Wordly Wise: Lesson 7

1. "Robert Enke's life story should make us pause before we castigate." -The Sport Blog by Amy Lawrence 
It is a shame the way that people have castigated Robert Enke before hearing his side of the story. 


2. "Using colloquial speech should also be used depending on the audience that is reading a newspaper or magazine article." -WritingHood
Colloquial speech should not be used in formal circumstances such as in a formal speech or essay. 


3. What do you think those who survive you will write as your epitaph? -Christian Blessings, wdednh
The one time that I went to a grave yard, I thought it was interesting to see all of the epitaphs written by family members. 


4. "...The exodus took place 12 hours before the storm arrived." -theplacewithnoname.com
The exodus had an affect on Baton Rouge because our population was greatly increased as a result. 
5. "Unsure of the religion or naitonality of the deceased, the authorities decided to inter the body in a neutral burial." -wiki answers
Neutral interment sites are often used when burying victims of war over seas. 
6. Cuts and lacerations are common. -firstaid.webmd
Although lacerations are common, they can be painful. 
7. "Let's vote ourselves unlimited largesse!" -Cuba Journal 
it would not be smart of Cuba to freely hand out largesse because money would quickly run out. 
8. "The National Obituary Archive powered by Arrangeonline.com is the world's largest repository of obituaries and death notices." -arrangeonline.com
There are thousands of obituaries submitted every year, so it must be hard to keep a national record of them all. 
9. "...And suggest a possibly omnivorous diet." -Troodon, Wikipedia
The troodon is thought to be an omnivorous dinorsaur because of the shape of his teeth. 
10. "Attacks to the governor's new policy permeated the newspaper article." -wiki answers
The governor's policy permeated through the local news because the law was so controversial. 
11. "He will also eliminate the practice of extreme rendition where we out source our torture to other countries." -polifact.com 
Obama wants to stop the rendition of torture because he does not beleive in the death penalty. 
12. "Its initiators called it a Conservative Resurgence while its detractors have labeled it a Fundamentalist Takeover." -wikipedia, "The southern baptist convention conservative resurgence"
the southern baptists started a convention and those who were in favor of it, viewed it as a resurgence of the conservative baptists of the south. 
13. "Stereotypes also evolve out of fear of persons form minority groups." -remember.org
There are many stereotypes for different groups of people and some of them are can be hurtful. 
14. "The university of hawaii is still trying to get caught up on payments including stipends, scholarships..." -therepublic.com jennifer sinco kelleher
The university is struggling financially because they are having to catch up on simple dues and stipends which should be part of the budget. 
15. "Subservient people always agree to offers made to them and get into awkward situations." -extrememoo.blogspot.com 
Subservient people are often too giving of themselves which causes them to become unhappy sometimes.