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i.e., to rise to a high position overcoming hardships. ad captandum vulgus: to captivate the mob: i.e., to appeal to the masses. Often said of or used by politicians. Likewise, an argumentum ad captandum is an argument designed to please the crowd. ad clerum: to the clergy: Formal letter or communication in the Christian tradition from a bishop ...
Through hardship, great heights are reached; frequently used motto per ardua ad astra: through adversity to the stars: Motto of the Royal, Royal Australian and Royal New Zealand Air Forces, the U. S. State of Kansas and of several schools. The phrase is used by Latin Poet Virgil in the Aeneid; also used in H. Rider Haggard's novel The People of ...
To ask if there is some mistake. Of easy wind and downy flake. And miles to go before I sleep. [1] " Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening " is a poem by Robert Frost, written in 1922, and published in 1923 in his New Hampshire volume. Imagery, personification, and repetition are prominent in the work.
125 Inspirational Quotes for Strong Women. 1. "Ignore the glass ceiling and do your work. If you’re focusing on the glass ceiling, focusing on what you don’t have, focusing on the limitations ...
The Strenuous Life. " The Strenuous Life " is the name of a speech given by the then New York Governor, later the 26th President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt in Chicago, Illinois, on April 10, 1899. Based upon his personal experiences, he argued that strenuous effort and overcoming hardship were ideals to be embraced by Americans ...
Aidan Park launched the Yay! Foundation to 'bring hope and strength to young adults ages 14-24 in underserved and disenfranchised communities.'
John Amos Comenius (/ k ə ˈ m iː n i ə s /; Czech: Jan Amos Komenský; Polish: Jan Amos Komeński; German: Johann Amos Comenius; Latinized: Ioannes Amos Comenius; 28 March 1592 – 15 November 1670) was a Moravian philosopher, pedagogue and theologian who is considered the father of modern education.
The series is more interested in how toxicity can embed itself in an institution than telling a tale of overcoming hardship. That also makes for increasingly complex characters as the series wears on.