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Week 1- outlook Week 2- hyperbole Week 3- laud Week4- paramount Week 5- deprecate<\/p>\n
outlook.050117.Monday<\/p>\n
\u201cThrough some perfect storm of wars, downturns, and disasters, the once-sunny outlook for our United States has turned dark.\u201d Our country used to be the world\u2019s policeman. That is changing. Obama thought of the U.S. as a big bully, not as a defender of freedom. If the U.S. is not the world\u2019s policeman, then who is? The U.N. has become a mouthpiece for Socialism and protector of dictators. That leaves a big vacuum for the protection of individual rights. Socialism promotes the rule of a few over the majority and it promotes the idea that individuals cannot make good decisions so the state must dictate to the masses what is right and good. When the definition of \u2018right and good\u2019 is perverted into what is the \u2018common good\u2019 by immoral puppets of socialist propaganda, individual rights go to \u2018pot\u2019 literally. Socialism says \u201cdrug the masses and they become puppets.\u201d The future outlook for the U.S. is dark indeed!<\/p>\n
outlook.050217.Tuesday<\/p>\n
\u201cPresident Trump says that the outlook for jobs in the U.S. is improving.\u201d The number of new jobs created is on the increase. Trump is doing his best to keep that campaign promise. In our example sentence, we see \u2018outlook\u2019 used in one of its common meanings as in \u201cthe prospect for the future.\u201d Several other meanings are: 1) a place offering a view or a view from a particular place, 2) one\u2019s point of view as a positive outlook on life, 3) the act of looking out. The first meaning in the list is probably the most often used way that outlook is defined and the second is the next usage we see. It is better if we have a \u2018positive\u2019 outlook on life!<\/p>\n
outlook.050317.Wednesday<\/p>\n
\u201cArizona has many scenic outlooks along its highways.\u201d In this example, we see the first meaning of \u2018outlook\u2019 used as in \u201ca view from a particular place.\u201d Interstate mountain passes and state highways at various spots will have areas where you can stop and view miles and miles of mountains, forest, and valleys. Oak creek canyon, Grand Canyon, or Salt River Canyon all have scenic outlooks at spots where the views are awesome and breathtaking. It is places like this that make Arizona the attractive vacation spot for many travelers. The magazine, Arizona Highways, is well worth buying to find many of these scenic areas. Visit Arizona for its scenic outlooks!<\/p>\n
outlook.050417.Thursday<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat they knew was that his military service in Desert Storm had skewed his outlook on the world.\u201d The harshness of war has a way of changing those who are immersed in it. The saying \u201cMan\u2019s inhumanity to man\u201d has a way of upsetting people\u2019s assumptions about what is right and wrong. Some people groups around the world have social customs that are based on strange beliefs that differ from most of the majority nations. Such differences will be the contributing factors in how a particular people group conducts war with its enemies. If they believe that their enemies are inferior to themselves, they then reason they need to be destroyed without mercy and without emotion. This kind of thinking will produce actions that most people consider twisted and skew one\u2019s life outlook!<\/p>\n
outlook.050517.Friday<\/p>\n
\u201cDespite their differences in outlook, they got along together very well.\u201d We are reminded in many ways that we, as humans, are each unique and different. Because this is so, we need to make a special effort to promote working together with spouses, siblings, and close friends. One way to do this is to make and share common goals with the intent to produce positive results. Sometimes this means we need to compromise where we can without defeating our core values. Make the extra effort to get along together!<\/p>\n
Return to 2017 Index<\/a><\/p>\n hyperbole.050817.Monday<\/p>\n \u201cFour decades later Democrats are all blabbermouths shouting to be heard, and most are adrift on a sea of hyperbole and rioting.\u201d This is where many Democrats are today. They resort to exaggeration and negative actions that tear down and destroy. Their negative hyperbole is what our President calls \u201cfake\u201d news. They take anything that Trump or Republicans say, distort it and exaggerate the results. These days positive actions and results among Democratic leadership is almost nonexistent. Their use of negative hyperbole is very detrimental to our nation and its safety!<\/p>\n hyperbole.050917.Tuesday<\/p>\n \u201cI am so hungry I could eat a horse.\u201d This is a classic example of hyperbole. It is an extravagant exaggeration. Who could really eat a whole horse? Or, more to the point, who would eat horsemeat? These questions are what make the statement a real hyperbole. The main definition of hyperbole is language that describes something as better as or worse than it really is. \u201cTo eat a horse\u201d is an impossible state extreme of hunger!<\/p>\n hyperbole.051017.Wednesday<\/p>\n \u201cShe is as thin as a toothpick.\u201d Twiggy was a lady in times past that was described this way with hyperbole. She was thin and undernourished but highly energetic. She was a British singer and model that appealed to the youngsters of the sixties. She became the world\u2019s first supermodel and performed on stage and in films that were seen around the world. She became friends with many well known celebrities and became an animal rights activist. Even today, in her sixties, she is considered thin!