lu sur obiwi.fr sous le clavier d'un certain "Aristoteus" qui aime jouer aux petits soldats...En première partie, les parisiens de Dysfunctional by Choice proposent une musique audacieuse, entre trips métal hallucinants (remember Sepultura?), envolées grunge et plages électro parfaitement maîtrisées. Et tirent parfaitement parti de l'acoustique de la Boule Noire, sans conteste taillée pou
They’re not extremely cheap but they may be tacky, or are they? Melissa’s rubber shoes are rumored to be eco-friendly, but what about durability, eh?
My pick from the plastic alterna-fashion are these T-Straps, classic black of course. What do you think? (Vote below.)
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If you don't have anything nice to say then don't say anything. – My mum (and probably a thousand other mums too) Okay, hands up – no one taught me how to critique but then no one taught me how to write a novel so there.I think the biggest problem with the word critique is the word itself. It sounds like 'criticise' and so people can't help but assume that when you critique something you're ex
"Minsheyenwen Critique My Squidoo Lens!"Would you like for me to critique your Squidoo lens? Any LenseMaster, whether new and just starting or those with hundreds of Lenses, would benefit - because everyone wants to get better at it, and this blog All About Squidoo would most definitely help.Here's How It Works... Leave your Squidoo lens Name and URL in the comments section below. Thank You. Your
Les lectures se suivent mais ne se ressemblent pas... après ma dernière critique sur Harnessing Hibernate (O'Reilly), j'ai tenté un livre sur la Business Intelligence (BI) appliquée, avec les produits Microsoft (SQL Server, SSIS, SSAS, SSRS). Un livre Dunod (j'avais notamment apprécié la collection sur la gouvernance IT, l'urbanisation, le BPM), que j'ai vraiment aimé. Une partie rappelle l
9th Annual Craft Critique Culture Conference
April 3-5, 2009
Love, Loss and Empire
University of Iowa
CRAFT CRITIQUE CULTURE is an interdisciplinary conference focusing on the intersections among critical and creative approaches to writing both within and beyond the academy. This year's conference will examine the imbrication of affect and empire and will explore the ways in which affect blurs t
Don't forget!Watercolor instructor and a member of The Art League, Gwen Bragg will be doing a critique in the gallery tomorrow evening, Thursday, October 13 from 6:30-8:30pm. Artists may bring 2 pieces each.There are still 2 spots open!Members of The Art League - Call the gallery to reserve yours - 703-683-1780Pictured Above:Beneath the Surface, Honorable Mention, September All-Media Membership S
I thought, I will don the hat of a critic and criticize the Fountainhead book. Note that if you have not read the book you might not understand some parts of this post, you can skip them as they are totally unnecessary. You might as well move to the last paragraph of the post, which is important, if you are going to read the book. So, coming back, if I have to describe the book in one word –
Ma dernière lecture, laborieuse tant il est difficile de trouver du temps de libre, aborde le framework de mapping objet/relationnel Hibernate. Curieux hasard car c'est ce dernier que j'utilise quotidiennement depuis quelques mois ;-). Je serais honnête, bien qu'en général j'aime les publications O'Reilly : ce livre ne m'a pas aidé.
WordPress is today by far the most widely spread blogging platform on the Internet.
I am enjoying using WordPress since I made it my “weapon of choice” over Moveable Type and Drupal. I spent lot of time with WordPress and just…
The Daily Kos has declared a death watch on the candidacy of Sarah Palin (as has CNN's resident cranky old fart--Jack Cafferty).I am actually getting a bit tired of writing about Sarah Palin, but I am really sick of elitist educated fools attacking her---and I honestly would care, no matter her party or political ideology.Fishing permit violations. A blue-collar husband who racked up a DUI cita
For all the criticism of the Emergent Church, what can we learn about them to help make us better people and Christians? How can they help us a) follow the Gospel and b) show love to our neighbor better c) and spread the word more?
I recently read an interesting piece in the Gospel Advocate [...]
