And not a story that would be about do the drugs work, for example, to cure depression are ease anxiety. There were people who knew more than i and a lively debate. I was more interested in how people use these drugs to tell stories about what it means to be human. New things were available that seems to provide new insight into over like. And how did that change the way that we talked about what we were like, what humans need about what humans owe each other, the best way to take care of ourselves, what the goals of life are to be and all these other major philosophical social political questions. I started with the prozac phenomenon. And although was described a very abstract terms as being a treatment for depression in practical terms of American Culture this was the kind of illness that have been associated with white middleclass or one people who had access to doctors who are encouraged to think that supposed to be happy and i was illness. And specifically for women who have been
When famed author, writer, newspaperman and satirist Mark Twain enjoyed his first "Day at Niagara" in 1869, he encountered signs of frustration just about every place he visited.
SINCE Valentine s Day is on Wednesday, I shall take a break from talking about world Englishes and Philippine English and write something related to the day of romantic love. Today, I wish to discuss the language of love letters. Since I am a linguist and writer by profession, writing love letters has a special place in my (love) life. I am always fascinated by well-written love letters, those expressing affections and emotions in the most vivid and artistic way. I remember, when I was a teenager, I had a book that compiles love letters written by historical figures. I was too young to know what love was then (not that I know it too well now), but I did enjoy flipping through its pages, amused at how people in the past wrote about their feelings. I do not have the book now, but such letters can easily be searched on the internet. And so, in talking about the language of love letters, I shall use extracts from love letters of historical figures, too.
Barbara Snedecor recently edited the University of Missouri Press book, Gravity: Selected Letters of Olivia Langdon Clemens. She talked about her love for Clemens and why this book is an important rea
11 new and modern apartments have been under construction at 110 Baldwin St. since 2019. Come November, the historic building will become a new place to live in Downtown Elmira.