Download or read book A Thesaurus of English Word Roots written by Horace Gerald Danner and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2014-03-27 with total page 1007 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Horace G. Danner’s A Thesaurus of English Word Roots is a compendium of the most-used word roots of the English language. As Timothy B. Noone notes in his foreword: “Dr. Danner’s book allows you not only to build up your passive English vocabulary, resulting in word recognition knowledge, but also gives you the rudiments for developing your active English vocabulary, making it possible to infer the meaning of words with which you are not yet acquainted. Your knowledge can now expand and will do so exponentially as your awareness of the roots in English words and your corresponding ability to decode unfamiliar words grows apace. This is the beginning of a fine mental linguistic library: so enjoy!” In A Thesaurus of English Word Roots, all word roots are listed alphabetically, along with the Greek or Latin words from which they derive, together with the roots’ original meanings. If the current meaning of an individual root differs from the original meaning, that is listed in a separate column. In the examples column, the words which contain the root are then listed, starting with their prefixes, for example, dysacousia, hyperacousia. These root-starting terms then are followed by terms where the root falls behind the word, e.g., acouesthesia and acoumeter. These words are followed by words where the root falls in the middle or the end, as in such terms as bradyacusia and odynacusis.. In this manner, A Thesaurus of English Word Roots places the word in as many word families as there are elements in the word. This work will interest linguists and philologists and anyone interested in the etymological aspects of English language.

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Download or read book Brazil Imagined written by Darlene J. Sadlier and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2008-10-01 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first comprehensive cultural history of Brazil to be written in English, Brazil Imagined: 1500 to the Present captures the role of the artistic imaginary in shaping Brazil's national identity. Analyzing representations of Brazil throughout the world, this ambitious survey demonstrates the ways in which life in one of the world's largest nations has been conceived and revised in visual arts, literature, film, and a variety of other media. Beginning with the first explorations of Brazil by the Portuguese, Darlene J. Sadlier incorporates extensive source material, including paintings, historiographies, letters, poetry, novels, architecture, and mass media to trace the nation's shifting sense of its own history. Topics include the oscillating themes of Edenic and cannibal encounters, Dutch representations of Brazil, regal constructs, the literary imaginary, Modernist utopias, "good neighbor" protocols, and filmmakers' revolutionary and dystopian images of Brazil. A magnificent panoramic study of race, imperialism, natural resources, and other themes in the Brazilian experience, this landmark work is a boon to the field.

Download or read book Futurism written by Lawrence S. Rainey and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1909, F.T. Marinetti published his incendiary Futurist Manifesto, proclaiming, “We stand on the last promontory of the centuries!!” and “There, on the earth, the earliest dawn!” Intent on delivering Italy from “its fetid cancer of professors, archaeologists, tour guides, and antiquarians,” the Futurists imagined that art, architecture, literature, and music would function like a machine, transforming the world rather than merely reflecting it. But within a decade, Futurism's utopian ambitions were being wedded to Fascist politics, an alliance that would tragically mar its reputation in the century to follow. Published to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the founding of Futurism, this is the most complete anthology of Futurist manifestos, poems, plays, and images ever to bepublished in English, spanning from 1909 to 1944. Now, amidst another era of unprecedented technological change and cultural crisis, is a pivotal moment to reevaluate Futurism and its haunting legacy for Western civilization.

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Download or read book Looking Modern written by Jennifer Purtle and published by Art Media Resources. This book was released on 2009 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Looking Modern: East Asian Visual Culture from Treaty Ports to World War II examines multiple dimensions of visual modernity in East Asia from the nineteenth century through the early decades of the twentieth. The papers were drawn from two symposia held at the Center for the Art of East Asia in the Department of Art History, the University of Chicago, which brought out important themes in East Asian Art and visual culture in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries including photography, cinema, and fashion, changing roles of women, commercialization of art, and the impact of Western cultures. They undertook a broad interpretation of visual modernity to include visual dimensions of human endeavor traditionally seen as outside of artistic production in order to encourage exploration of new and understudied materials across disciplinary boundaries. This volume not only provides important background in the growth of modern visual culture in East Asia, but also is a collection of seminal research on specific topics that have a broad impact upon present-day visual arts of China and Japan." -- Publisher's description

Download or read book Merriam Webster s Rhyming Dictionary written by Merriam-Webster, Inc and published by Merriam-Webster. This book was released on 2002 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New edition! Convenient listing of words arranged alphabetically by rhyming sounds. More than 55,000 entries. Includes one-, two-, and three-syllable rhymes. Fully cross-referenced for ease of use. Based on best-selling Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, Eleventh Edition.