22h15 : nous nous dirigeons vers le cabinet du dentiste. Heu...En fait, je crois qu'il s'agit de la salle de cinéma mais je cherchais à démarrer mon article avec une vanne pourrie en rapport avec le titre du film Les Dents de la Nuit, un peu comme les vannes présentes tout au long de la projection.Pas si pourries que ça en fait, les vannes du film, mais situées au delà du second degré sur
A few Leftists on YouTube were upset that I destroyed Noam Chomsky in a recent video. Consequently, they sent me a video of Michael Parenti attacking the basic premise of capitalism. Parenti is an enormous anti-capitalist demagogue, and I think I wiped floor with his arguments.Please 5 star this on YouTube. Thanks.Related EditorialsNoam Chomsky Critique
There has been a Noam Chomsky video circling around the internet with over 100,000 views. This video is a critique of Chomsky's arguments. Please 5 star it on YouTube. Enjoy.
I Wanted To Believe It Was A Good Movie
We walked into the theater for the much anticipated X-Files movie, I Want To Believe. The movie has been out one week and the buzz was not that good but being a big X-Files fan, we still made the trek to the theater.
As you can see from [...]
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This series acknowledges the substantial gap that still exists in psychiatry between research evidence and clinical practice: clinicians are sometimes incompletely aware of research findings, or regard them as biased, not convincing or not relevant to their practice. By using systematic reviews with accompanying commentaries this volume is able to assess the "evidence" and
The Rabbi Binyamin Elon peace plan, despite a few issues that bother me, is currently the best peace plan widely known in the world today, while the “Roadmap to Peace” is an assault on Jewish Human Rights in the form of freedom to practice Judaism in their own land. The Palestinian Authority has failed to show any indication that they intend to keep the International Laws of Succession and sa
Barr, a one-time conservative Republican House member from Georgia who broke with the Bush administration and many of his former congressional colleagues, blasted McCain for his support of the war in Iraq, his energy policies and his stand on reducing government spending.read more | digg story
Artist - A Plea For PurgingAlbum - A Critique Of Mind And ThoughtYear - 2007Genre - MetalcoreWeb - - USATracklist:1. Sons Of Vipers, How Will You Escape The Judgement Of Hell?2. While The Sparrow Sleeps3. The Slaying Of The Seprentine Dragon4. The Betrayers5. Perseverance6. The Resurrection Of The Beast7. A Hymn Of Praise8. Death Has Been Swallowed Up In Victory9. Everything And Nothing10. Turn I
Ma critique du livre SQL pour Oracle de Christian Soutou (Eyrolles, 3ème édition) est publiée sur Developpez.com. Je remercie Christian pour m'avoir fait parvenir la dernière version de son livre et demandé un avis sur ce dernier.Place au livre...
So my sister and I went to this play reading yesterday. We were some of the people who read, but the purpose of the event was for the writer to get feedback. (There is a name for this, but I am not in the play world, so I don't know it!)Anyhoo, it was a really interesting and valuable experience because the writer got tons of really insightful comments. I think if you did enough of those, you'd get a lot of good feedback even if it wasn't specifically directed to YOUR play. It just makes me remember what an important learning tool that is for dancers. When I start teaching again, I will be sure to offer that opportunity again for my students. (Coming soon to a studio near you!)
Bijender Sharma writes: Beginning from last month, Tibet saw mass popular uprisings in the “Tibet Autonomous Region” (”TAR”) and the Tibetan areas outside the “TAR”. The pan-Tibet political uprising is an eruption of popular resentment against the Chinese authorities’ five decades of misrule in Tibet which saw systematic gross violations of human rights in every [...]
In this week of “photo critique” I received more wonderful images. Let’s see them.
Portrait by FurSid
Original Image
Technical Aspects
Technically, this portrait is almost perfect. If I look carefully at the details in full view, I might say that the upper right eye is too dark and looses details. Exposure looks fine, kind of at the limit [...]
This is Tori and her cute gelding Iza Hot Shot. This picture was taken at the NY State Fair in 2007, where she was showing him in Western Pleasure. You may remember this pair from the Showmanship Pivot Critique.In a Western Pleasure Class, the horse is judged as opposed to the rider. Tori’s gelding is perfectly turned out, and I do like her choice in color for her clothing, it complements her horse well.Even though this is not an equitation class where the rider is being judged, good equitation is always necessary to help the horse stay happy. A good Western Pleasure horse is a happy horse.Notice the horse’s expression, he is slightly irritated. It appears Tori is asking him to move closer to the rail, and he would have preferred to stay where he was. What would help him to be
Anyone who knows me knows that I am not the most girly in the world. Up until a few weeks ago, I was still wearing my make up (and by make up, I mean brown eyeliner, mascara, and lip gloss) the same way I was when I was 18.
