Definition (Adjective) 1 boiling, agitated 2 characterized by ebullience :having or showing liveliness and enthusiasm In Context "Here are five sobering facts to keep in mind, the next time green arrows and ebullient stock brokers fill your television screen." Eric Levitz, Daily Intelligencer, "The Trump Economy Is a Gilded Mediocrity," 2017
Definition (Adjective) 1 Keen in sense perception 2 a. of keen and farsighted penetration and judgment: discerning b. caused by or indicating acute discernment In Context "The judge made a legally sound, judiciously sane, and socially sagacious decision and I applaud her wisdom and courage in the face of the barrage of negative media condemnation." The Washington Post, 2016
Definition (noun) Patient self-control; restraint and tolerance. In Context “Forbearance. It’s an old-fashioned word, perhaps, but if ever we needed to recover its use, now is the time. Our politics and economics, our communities and churches, and even our families are fractured by polarizing disagreements that often grow into debilitating conflicts. In this discerning book James Calvin Davis deftly narrates the meanings, spirit, power, and practice of ‘bearing with one another’ as a fundamental Christian civic virtue, one that can lead us into ways of dealing with our conflicts that are marked by wisdom, justice, faithfulness, and hope.” Craig Dykstra, Duke [...]
Critical Assessment “To open out his novel, Hamid intercuts the story of Nadia and Saeed with short, strobe-lit glimpses of other people’s stories around the world in a fashion that recalls a technique David Mitchell has employed in novels like “Ghostwritten.” It’s a technique that underscores the simultaneity of time and experience in our globalized world, reminding us of both the amazing similarities and vast differences among countries and individuals across an increasingly interconnected planet. "By mixing the real and the surreal, and using old fairy-tale magic, Hamid has created a fictional universe that captures the global perils percolating beneath today’s [...]
Wednesday, September 20 | Noon-1:30pm Dillon Court East Wednesday, September 27 | Noon-1:30 pm Dillon Court East Join us as the new academic year begins to sharpen your public speaking skills. GradSpeak is a workshop offered monthly to enhance graduate students' public speaking skills. Practice is encouraged and feedback is given in a constructive supportive environment. Each session will have a topic to practice (for example: your research in a nutshell) and a focus on technical skill such as diction or eye contact with the audience. Co-sponsored by The Graduate School and PrincetonWrites. Space is limited to 10 graduate students. Please [...]
Definition (Noun) a violent storm tumult, uproar In Context “A meaningful life - this is what we look for in art, in its smallest dewdrops as in its unleashing of the tempest. We are at peace when we have found it and uneasy when we have not.” Bjornstjerne Bjornson
Critical Assessment "Ms. Patchett has long explored the awkwardness, pain and grace that come when total strangers are forced into unexpected alliances. This theme found its fullest expression in her 2001 best seller, Bel Canto, whose glamorous characters were taken hostage at a birthday party. But a far more common form of involuntary companionship — which doesn’t involve guns but often feels like it does — is the blended family. Tolerating your own kin is hard enough. Tolerating someone else’s is harder by a coefficient of 10. “Commonwealth spans over 50 years, and the stories of how these children move uncertainly [...]
Putting PowerPoint to Work by Stephanie Whetstone Most of us have been there. We attend a conference or come to hear a talk, only to be faced with mind-numbing boredom. The information may be interesting, but the presenter is reading us a dense paragraph of words that we can barely make out from the back of the room. It doesn’t have to be this way! No matter how specialized the information in your presentation, you can always make it appealing and easy to absorb. This will endear you to your audience and make sure they remember your work instead of sleeping [...]
Critical Assessment "Perhaps no one has done more to educate the nonscientific community about the universe than Tyson. As director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History, an author and a popular television personality, Tyson is, for many, the face of astrophysics—and for good reason. He is passionate about astrophysics and wants everyone else to be, too. This book, a compilation of 12 essays he wrote for Natural History magazine, is infectiously enthusiastic, humorous and, above all, accessible. Tyson is able to convey complicated concepts with clarity. Deborah Mason, "Astrophysics for People in a Hurry. A Sprightly " [...]
Hello from the Other Side by Stephanie Whetstone Formal business letters and hand-written notes may be on the wane, but in the course of a typical work week, emails can pile up. In the crush of incoming correspondence, we are often so compelled to clear out our inbox that we opt for efficiency over courtesy. Some writers even dispense with the salutation, or greeting, at the beginning of the email altogether and just get straight to the point—after all, there is a lot to do. Leaving out the “Dear Ava,” the “Hi, Joe,” or the “Good Morning, Rachel,” may seem like [...]