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Download or read book Standards in Architectural Paint Research written by Lisa Nilsen and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The implications of globalization include the growing necessity for people everywhere to be working in a more global way. The growing international cooperation between professionals and clients in the field of Architectural Paint Research has highlighted the necessity of agreeing on standards in the way that samples are taken, analysed and recorded. The papers in this volume illustrate the problems involved in meeting this challenge. The importance of keeping up with present-day standards in the paint industry is also addressed. Contents: Introduction; A Walk around the Saharan Heritage: Searching for Architectural Paint Research Dr Amer Rghei; Baseline proficiencies for Architectural Paint Research: Replacing the Goldilocks Standard Helen Hughes; Promoting Architectural Paint Research in Sweden through accessibility of samples and results Kathrin Hinrichs Degerblad; Establishing Standards for Architectural Paint Research at Historic New England Benjamin Haavik; It's Open to Interpretation: A Study in Writing Paint Research Reports for the Entire Project Team Jennifer Cappeto; Tracing the making of the painted stone portal of Ryning palace, Stockholm Anna Henningsson and Alexandru Babos; Identification of zinc-based paints in cross-section: a comparative study of autofluorescent behavior, TSQ fluorochrome stain and elemental composition with SEM-EDS Kirsten Travers and Catherine Matsen; The use of fire retardant surface treatment in and on historic buildings Barbro Wedvik; Exterior colour schemes of dwellings in the historic centre of Visby 1860 1930: architectural paint research and the preservation of townscape Max Laserna; Architectural Paint Research - How to improve the interaction between client, commissioner and executor Jon Brænne; Facilitating awareness of a shared challenge Bernice Crijns; Architectural Paint Research: Exploring the architectural qualities of colour Angelique Friedrichs; Gunnebo House: Historic interiors research for conservation of architectural paint through an international, interdisciplinary collaboration following proposed APR standards Stephan Günther and Maria Höijer; Architectural Paint Research in the ceiling of the Gallery of Charles XI - what we learned - Kristin Fyrand; Twelve Years in Topeka: Struggles and Successes in a Phased Restoration Bryon Roesselet; How communication of research findings resulted in reconstruction of Chipolin painted surfaces at the Hermitage Castle in Denmark Line Bregnhøi; Old National Archives Johan Rittsel and Ewa Björdell; Addressing the Challenges of Modern Paint Materials: Paint Colour Quality Craig Oleszewski; Collaborating to Reveal, Interpret and Restore 1860s Decoration in Richard Upjohn's Grace Church (Brooklyn, New York) Amanda Stauffer Park; From Pauper to Prince: Re-interpreting St. John's Colonial Building through Decorative Finishes Stephanie M. Hoagland; Changing minds through sharing research: the preservation of historic Damascene 'ajami rooms Anke Scharrahs; Danish church interiors, research into colour change, and knowledge of colour history used as tools in the decision-making process toward preserving church cultural heritage Karin V. Kristiansen; Tartu Art College's role in Historic Interior Research in Estonia - Heli Tuksam; The Van Doesburg Rinsema project in Drachten and Amsterdam. An unorthodox consonant Mariël Polman, Danielle van Kempen, Arie Wallart and Luc Megens; The way forward.

Download or read book I Will Survive written by Gloria Gaynor and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2014-03-11 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I Will Survive is the story of Gloria Gaynor, America's "Queen of Disco." It is the story of riches and fame, despair, and finally salvation. Her meteoric rise to stardom in the mid-1970s was nothing short of phenomenal, and hits poured forth that pushed her to the top of the charts, including "Honey Bee," "I Got You Under My Skin," "Never Can Say Goodbye," and the song that has immortalized her, "I Will Survive," which became a #1 international gold seller. With that song, Gloria heralded the international rise of disco that became synonymous with a way of life in the fast lane - the sweaty bodies at Studio 54, the lines of cocaine, the indescribable feeling that you could always be at the top of your game and never come down. But down she came after her early stardom, and problems followed in the wake, including the death of her mother, whose love had anchored the young singer, as well as constant battles with weight, drugs, and alcohol. While her fans always imagined her to be rich, her personal finances collapsed due to poor management; and while many envied her, she felt completely empty inside. In the early 1980s, sustained by her marriage to music publisher Linwood Simon, Gloria took three years off and reflected upon her life. She visited churches and revisited her mother's old Bible. Discovering the world of gospel, she made a commitment to Christ that sustains her to this day.

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Download or read book Literature Landscape written by Cynthia Farah Haines and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 1988 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fifty of the Southwest's most prominent writers answer the question, "What role has the Southwestern landscape played in compelling you to write?"

Download or read book A Thesaurus of Word Roots of the English Language written by Horace G. Danner and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 800 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book lists almost 1,500 roots of academic, professional, and technical words. This is not a thesaurus in the common sense. Unlike the familiar collection of synonyms, this thesaurus gathers words with the same root words with similar meaning. The authors have distinguished a variety of these word elements and given them technical names, such as Simple Root, Prefixed Root, Leading Root Compound, and Trailing Root Compound. Horace Danner and Roger NoÎl's previous books include An Introduction to an Academic Vocabulary (UPA, 1990) which is recommended as a companion to this thesaurus.