporate press release. Similarly, new hires are introduced by their respective manager in a first-person post. 2. Those searching Patagonia's website for a press release will look in vain. 3. The formatting differences between the two are even more glaring. 4.