Beauty stuff intimidates me.
There I said it.
Fashion does too, but that’s a post for another time.
And I once had a boyfriend beg me to be a little more girly… bought me all kinds of smelly stuff and would suggest things, but I just didn’t “get it”.
I’ve had friends drag me to Sephora (when I lived near one) and try on all kinds of goop for my face… and I just felt so weird.
Over time, I’ve hated feeling like a “mom”. There’s nothing wrong with being a mom, but let’s face it… I’m no
Hello readers,I am thrilled to announce that one of my favorite bloggers Bex who is a Show Jumper From New Zeland, and Blog Author of I Will Jump Sweet Jumps has agreed to a guest post and will be doing the following critique of Gabrielle and her gelding Jesse in a Hunter Hack class at BRVHA (brvha.com). Enjoy!Hey all, I would like to start out by thanking Deanna for asking me to do this guest blog and to say I hope I can offer some good advice.GabrielleThere are several things that I see in this picture that I really like, but there are also several faults that tend to be inter-related. The first thing that jumps out at me is that for jumping her stirrups are very long. As the horse jumps you want to be able to clear your butt out of the saddle, and the easiest way to do this is by having
I couldn’t resist taking a break from the English Equitation Series, to post a Showmanship Critique. Showmanship is my specialty, once I received this picture; I had to write a post. Please feel free to ask questions if something is not clear.This is Tori and her gelding Iza Hot Shot performing a 180 degree turn, in Western Showmanship at a Black River Valley Horse Association Show.The pivot is the most difficult maneuver in a Grooming and Showmanship Class. The exhibitor who performs the best pivot, often times wins the class.Grooming:Tori has her horse beautifully groomed, he is spotless actually. Those of us with Paints know how difficult that can be! What I would suggest is that she outfits her horse in some Sleezy Sleepwear the night before to allow the mane to lie more flat t
Rachel Carson was born just over 100 years ago in 1907. Her most famous book Silent Spring, published in 1962, is often seen as marking the birth of the modern environmental movement. Although an immense amount has been written about Carson and her work, the fact that she was objectively a “woman of the left” has often been downplayed. Today the rapidly accelerating planetary ecological crisis, which she more than anyone else alerted us to, calls for an exploration of the full critical nature of her thought and its relation to the larger revolt within science with which she was associated. Carson was first and foremost a naturalist and scientist. But she was propelled by her understanding of the destructive ecological forces at work in modern society into the role of radical
In this week of “photo critique” I received more wonderful images. Let’s see them.
Sky reflection by Guillaume Lagace
Technical Aspects
There is a good sharpness that fits the transparency of the calm water. The blue color looks very natural. Some details over the rocks are visible and the contrast is good. About the composition, the image is [...]
Robert Greenwald, creator of OutFoxed, a stuninly liberal documentary forced upon college students today, made another shot film on YouTube. The title is "Fox Attacks Obama." The baseless premise is that Fox News is deliberately going after Obama for no reason.
The truth is that Fox News is the only networks that is even questioning Barack Obama at all. The rest of the MSM is so much in the...
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I went window shopping in Old Town Alexandria last week after work and found one of the cutest boutiques ever. Hidden in a row of restaurants and law firms on King Street is a boutique called American in Paris, a women's clothing boutique owned by Joelle, a cute, stylish Parisian woman. Upon entering the store, Joelle gave me the one minute schpeel on clothing perusing etiquette. She instructed each new vistor to touch the clothes by the hanger and gentle feel the fabric, which meant the clothes were all in mint condition...GENIOUS, I thought.I felt like I was in my closet. Clothes were neatly organized on hangers, some were drapped over chairs in front of a big mirror, and shoes were neatly arranged on shelves. The boutique serves the DC fashionista who wants to spend money on a great qu
In this week of “photo critique” I received more wonderful images. Let’s see them.
