Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Topic investigation for Thurs. Oct. 22th

u⋅ni⋅ty

  [yoo-ni-tee] Show IPA
Use unity in a Sentence
–noun, plural -ties.
1.the state of being one; oneness.
2.a whole or totality as combining all its parts into one.
3.the state or fact of being united or combined into one, as of the parts of a whole; unification.
4.absence of diversity; unvaried or uniform character.
5.oneness of mind, feeling, etc., as among a number of persons; concord, harmony, or agreement.
6.Mathematics.
a.the number one; a quantity regarded as one.
b.identity (def. 9).
7.(in literature and art) a relation of all the parts or elements of a work constituting a harmonious whole and producing a single general effect.
8.one of the three principles of dramatic structure (the three unities) derived from Aristotelian aesthetics and formalized in the neoclassic canon in which a play is required to represent action as taking place in one day (unity of time),as occurring within one place (unity of place), and as having a single plot with a beginning, middle, and end (unity of action).
Origin:
1250–1300; ME unite < class="ital-inline" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.25em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; font-style: italic; ">ūnitās, equiv. to ūn(us) one + -itās-ity

Synonyms:
1. singleness, singularity, individuality. See union. 5. concert, unison.

Antonyms:
1. diversity, variety.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.

u·ni·ty (yōō'nĭ-tē)
n. pl. u·ni·ties

  1. The state or quality of being one; singleness.

  2. The state or quality of being in accord; harmony.

    1. The combination or arrangement of parts into a whole; unification.

    2. A combination or union thus formed.

    3. An ordering of all elements in a work of art or literature so that each contributes to a unified aesthetic effect.

    4. The effect thus produced.

    5. The number 1.

    6. See identity element.

  4. Singleness or constancy of purpose or action; continuity: "In an army you need unity of purpose" (Emmeline Pankhurst).

    1. An ordering of all elements in a work of art or literature so that each contributes to a unified aesthetic effect.

    2. The effect thus produced.

    3. The number 1.

    4. See identity element.

  6. One of the three principles of dramatic structure derived by French neoclassicists from Aristotle's Poetics, stating that a drama should have but one plot, which should take place in a single day and be confined to a single locale.

  7. Mathematics

    1. The number 1.

    2. See identity element.


[Middle English unite, from Old French, from Latin ūnitās, fromūnus, one; see oi-no- in Indo-European roots.]
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Artist Research for Mon. Oct. 19th






Sean Fader is an artist I Jeff referred me to that I am now absolutely in love with. There is such a sense of humor with his pictures and I love it. The work of his I am most impressed by is his I WANT TO PUT YOU ON series. The whole concept of trying someone else's life on is very interesting to me and I have spent plenty of time thinking of what this would be like, but to see these thoughts visualize is amazing. Who hasn't wanted to be a kid again or be all grown up. Plus the sexual-ness of being in your lovers body is kind of a crazy idea. I am also very envious of his photoshoping ability, these images are seamlessly done. This series is very close visually to what I would like to do if I stay on full body and it is encouraging to see it done so well. I am also really interested in his GOOGLEGANGERS series. The idea of finding others who share your name is always intriguing and something I have wanted to do. I wish he had more than the two portraits up of the Sean Faders of the world though.

www.seanfader.com
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topic investigation for Thurs. Oct. 15th

weird

  [weerd] Show IPA adjective, -er, -est, noun
–adjective
1.involving or suggesting the supernatural; unearthly or uncanny: a weird sound; weird lights.
2.fantastic; bizarre: a weird getup.
3.Archaic. concerned with or controlling fate or destiny.
–noun Chiefly Scot.
4.fate; destiny.
5.fate (def. 6).
Origin:
bef. 900; (n.) ME (northern form of wird), OE wyrd; akin to worth 2; (adj.) ME, orig. attributive n. in phrase werde sisters the Fates (popularized as appellation of the witches in Macbeth)

Related forms:
weirdly, adverb
weirdness, noun

Synonyms:
1. unnatural, preternatural. weird, eerie, unearthly, uncanny refer to that which is mysterious and apparently outside natural law. Weirdrefers to that which is suggestive of the fateful intervention of supernatural influences in human affairs: the weird adventures of a group lost in the jungle. Eerie refers to that which, by suggesting the ghostly, makes one's flesh creep: an eerie moaning from a deserted house. Unearthly refers to that which seems by its nature to belong to another world: an unearthly light that preceded the storm. Uncanny refers to that which is mysterious because of its apparent defiance of the laws established by experience: an uncanny ability to recall numbers.

Antonyms:
1. natural.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
weird (wîrd)
adj. weird·er, weird·est

  1. Of, relating to, or suggestive of the preternatural or supernatural.

  2. Of a strikingly odd or unusual character; strange.

  3. Archaic Of or relating to fate or the Fates.

n.

    1. Fate; destiny.

    2. One's assigned lot or fortune, especially when evil.

  2. often Weird Greek & Roman Mythology One of the Fates.

tr. & intr.v. weird·ed, weird·ing, weirds
Slang To experience or cause to experience an odd, unusual, and sometimes uneasy sensation. Often used with out.

[Middle English werde, fate, having power to control fate, from Old English wyrd, fate; see wer-2 in Indo-European roots.]
weird'ly adv., weird'ness n.
Synonyms: These adjectives refer to what is of a mysteriously strange, usually frightening nature. Weird may suggest the operation of supernatural influences, or merely the odd or unusual: "The person of the house gave a weird little laugh" (Charles Dickens). "There is a weird power in a spoken word" (Joseph Conrad).
Something eerie inspires fear or uneasiness and implies a sinister influence: "At nightfall on the marshes, the thing was eerie and fantastic to behold" (Robert Louis Stevenson).
Uncanny refers to what is unnatural and peculiarly unsettling:"The queer stumps ... had uncanny shapes, as of monstrous creatures" (John Galsworthy).
Something unearthly seems so strange and unnatural as to come from or belong to another world: "He could hear the unearthly scream of some curlew piercing the din" (Henry Kingsley).
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