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Myriad Minds: Opowie¿¿ o kobietach w klasycznych opowie¿ciach
Ramesh Sharma
Wydawnictwo Nasza Wiedza
2025
nidottu
Exploring breakthroughs in language and cognition research, Caleb Everett finds that fundamentals of human perception are culturally encoded by the words and sentences we use. The experience of time, space, color, odor, and taste is substantially influenced by language, so that basic interactions with the world vary greatly across peoples.
"An assured guide" (New Scientist) to the relationship between the language we speak and our perception of such fundamentals of experience as time, space, color, and smells. We tend to assume that all languages categorize ideas and objects similarly, reflecting our common human experience. But this isn’t the case. When we look closely, we find that many basic concepts are not universal, and that speakers of different languages literally see and think about the world differently.Caleb Everett takes readers around the globe, explaining what linguistic diversity tells us about human culture, overturning conventional wisdom along the way. For instance, though it may seem that everybody refers to time in spatial terms—in English, for example, we speak of time “passing us by”—speakers of the Amazonian language Tupi Kawahib never do. In fact, Tupi Kawahib has no word for “time” at all. And while it has long been understood that languages categorize colors based on those that speakers regularly encounter, evidence suggests that the color words we have at our disposal affect how we discriminate colors themselves: a rose may not appear as rosy by any other name. What’s more, the terms available to us even determine the range of smells we can identify. European languages tend to have just a few abstract odor words, like “floral” or “stinky,” whereas Indigenous languages often have well over a dozen.Why do some cultures talk anthropocentrically about things being to one’s “left” or “right,” while others use geocentric words like “east” and “west”? What is the connection between what we eat and the sounds we make? A Myriad of Tongues answers these and other questions, yielding profound insights into the fundamentals of human communication and experience.
The U.S.S. Merrimack was the finest battleship class spaceship in Earth's fleet, able to stand up against the best the Palatine Empire could throw at them, even able to attack and kill swarms of the seemingly unstoppable Hive. But nothing could have prepared the captain and crew of the Merrimack to face the Myriad-three colonized worlds in the midst of a globular cluster that the Hive had somehow overlooked.
A book of poetry that expresses a single woman's thoughts and insecurities in her world. Some of the subjects are loss of loved ones, dating woes, love, insecurity, self-awareness, etc...
A Myriad Of Musings From Boredom's Bitch!
Christopher Dale White
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2011
nidottu
Three months ago, a cosmic storm entered Earth’s atmosphere, mystifying scientists with its unprecedented side effect: those who have died and chosen not to cross over are suddenly palpable, and can interact with the living. The “Impals” are embraced by their loved ones, but persecuted by those who fear them. The government’s solution is to send them “back” using the Tesla Gate—which could destroy the soul. When Major Cecil Garrison tries to rescue Thomas Pendleton and his son, Seth, from this fate, he finds himself imprisoned by his own father, General Ott Garrison. After a daring escape, Cecil joins the Myriad Resistance, a movement to save the Impals from what most consider a government sanctioned holocaust. Tragedy strikes just as the Impals start their dangerous exodus to Europe beneath the murky waters of the Chesapeake Bay. And this is only the beginning, as the eye of the storm envelopes the Earth—bringing darkness and horror beyond imagination . . .
Tabitha Brown loses her world when her fianc , Sam, is killed while on a skiing trip in the Cascade Mountains. With no family except a great-aunt whom she's met only once, Tabitha feels alone-bereft of everything meaningful. When great-aunt Rita dies, leaving Tabitha an old house, overlooking the Strait of Georgia in the northwest corner of Washington State, as well as a sizable sum of money, she resigns from her teaching position, packs up her meager possessions and leaves Seattle for a fresh start in life. The old house is nothing like the dream-house she and Sam had planned to have. In dire need of refurbishing, the place reeks of mildew and decay. But it's too late to regret her hasty move, so Tabitha buckles down, determined to make it the show-place it was at the turn of the last century. It isn't long before Tabitha realizes she needs help. Local handyman, J. Hampton Stewart, arrives in a battered truck with a "friend" named Raymond. Hampton proves to be more help than she cares to admit, and Tabitha reluctantly hires him to repair her leaky roof and do a number of odd jobs about the house. Despite her firm resolve, Tabitha is falling in love with the surprisingly talented carpenter. Not only does he fashion intricately beautiful pieces of furniture, he plays the violin like a master. He is kind to a fault and has a keen sense of humor. The only fly in the ointment is his live-in friend, Raymond, who is mentally challenged with the mind of a five-year-old. Although she tries, Tabitha cannot shake her loathing of the big man. A series of accidents force Tabitha and Hampton together, and their mutual respect and love grows until both are sure they want to spend the rest of their lives as husband and wife. Not believing she could ever find happiness like this again, Tabitha is filled with awe. She is certain of her love for this enigmatic man but just as certain of her loathing for his charge, Raymond. Is it possible to change a heart? Can someone learn how to love? Yes, it is...when you wish upon a star. And have faith in God.
A Myriad of Thoughts
Notion Press
2021
pokkari
A Myriad of Thoughts is a collection of poems challenging the stigma of mental health around the world. Catered towards young adults or just anyone facing the ups and downs in the rollercoaster that we call life, these poems are meant to exhibit the randomness of our daily thoughts and the challenges that one faces with emotional and mental well-being. In hopes of resonating with you, an ever so prominent and often overshadowed epidemic of mental health is discussed throughout the book, asking you to reflect upon your own frame of mind and understand that it is a daily struggle that is ingrained in everyone's lives. It is only when we acknowledge this together, we stand stronger than the stigma.