Boredom by Alex Watson
Technical Aspects
Unfortunately, in this photograph, the subject is not well focused. There is also a high lack of contrast. This kind of shot would have been better with a stronger lateral light and a black background.
Visual Aesthetics
The image [...]
Call for papers for a themed issue of the journal Culture, Theory and Critique to be published in April 2009.Democratic aesthetics: actual, radical, global.Since Walter Benjamin equated aestheticized politics with fascism and war, projects to conduct politics aesthetically generally have been regarded as inimical to democracy. Yet, given the role of the US as a hegemonic world power exporting democracy by force of arms, it is timely to re-examine the potential of productive relations between aesthetics and democratic politics. There are many different notions of “aesthetics,” ranging from a philosophical discourse about art (often understood as distinct cultural practices, objects, experiences, perceptions and judgments), to its original broader sense (by Baumgarten) of the study of se
In this first week of “photo critique” I received more wonderful images. Let’s see a part of them, and the others next week.
Ieva Miltiņa
Technical Aspects
Technically, this image has some problems. The most obvious one is the overexposure. It seems to be a very bright sun in that day, and one step underexposure would have [...]
In this second week of “photo critique” I received 3 wonderful images. Let’s see them.
Ieva Miltiņa
Technical Aspects
This is an instant portrait with a good natural lighting. I would have preferred a more shallow DOF. The fingers are out of the photograph so this not technically correct. Everything else (contrast, colors, white balance, sharpness) is ok. [...]
I am writing this 'mini-post' because I know that many people don't necessarily have the time to read the comments that others have made. A few days ago, I wrote about "Image Critique", and recommended the monthly photo review available on Alain Briot's website. As a response to that post, Chris Sheppard pointed out that Craig Tanner of "The Radiant Vista" posts a daily image review entitled "The Daily Critique" , which is available in multiple formats. I have just started listening to some of these and, like Alain's reviews, they are also extremely worthwhile. I plan to to tune in to them regularly as well. Definitely worth a listen!
Here is the end of my critique of PYM where I introduce the philosophy of critical realism:
Part 1
Part 2
Critical realism takes seriously the epistemic fallacy described above and treats it as a critique of both modernism and postmodernism. A critical realist would argue both focus too much on ...
Here is part 2 of a 3 part series from a review of Postmodern Youth Ministry. I updated the text here and there for relevancy (or more appropriately irrelevancy - I am getting old!)...
Part 1
I write from the perspective of a ten (sixteeen) year youth ministry veteran who is also a PhD stude...
Despite the proliferation of social networking and photography related websites, I believe it remains difficult to get well thought out and constructive critiques of one's images. There are probably many reasons for this. Some that immediately come to mind include:The time needed to critically evaluate and write up one's thoughts about an image.The expertise and ability to critically evaluate an image beyond the basics.The desire not to feel like you are insulting the creator of the image (ie, being nice).And, unfortunately, there is, I suspect, a real issue with wanting to favorably critique an image in order to have the favor returned.However, the fact is that in order to grow and progress as a photographer and artist one needs critical and constructive evaluations of their work. I would much rather have someone give me thoughtful and carefully considered negative feedback about an image than a quick 'great shot' comment. Certainly, after receiving such feedback I put much more t
Six years ago I wrote a rather eloborate philosophical critique of the book Postmodern Youth Ministry that I never got around to publishing anywhere. I was going through my hard drive this weekend and stumbled upon the now slightly out-dated review. I was excited to find it because writi...
Flickr, love it, greatest asset to amateur photography ever invented since the 35mm camera. But like all communities there are pros and cons. The pros are the pros as the awesome photographers that actually evolve the art despite not being recognised as a professional photographer. These guys should be in magazines like Nature’s Best [...]
