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My cultural anthropology's text book was talking about nepotism... It used a project done in Nairobi, Kenya, where they tested how particularism affected two companies. They had employees where most were of the same ethnic group and even related. Compared against how things were before and after, "the turnover rates fell to less than half, customer complaints declined while the number of written commendations of workers by customers more than doubled, damage to company property was reduced by 27…

... I've never been on a plane with a baby. If I have, they didn't make a peep. :3

Quote from DamnImGood: “I am undecided on this issue. Generally speaking, unless you're flying first class, it's always uncomfortable on an airplane. If you have the unfortunate experience of sitting between two obese people, making them pay extra is not going to make your experience any better; you're still going to be sitting between two obese people. Perhaps someone can clear this up for me, but when an obese person is forced to pay for two seats, are two seats actually reserved for that pers…

Quote from Goddess of Judecca: “Yeah, just poking through it several thousand times at a rapid rate and injecting ink into the skin. I can see how that's a lot better.But you said nothing about the level of cruelty. You said mutilation. And as I just pointed out, they're both mutilation. Not only that, but how can something be cruel when a person chooses to do it? They're not being forced into it. ~Maggot” no, maggot. tattoos hurt and swell up and get red and risk infection for unknown reasons. …

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relax, though. we're talkin to you about this stuff because you dohave talent and potential. But you have to recognize that you are young and have a lot of room to grow. even writers that have many, many books published and make a living off of their writings still have room to grow.

it's not adding frills or strings. Heck, I used to read kids' books where the author would use "GRIN" instead of "SMILE" and "snicker" instead of "laugh" I learned a word and I had more of a picture of what the characters were doing. Grin and snicker are synonyms of the more simple words, but they are hinting at completely different reactions.

Possibly. No one's grammar is perfect, especially not mine. I think you completely misinterpreted that quote. Winston is, I believe, referring to the habit some academic people have of using large words to show off where, instead, a simple, short word will get the point across. Size is not the same as specifics. For example, he's not referring to saying "zebra" instead of "animal", he means when people use "Equallus caballus" instead of "horse"

Quote from Corax: “Indeed. The greatest skill of a writer is wordplay; being able to set the scene with every aspect of your writing. Words, sentences and even entire paragraphs written in similar or differing styles all intertwine in your mind to paint a picture more thorough and beautiful than any you can find in a museum. Word variety is only the first step of that. Anyone can write a story from start to finish if they have a story to tell. Making that story come to live and never be forgotte…

Even if you don't consciously recognize it, the part of your brain that turns the words into mental images (ie, your imagination) does. But, see, I'm not getting at just "said", but verbs in general. Even changing "said" to something more specific now and then makes it so you just automatically do it on other ones, then the reader's brain can translate that into a more specific happening. For example, and I am still just using things like "said" as an example, I can't tell if the main character …

Quote from Dawson Vosburg: “Have you gotten past him getting the free sunglasses? It's not at all bland after that... it jumps right into the action. Finding the sunglasses is a small part of the story. What does broiling make you think of? It always is my first reaction to heat. I've been told by very many reliable sources that you need not go beyond "said" and "asked." "Replied" is okay on occasion, but I find it a big distraction to use other words. I don't like it in books I read. Dawson” I …

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Dawson, if I may, I think you should work on your plot and writing a little more. Just finding the free sunglasses is a little bland, y'know? You could've taken so many more interesting routes with that. and wording... "broiling" his body is... it starts with a good idea... You want imagery, but I'm not sure that one's a good choice. Also, how about some more imagery in the speech? Instead of "Mom said" "I said" "she said", try to add a little more difference in there with things like "I groaned…

Quote from Dawson Vosburg: “You still haven't gotten that I've been around. I kinda already do have several professional opinions. Like that of Hugo-award winning author Ron Miller. Dawson” ... who?

Quote from jesus christ: “those were just off the top of my head. There's narnia...” keep going d:

Quote from Jesus Christ: “Lol. Bedtime stories, Peter Pan, The Spiderwick Chronicles.” oh, there's more.

Quote from Dawson Vosburg: “Wow. Sarcasm. That's original. Dawson” It's so unique that I invented the word sarcasm.

Quote from Dawson Vosburg: “Book description: What if you could leap into your own overactive imagination? And what if you met your imaginary friends there? What if it was real? This all happens to an intelligent, imaginative boy named Josiah Jones, who finds a portal into his own world. Now, stuck inside, he has to fight the battle of his life inside his own head. This remarkable work of storytelling is fast, fresh, and fun, and keeps you engaged in this boy's strange double life between the im…