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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"flippant"”.
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Pick-Up lines: To Use a Neg or a Flippant?
<p>Pick-up lines are a "ritual that tries to turn strangers into lovers" (Murray, 1985, p.17). By studying how pick-up lines are perceived by the population, we might learn how the phenomenon of short- or long-term mating is initiated. By taking into account mating strategies, mate value, …
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Fight or Flight
… of creating a live musical theatre lacking the flippant sparkle commonly associated with Broadway and the like, but also free of the "intellectual" or "academic" heft often perceived to be inherent in common practice period opera.</p>
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Satire and Sympathy in American Psycho
… by Bret Easton Ellis was originally dismissed as flippant and distasteful because critics focused on the novel's excessive violence, misogyny, and shallow characters. The book remains controversial to this day, though later critics haveshed light on the novel as a satirical representation of Wall …
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Reinventing the Self: Narrative Persona in Five Autobiographical Works of Viktor B. Shklovsky
… to all these works. Also consistent is the flippant tone the narrator uses when talking about himself and his family. In addition, he makes clear in these works that he is first and foremost a man of letters and that literature is the most important thing in his life. The five works examined …
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GLASS SHOULDERS
… and divinity. At times she appears sarcastic and flippant, curious and gullible, yet always there is an undercurrent of deep thought. My visions and images for the poems are sourced from the philosophies of metaphysics, and are inspired by both Western and Eastern teachings of mysticism and myth …
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Whose madness is it anyway: perspectives from the voice of unreason
… but the use of the term has varied functions: 1) Flippant, non-offensive, non-labelling term; 2) Labelling and harmful, with or without intention to do so; 3) An accurate description of ‘an experience’; and 4) Labelling but positive, indicating creativity/uniqueness. Conclusions: The term …
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Activism via Social Networking: A case study of Urban Indian Women Facebook Users
… for activist purposes. Gossip need not be flippant and spiteful, but can rather gratify the actor and serve her self-interest, which is very similar to her experience when she engages in a quick chat on Facebook, irrespective of where she or her friend is located. Overcoming geographical …