Dead Man's View Across the Duck Pond. Everyone accepts death but I doubt anyone accepts bad medical treatment and humiliation prior to death. Papworth NHS Trust has always been the centre of clinical excellence. As such it should behave in a way compatible with that title. There is no doubt Papworth NHS Trust used to do some good work for some ill people but their reputation has now got to their head. Indeed, these days they consider themselves the best in the field, so much so that they do not have to take criticism. Papworth NHS Trust has never been able to accept criticism or fault. They also lack transparency because it is all about trading on the reputation of the past. The hospital has this attitude as do the staff. Infact, they think nothing of telling untruths to cover their misdemeanors. That in a nutshell is Papworth NHS Trust. It is much like the Picture of Dorian Gray. They pride themselves in their vanity. The critique below is a number of issues raised by four doctors in
When any discipline of knowledge reaches its zenith, it is quite likely to begin to talk of God. This is true, as the foregoing pages make out not only of Whitehead but also of many other scientists, the latest of them being Stephen Hawking, the celebrated author of the best seller, A Brief History of Time. Like Whitehead, he too comes conceptually in the lineage of Einstein. If Whitehead developed the philosophy of process out of Einstein’s theory of relativity, Stephen Hawking evolved his cosmology out of the same theory of relativity. And just as Whitehead struck on the idea of God speculatively while explaining the reality in terms of process, even so Stephen Hawking happened to refer to the idea of God particularly as a matter of protest against the guarded warning of Pope, while tracing the origin of the universe ultimately to the primeval incident known as the Big Bang. In course of attending a conference on cosmology organised by the Jesuits in the Vatican in 1981, and being
Depuis son éléctions, le Hamas a été boycotté par les pays d’Europe, les ÉU, le Canada et Israël (entres autres). En particulier, Israël, qui collecte les taxes et impôts pour la Palestine a refusé de les verser à un gouvernement du Hamas, empêchant ce dernier à fournir adéquatement à la population paléstinenne les sérvices qui lui sont dûs (santé, éducation, etc.).
Le comité des affaires étrangères du Royaume-Uni (RU) vient de publier un rapport critiquant le governement britanique et son boycott comme étant contre-productif. Le parlement britanique somme donc le governement britanique de cesser ce boycott et d’entreprendre au plus vite des discussions avec le gouvernement élu de Palestine pour normaliser les relations diplomatiques.
Source: Al Jazeera
Author: Matthew RatcliffePaperback: 256 pagesPublisher: Palgrave Macmillan (February 6, 2007)Language: EnglishISBN: 0230007104(R)This book proposes a series of interconnected arguments against the view that interpersonal understanding involves the use of a 'folk' or 'commonsense' psychology. Ratcliffe suggests that folk psychology, construed as the attribution of internal mental states in order to predict and explain behaviour, is a theoretically motivated and misleading abstraction from social life. He draws on phenomenology, neuroscience and developmental psychology to offer an alternative account that emphasizes patterned interactions between people in shared social situations. Zip Password: T0sT@rN@
Author: Thomas TeoPaperback: 239Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (September 23, 2005) Language: EnglishISBN: 0387253556 Closely paralleling the history of psychology is the history of its critics, their theories, and their contributions. The Critique of Psychology is the first book to trace this alternate history, from a unique perspective that complements the many existing empirical, theoretical, and social histories of the field.Thomas Teo cogently synthesizes major historical and theoretical narratives to describe two centuries of challenges to—and the reactions of—the mainstream. Some of these critiques of content, methodology, relevance, and philosophical worldview haveactually influenced and become integrated into the canon; others pose moral questions still under debate. All are accessibly presented so that readers may judge their value for themselves:- Kant’s critique of rational and empirical psychology at the end of the 18th century- The natural-scientific critique
Il y a déjà plusieurs mois que germe dans ma tête l'idée de rédiger un billet sur la discipline historique. À l'instar de toute science, et même de toute forme de discipline, l'histoire répond à un abécédaire remplit de règles, lesquelles sont généralement respectées par les historiens. Ceci n'exclut pas que des historiens fassent abstraction d'une ou de plusieurs règles, parvenant normalement à prouver que leurs écarts servent la discipline plutôt que lui nuire.L'une des règles les plus importantes, sinon la plus importante, est la capacité de conserver un esprit critique et ce, en tout temps. En première lecture, cette règle paraît toute naturelle et allant de soi, mais elle peut représenter un véritable défi pour plusieurs personnes. En effet, les valeurs personnelles, lesquelles influences inévitablement nos croyances, peuvent rendre difficile l'application d'un esprit critique.En guise d'exemple, je me rappelle de mon cours d'introduction à l
It was nice to hear from a colleague of mine (we both served congregations in Utica Presbtery), Bob Campbell. Bob now pastors a church in Pennsylvania. Utica Presbytery was a moderate to liberal presbytery, I would guess, at that time. Bob spoke eloquently and with style on behalf of the evangelical voice there. While now and then we found ourselves voting on different sides of an issue, I was impressed that Bob knew what it meant to be a "colleague in ministry." I will leave this up for now, then respond later. John,You may or may not remember me. We were fellow members of Utica Presbytery back in the ‘90’s. I was at Oneida 1st when you were at Lowville. I’ve read your letters on Presbyweb over the past few years. Maybe you have read mine too. Actually I was thinking about you last night, about sending you an email. Imagine my surprise today when I found a link to your blog in a nasty letter on the Layman’s webpage. So, first a few comments on things you said i
Hello everyone,
Happily I am still plugging away, having some fun, getting some work in, and getting the work out. As already mentioned, I will not be doing much with the blog at all until late in the year.