<\/p>\n hyperbole.051117.Thursday<\/p>\n \u201cIf I can\u2019t get a Smartphone, I will die.\u201dIf you don\u2019t have enough food and water, you might die, but a Smartphone? This statement is hyperbole at its finest. It is such an extravagant exaggeration to think that someone would prefer to die rather than be without this item. It is obvious that with enough money, you can buy just about anything. What would stop you from just going to the store and buying one!<\/p>\n hyperbole.051217.Friday<\/p>\n \u201cShe fixed him enough food to feed a whole army.\u201d To say that this is an overstatement does not do it credit. It is irrational because one person could not consume that much food. It does say something about the lady who fixed it. She wanted to make sure her man had enough to eat. She probably was told when she was young that the way to a man\u2019s heart was through his stomach. Not bad, but not really enough on which to build a solid relationship. Relationships are many faceted like fine jewels. Paying attention to the many things that make a good relationship will do as much as giving him enough to eat. Understanding and loving care are just as important as filling his stomach with food!<\/p>\n Return to 2017 Index<\/a><\/p>\n laud.051517.Monday<\/p>\n \u201cJohn Wayne was an actor who in his lifetime received all the laud and honor that Hollywood could bestow.\u201d He was in a class by himself. \u201cThe Duke\u201d was seen in many types of movies, but was probably best remembered for Westerns that he played in. In his early years, he was in several war films about WWII like the Flying Leathernecks and Sands of Iwo Jima. However, he was the classic western cowboy in many movies like Big Jake, Rio Bravo and McLintock. Marion Robert Morrison (aka. John Wayne) will long be remembered as the icon of Western Movies!<\/p>\n laud.051617.Tuesday<\/p>\n \u201cMany critics have lauded the best-selling author’s newest novel.\u201d In this example sentence, laud is used in the past tense as a verb. It can be used both as a noun and a verb. The primary definition is \u201cpraise or acclaim\u201d in noun form. In the verb form, it is to praise or give acclaim for what someone has accomplished. Credit, distinction, honor, and glory are some synonyms with similar meanings. Used in many cases to point out someone\u2019s outstanding accomplishments!<\/p>\n laud.051717.Wednesday<\/p>\n \u201cMy guess is they will not laud the Supreme Court\u2019s decisions.\u201d With the appointment of Gorsuch, the Supreme Court will once again lean in the direction of upholding of our constitution as the founding fathers intended. Because of this inclination, the media and liberals will not approve of the decisions that will come down from the Supreme Court. Especially those who want to change this nation from its reliance upon the founders\u2019 intention to have a country where all men are free and limited only by what the constitution lays down as law. The liberals want the constitution abolished or at least perverted to change our freedoms into the \u201cpolitically correct\u201d ideology of socialism. They want the Supreme Court to make decisions that laud socialism and its narrow-minded ideas of freedom!<\/p>\n laud.051817.Thursday<\/p>\n \u201cThe Anglican hymn \u2018All glory, laud and honor to Thee\u2019 was translated from French into English by John Mason Neale in the mid eighteen hundreds.\u201d The first known use of \u2018laud\u2019 was in the 14th<\/sup> century. It came from a Medieval Latin word meaning to praise. Acclaim, credit, and distinction are some synonyms that help us to better understand its meaning. Originally used in a religious context, it is now widely used to extol significant accomplishments. We need to laud those who are especially gifted!<\/p>\n laud.051917.Friday<\/p>\n \u201cWe laud the relationship of any couple who has been married for more than thirty years.\u201d Any good relationship always has an ability to survive the ups and downs of life. Bad times will come but it is during those times of stress that couples learn what to do and how to survive. It takes learning to live with incidental things that have little value and focus upon what is really important for the long haul. Giving time and energy to those values that make a relationship strong is one of the hardest things we need to learn. Find those things that make your marriage strong and it will last!<\/p>\n Return to 2017 Index<\/a><\/p>\n paramount.052217.Monday<\/p>\n \u201cThe voter\u2019s happiness was of paramount importance to candidate Trump.\u201d The dismal lack of good jobs, political insensitivity, and an economy mired in little or no growth were the things that many voters were unhappy about. Trump picked up on these subjects and made them an integral part of his campaign. Making the voters happy by bringing solutions to these subjects is what put him over the top. His presidency will be graded on how well he brings solutions to these same problems. He must make them paramount on his agenda as President!<\/p>\n paramount.052317.Tuesday<\/p>\n \u201cStaying on schedule is paramount to ensure confidence in the company system.\u201d Paramount can be used both as an adjective and a noun. However, it seems to be used more as an adjective form rather than as a noun. As an adjective, it means \u201csuperior to all others.\u201d Yesterday\u2019s commentary is a good example of the adjective use and meaning. As a noun, it means \u201ca supreme ruler.\u201d Countries with a dictator are a good example as in N. Korea. \u201cNumber one\u201d, chief, or dominate are some synonyms like paramount. Let\u2019s be sure we keep the company schedule paramount in what we do!