Word: expressiveness
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...possible to raise objections even to an exemplary use of Gardner's theory. Is it a better use of Dave's time to work on his writing or to express himself kinesthetically? Gardner has claimed that "all the intelligences have equal claim to priority," but historically, verbal and math skills may be stronger predictors of job performance than he allows, and employers seem to be placing a higher and higher premium on them. Then there is the problem of superficiality. How deeply can a student comprehend a given topic by relying on his strongest intelligence? Using his hands, Dave...
...first two mighty accomplishments must be credited to older brothers William and Alec respectively, youngest member of the clan Stephen has had his share of successes--including starring with Boyle in the love-triangle movie Threesome. A jack-of-all-genres, Stephen has played a rider with the Pony Express on TV's Young Riders, an unwitting biosphere resident in the comedy Bio-Dome, and now a crimesolving New York City cop. In his new movie One Tough Cop, Stephen portrays Bo Dietl, a former NYPD officer who apprehended the men who viciously assaulted a New York City...
...Tough Cop and saying, "Geez, you know, if I gain 30 pounds, and talk like this, and if she can convince herself of that and enjoy that and I can convince myself of that and enjoy it, it's the same thing, really." It's the ability to express my child-like imagination that is the most...
Towards the end of the preface, Calvino writes,"Perhaps, in the end, it is only your first bookthat counts, perhaps you should only write thatone and stop...the opportunity to express yourreal self happens only once, what you have to sayinside you is either said at that point ornevermore." Calvino's life demonstrates theuntruth of that statement. Nests is notCalvino's best book and is not where he expresseshis "real self" most interestingly. What makesNests worth-while for Calvino connoisseursis that his early work reveals a part of himselfthat is distinctly more personal from what thereader sees in his later...
...long as I was doing justice to the book. In terms of preparation, I mostly researched case studies of abused children. I knew Beloved had to be a painful figure, never cute, and at times she would be grotesque because that is the only way she knows how to express herself...