from wordsmith.org
odious
PRONUNCIATION:
(O-dee-uhs)
MEANING:
adjective: Highly offensive; inspiring and deserving hatred.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin odium (hatred), from odisse (to hate). Ultimately from the Indo-European root od- (to hate) that is also the source of the words annoy, noisome, and ennui.
USAGE: "All over the US there are people whose lives are being destroyed for lack of proper health care provision, and there is no sight more odious than the rich, powerful, and arrogant trying to keep it that way."Simon Hoggart; Why the American Right Make Me Sick; The Guardian (London, UK); Aug 15, 2009.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
College Advice, From Nine Perspectives
From Sunday's New York Times
OPINION
September 06, 2009
Op-Ed Contributors:
College Advice, From People Who Have Been There Awhile
Educators give some helpful advice to young adults entering school this fall.
The Hunt for a Good Teacher
By STANLEY FISH
Find the best teachers and take a writing class.
An Argument Worth Having
By GERALD GRAFF
Cut through the jargon, analyze and debate.
Get Lost. In Books.
By HAROLD BLOOM
Read the authors that are difficult and demand rereading.
Don’t Alienate Your Professor
By CAROL BERKIN
Once in class, participate.
Play Politics
By GARRY WILLS
Have passion for learning and for your beliefs.
Go the Wrong Way
By MARTHA NUSSBAUM
Think about life, not just a job.
Off-Campus Life
By JAMES MacGREGOR BURNS
Read a good newspaper; it will be your path to the world at large.
My Crush on DNA
By NANCY HOPKINS
Fall in love with your vision of the future.
Change Course
By STEVEN WEINBERG
College is never what one expects.
OPINION
September 06, 2009
Op-Ed Contributors:
College Advice, From People Who Have Been There Awhile
Educators give some helpful advice to young adults entering school this fall.
The Hunt for a Good Teacher
By STANLEY FISH
Find the best teachers and take a writing class.
An Argument Worth Having
By GERALD GRAFF
Cut through the jargon, analyze and debate.
Get Lost. In Books.
By HAROLD BLOOM
Read the authors that are difficult and demand rereading.
Don’t Alienate Your Professor
By CAROL BERKIN
Once in class, participate.
Play Politics
By GARRY WILLS
Have passion for learning and for your beliefs.
Go the Wrong Way
By MARTHA NUSSBAUM
Think about life, not just a job.
Off-Campus Life
By JAMES MacGREGOR BURNS
Read a good newspaper; it will be your path to the world at large.
My Crush on DNA
By NANCY HOPKINS
Fall in love with your vision of the future.
Change Course
By STEVEN WEINBERG
College is never what one expects.
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