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About essays – what essays are, the types of essays and status within the community. Avoid writing redundant essays – why it is a good idea to check if similar essays already exist before creating new ones. Difference between policies, guidelines and essays – what the community chooses to call a "policy" or a "guideline" or an "essay".
Weasel words are words and phrases aimed at creating an impression that something specific and meaningful has been said, when in fact only a vague or ambiguous claim has been communicated. A common form of weasel wording is through vague attribution, where a statement is dressed with authority , yet has no substantial basis.
The book received numerous positive reviews. For example, Kirkus Reviews wrote, "The best pieces in the book, such as a wonderful essay on Navajo place names, combine this ethic with a profound attention to local knowledge and old ways of knowing; echoing Borges, Momaday proclaims that for him paradise is a library, but also 'a prairie and a plain . . .
An essay, as well as being useful, can potentially be a divisive means of espousing a point of view. Although an essay should not be used to create an alternative rule set, the Wikipedia community has historically tolerated a wide range of Wikipedia-related subjects and viewpoints on user pages.
It is easier to do many things, than one thing consecutively: Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria 1/12:7 facio liberos ex liberis libris libraque "I make free adults out of children by means of books and a balance." motto of St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland, and Santa Fe, New Mexico facta, non verba: deeds, not words: Frequently used as motto
European allies in NATO are stepping up their military spending, just as Donald Trump wanted. In words, deeds and arms deals, leaders of the United States’ partners in NATO are making the case ...
Conventional moral wisdom holds that evil deeds are punished by divine providence and good deeds are rewarded by divine providence: [1] For as punishment is to the evil act, so is reward to a good act. Now no evil deed is unpunished, by God the just judge. Therefore no good deed is unrewarded, and so every good deed merits some good. [a]
Deeds not Words: Motto of the United States Merchant Marine Academy. acta sanctorum: Deeds of the Saints: Also used in the singular preceding a saint's name: Acta Sancti ("Deeds of Saint") N.; a common title of hagiography works actiones secundum fidei: action follows belief: i.e., "we act according to what we believe (ourselves to be)." [4]