Still when time permits, I visit various sites/blogs and there is much inspiration to be found.
Really cool stuff out there!
The “Self Critique Project” that I started some weeks ago will be added to an entirely different blog.
With this particular WordPress template, I never could get the different or various pages to work like I wanted them to which would keep the SCP seperate from the main page, … so, … a different blog will be created instead.
Will keep you up to date on that!
Interesting Sites & Articles:
“Dan Heller’s Photography Business Blog” is a wonderful journal to read. Plenty of in depth information/articles from Dan, and I was particularly interested in his thought provoking piece, “Making money from your stolen i
Throughout the time I've been writing on this blog I've been fortunate not to have encountered any trolls lurking in my comments section. Instead, most comments from theists have been thoughtful and productive. Recently, I just received a extremely thoughtful comment from Jesse V. in response to my recent post concerning evidence. In that post, I was mostly concerned with evidence in the purely scientific sense. However, Jesse's argument is from the historical perspective, using the available sources concerning particular events. Luckily, I majored in history, so I feel more than up to the challenge of debating Jesse's points.Before getting into the history, Jesse says:For example, can you prove what word I said yesterday at 12:52pm? No, not by the scientific method. The best you can do is ask those who were around me, IF there was anyone around me. At that point you are relying on the testimony of witnesses, which is not perfect, since someone may have forgotten what I said,
Critiquing the photos of others can be difficult, but critiquing your own work is downright near-impossible. It’s easy to point out the good points of a photo you’ve taken, but the bad points are another story — especially if it’s a photo you really like.
Mike Brown at “Macro Art In Nature” is asking us to do just that — pick your best photo (flora/foliage closeup) and self critique it. He’s turned this into a group project that he coined “The Self Critique Project“. If you’re interested in participating, head over there and read the rules.
At first, I thought it would be no problem picking out one photo and critiquing it. I’ve spent the last several days going back and forth between 2 or 3 photos, unable to pick what I consider the best. It’s a very hard thing to do. Nevertheless, I’ve managed to choose just one. On with the critique…
THE GOOD
There are several things I like about this p
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I was asked the other day by a marketing rep and art consultant to send them 5 floral/foliage/abstract type images, and then in my opinion, to point out which one was the best of all my work that was sent. Sounds simple, … right?
Well you know something, … it is not all that easy to do. But, ….. I did it!
And this is the one. “Layers Of Gold”
I will give you my reasons why I felt this is my best up to this point at a later date.
So here is my question. Can you do it?
As mentioned, it is not that easy to do, and especially if you have some type of emotional bond to some of the images in your files.
Can you sit down, … actually go through all of your images, … and give those images and even you yourself a good “hard & honest” critique?
Can you narrow down all of your images to just one image, … your best?
It is something that I think everyone should learn how to
I was asked the other day by a marketing rep and art consultant to send them 5 floral/foliage/abstract type images, and then in my opinion, to point out which one was the best of all my work that was sent. Sounds simple, … right?
Well you know something, … it is not all that easy to do. But, ….. I did it!
And this is the one. “Layers Of Gold”
I will give you my reasons why I felt this is my best up to this point at a later date.
So here is my question. Can you do it?
As mentioned, it is not that easy to do, and especially if you have some type of emotional bond to some of the images in your files.
Can you sit down, … actually go through all of your images, … and give those images and even you yourself a good “hard & honest” critique?