<\/p>\n paramount.052417.Wednesday<\/p>\n \u201cHis work on the financial survey was given paramount consideration.\u201d In our present world, financial status has become a key indicator of the state of a person or company. A \u2018financial survey\u2019 is a product of research to see the well being of any entity, be it a person or a company. A marketing tool is to grade a company on how financial solid it is on a scale such as ABC or 1 to 9 etc. The higher the grade, the more financially secure the company is. There is also a list of individuals and their financial rank over a certain dollar amount (i.e. millionaire\u2019s list). Therefore, financial status can be given paramount importance and the survey is the result!<\/p>\n paramount.052517.Thursday<\/p>\n \u201cHealth and safety are paramount in stage productions to protect cast, crew and investors.\u201d Theater productions will, at times, put actors at risk to produce a dramatic scene. It takes a lot of research to find the safest way to produce a theatrical effect that makes a show memorable. Rigorous attention to safety standards helps to insure that cast members are protected. One unforeseen event can bring disaster to a theater production and that is why health and safety are paramount!<\/p>\n paramount.052617.Friday<\/p>\n \u201cHer happiness is of paramount importance.\u201d To you guys out there, pay attention! If you want happiness in your relationship with your wife, girlfriend, etc., today\u2019s post will be good advice. When \u201cshe\u201d is not happy, it colors all that she says and does. Keep peace in your relationships by paying attention to this advice. Things really work better when she is happy. Your day will go much smoother if you pay attention to her needs. Make her \u201chappiness\u201d of paramount importance!<\/p>\n Return to 2017 Index<\/a><\/p>\n deprecate.052917.Monday<\/p>\n \u201cThe liberal political critics tried to outdo one another in deprecating the Republican candidate as the least likely person to win.\u201d The liberal media has chosen to belittle, minimize, or trash-talk anything they can to show disapproval of conservative values. This approach shows their lack of any appreciation of the values that have made our country the great nation it has been. They will throw out the old, whether good or bad, in favor of values that are known to cause breakdown in moral character. Good standards are replaced with those that are powerless to improve. Liberals deprecate such values that bring improvement!<\/p>\n deprecate.053017.Tuesday<\/p>\n \u201cMedia critics deprecate many TV sitcoms as childish and simpleminded.\u201d This example truly demonstrates the meaning of this week\u2019s word. As a verb, it means to express disapproval of something or someone. The negative bent of today\u2019s media is to look for and put down anything that they deem unreasonable. If they can belittle or disparage what another does, that is what pushes their buttons and makes them feel like gods as they are above reproach. They like to play down or make little of conservative values that they deem to be restrictive. Media critics seldom have good comments about true and valuable moral issues!<\/p>\n deprecate.053117.Wednesday<\/p>\n \u201cIt deprecates reason (and it despises logic) to disparage law and morality as weapons of the ruling class.\u201d Liberals and many minorities now use this reasoning to resist law and order. History tells us that this kind of illogical reasoning is a symptom of weakness and foretells that a society is beginning to fragment and fall apart. When sound reasoning and logic are called \u201cweapons\u201d it signals a change from rational thinking into irrational emotionalism. When a society sinks into emotionalism it departs from any means of control over crowd mania. Crowd mania always leads to useless and unreasonable deaths. How close is the U.S. to a replay of the bloody French Revolution?<\/p>\n deprecate.060117.Thursday<\/p>\n \u201cHe is able to speak five languages, but his peers deprecate this facility of his.\u201d (Quote from Time magazine) In this example sentence, we see deprecate used in the sense of \u201cto play down or make little of.\u201d It seems to be a part of human nature to demean or attach a trivial meaning to another\u2019s outstanding ability or gift. Rarely do we see such abilities in a positive manner or appreciate their significance. It seems to be normal human nature to deprecate the unusual gifts of another rather than to compliment them!<\/p>\n deprecate.060217.Friday<\/p>\n \u201cHis nature was to deprecate any positive virtues she had.\u201d Today\u2019s example sentence shows us one sure way of injecting negative values into a relationship. It is hurtful to play down or express disapproval of the natural gifts of another. To deprecate another\u2019s ability to do something well is a sure sign of insecurity and weakness. If the other person you are considering in a relationship shows signs that belittle another, be forewarned because that relationship is headed for trouble. Be careful and don\u2019t let emotional bias downplay this negative character trait. Usually a person\u2019s negative nature will find ways of displaying itself when least expected!<\/p>\n Return to 2017 Index<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" (under construction) Week 1- outlook Week 2- hyperbole Week 3- laud Week4- paramount Week 5- deprecate outlook.050117.Monday \u201cThrough some perfect storm of wars, downturns, and disasters, the once-sunny outlook for our United States has turned dark.\u201d Our country used to … Continue reading