[PDF] The Elements Of Expression eBook

Author : Arthur Plotnik
Publisher : Cleis Press
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 27,10 MB
Release : 2012-06-12
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1936740141

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Presents a guide to writing and speaking expressively, offering advice on such topics as high energy verbs, figures of speech, syntax, word patterns, and vocabulary.

Author : Arthur Plotnik
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 21,69 MB
Release : 2012-06-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1936740249

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More than ever in this completely updated edition, The Elements of Expression helps word users "light up the cosmos or the written page or the face across the table" as they seek the radiance of expressiveness—the vivid expression of thoughts, feelings, and observations. Nothing kills radiance like the murky, generic language dominating today's talk, airwaves, and posts. It tugs at our every sentence, but using it to express anything beyond the ordinary is like flapping the tongue to escape gravity. The Elements of Expression offers an adventurous and inspiring flight into words that truly share what's percolating in our minds. Here writers, presenters, students, bloggers—even well intentioned "Mad Men"—will discover language to convey precise feelings, move audiences, delight and persuade. No snob or scold, the acclaimed word-maven Arthur Plotnik explores the full range of expressiveness, from playful "tough talk" to finely wrought literature, with hundreds of rousing examples. Confessing that we are all "like a squid in its ink" when first groping for luminous expression, he shines his amiable wit on the elements leading, ultimately, to language of "fissionable intensity."

Author : Brian Kulick
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 17,99 MB
Release : 2019-10-17
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1000708462

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The Elements of Theatrical Expression puts forward 14 essential elements that make up the basic building blocks of theatre. Is theatre a language? Does it have its own unique grammar? And if so, just what would the elements of such a grammar be? Brian Kulick asks readers to think of these elements as the rungs of a ladder, scaling one after the other to arrive at an aerial view of the theatrical landscape. From such a vantage point, one can begin to discern a line of development from the ancient Greeks, through Shakespeare and Chekhov, to a host of our own contemporary authors. He demonstrates how these elements may be transhistorical but are far from static, marking out a rich and dynamic theatrical language for a new generation of theatre makers to draw upon. Suitable for directors, actors, writers, dramaturges, and all audiences who yearn for a deeper understanding of theatre, The Elements of Theatrical Expression equips its readers with the knowledge that they need to see and hear theatre in new and more daring ways.

Author : Aaron Woodson
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 47,41 MB
Release : 2018-02-01
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 1546227938

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Readers will enjoy the authors sincere, passionate, compelling, and poignant way of reaching his audience. In this book, you as the reader will take a unique journey through the authors unique and broad perspective on life. You also may be able to relate to lifes struggles that we have all experienced in our own journey. The authors primary focus on this book is expression. Expression is therapeutic and gives people an outlet to be who they are. We all can make a very positive impact in this world. The author is demonstrating his desire to make a difference and connect with others in a profound way.

Author : Ursula Hess
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 19,23 MB
Release : 2019-12-12
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 3030329682

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This book provides an overview of theoretical thinking about the communicative scope of emotional expressions as well as an overview of the state of the art research in emotional psychology. For many years, research in emotional psychology has been primarily concerned with the labeling of emotion expressions and the link between emotion expressions and the expresser’s internal state. Following recent trends in research devoting specific attention to the social signal value of emotions, contributors emphasize the nature of emotion expressions as information about the person and the situation, including the social norms and standards relevant to the situation. Focusing on the role of emotion expressions as communicative acts, this timely book seeks to advance a line of theoretical thinking that goes beyond the view of emotion expressions as symptoms of an intrapersonal phenomenon to focus on their interpersonal function. The Social Nature of Emotion Expression will be of interest to researchers in emotional psychology, as well as specialists in nonverbal behavior, communication, linguistics, ethology and ethnography.

Author : Hadley Wickham
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 669 pages
File Size : 20,94 MB
Release : 2015-09-15
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 1498759807

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An Essential Reference for Intermediate and Advanced R Programmers Advanced R presents useful tools and techniques for attacking many types of R programming problems, helping you avoid mistakes and dead ends. With more than ten years of experience programming in R, the author illustrates the elegance, beauty, and flexibility at the heart of R. The book develops the necessary skills to produce quality code that can be used in a variety of circumstances. You will learn: The fundamentals of R, including standard data types and functions Functional programming as a useful framework for solving wide classes of problems The positives and negatives of metaprogramming How to write fast, memory-efficient code This book not only helps current R users become R programmers but also shows existing programmers what’s special about R. Intermediate R programmers can dive deeper into R and learn new strategies for solving diverse problems while programmers from other languages can learn the details of R and understand why R works the way it does.

Author : Ioanna Tourkochoriti
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 33,63 MB
Release : 2021-11-11
Category : Law
ISBN : 1316517632

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A comparison of French and American approaches to freedom of expression, with reference to the historical, social and philosophical contexts.

Author : Larry Alexander
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 49,70 MB
Release : 2005-06-06
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780521822930

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A sceptical appraisal of the claim that freedom of expression is a human right.