Can you narrow down all of your images to just one image, … your best?
It is something that I think everyone should learn how to do!
The “Self Critique” Project
Now, George Bush was the Governor of Texas. Didn’t the Texans realize what the rest of the country did once he became President, and opened his mouth?
No, they didn’t. We obviously “misoverestimated” the whole of Texas. We are the dumb ones, because we like chicken fried steak more than leadership. Mmmmm… fried…
After posting some quotes from Milton Friedman (yes, I can spell his name), I began thinking more about his statement on homeschooling. From what I can tell, the statement was made more in jest, so it is difficult to ascertain how much it actually expresses his opinion of homeschooling. To review:
QUESTION: Dr. Friedman, my question has to do with home schooling. Is that large enough yet to
Movie critiques can be easily confused with movie reviews. However, movie reviews give a personal impression while criticizing means giving some practical advice. In our turn, we want to give you some practical advice on writing a good movie critique. We studied the resources available online, extended them with our professional writing tips, and now give them to you.
1. Writing a Movie Critique. How to Begin
Definition:
A critique names specific things that make a movie (or screenplay) work, or not work, so that the creator can improve.
General guidelines:
- choose a movie;
- narrow your critiques down to a certain point;
- now watch it once more, paying attention to the points that come into your sphere of evaluation interest;
- take notes;
- be specific;
- be objective;
Our tips on writing a movie critique:
Criticizing doesn’t mean spilling negative emotions. Too much pessimism will kill any reader’s desire to get closely acquainted with your writing. Even tho
Ahhh, the turbulent waters of opinion on photo critiques… and I suppose I am going to copycat some existing blog entries by Greg Lato, who refers to an entry on the top 10 annoyances by Jim Goldstein. Many of Jim’s top 10 are some of my pet peeves as well. [...]
Today professional critiques are a way to earn money. There are specialized magazines and TV-shows. Critique writing also is on the list of academic writing requirements. But its' original goal was somewhat different.
The era of Renaissance was the time for arts to bloom. However, the influence of Church on public opinion was still enormous. An example with French drama is one of the most obvious ones. Great master of comedy, French dramatist Jean-Baptiste Molière was one of the few people to bring the genre back to life after it was labeled anti-Christian with the collapse of pagan religion. His plays were brilliant, critical, and up-to-date. His protector was King Louis XIV. He adored Jean-Baptiste's works, and even granted him a spacious room in Louvre, appointed for theatrical performances. However, after Molière wrote his comedy Tartuffe or the Hypocrite, which criticized the Church greatly, he became the number-one public enemy in the eyes of the priests. Molière received
It is the writer's blessing and the writer's bane—receiving critique from other authors. Many talk about the writer's responsibility in receiving critique. Don't argue, don't rationalize, swallow your pride, develop a thick skin, try not to take it personally. But what about the person providing the critique? Is he or she free to say whatever comes to mind, even if it's harsh, unhelpful, incorrect, or just plain mean? I'd venture that all writers know how to read, but not all know how to read well, much less offer a useable critique. Following are the first of the ten most important responsibilities of the critical reader: 1. Don't be Nice, but Do be Good. What's the difference? "Nice†is telling Aunt Edna the red dress with the polka dots looks Great! Perfect for family portraits! Just perfect! "Good†is gently telling Auntie that polka dots might not be the best idea. Try the yellow dress instead, and has she seen the new gym down the street? Maybe she coul
I am currently writing a paper for my Ethics and International Relations course here at the Naval Academy. I will surely add it to my blogger as soon as I am done, however, before I do that I wanted to hit on a very important thing that I have realized concerning relations between the United States and the Middle East. Here are two quotes cited in a recent reading of the October 23, 2006 National Review article by Jason Lee Steorts titled "Can Iran Be Deterred?""[America's] goal is nothing less than the destruction of the [Iranian] regime and of Islam - or, at the very least, regime change...[Its] program today is to dismantle Iran into seven countries, and to exploit its ethnic disputes." - Hassan Abassi"The attack on Lebanon [i.e. Israel's recent war with Hezbollah] was planned in advance, and it was a Zionist-American operation - a first step towards taking control over the Middle East and over the Muslim world." - Ayatollah KhameneiOkay, it is a given that we would get crap from
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