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Mariott Posted 15 years ago
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This is a story about Amanda Palmer who had performed on the street as a living statue before she became famous.
1) "Standing still isn't really that difficult," Palmer says. "The discipline in being a living statue is much more in the nonreactivity department.
In this text, I'm wondering how I should understand the word department.
2) What was so hard about doing nothing? She would have said that she'd been exercising willpower to resist temptation, but that folk concept from the nineteenth century had been mostly abandoned by modern experts. What would it even mean to say that a person was exercising willpower?
In this paragraph, what folk concept means? Does this mean people's belief that they have to use willpower? If this is what this text meana, people in the nineteenth centure must have valued willpower.
Thanks in advance!
1) "Standing still isn't really that difficult," Palmer says. "The discipline in being a living statue is much more in the nonreactivity department.
In this text, I'm wondering how I should understand the word department.
2) What was so hard about doing nothing? She would have said that she'd been exercising willpower to resist temptation, but that folk concept from the nineteenth century had been mostly abandoned by modern experts. What would it even mean to say that a person was exercising willpower?
In this paragraph, what folk concept means? Does this mean people's belief that they have to use willpower? If this is what this text meana, people in the nineteenth centure must have valued willpower.
Thanks in advance!
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" The phrase "nonreactivity department" is a sort of inflated slang. Nonreactivity is not a word I can find in any of my dictionaries. A "Folk concept" is a commonly held belief but not necessarily one that is empirically proven or acceptable.
- " The phrase "nonreactivity department" is a sort of inflated slang.
- Nonreactivity is not a word I can find in any of my dictionaries.
- A "Folk concept" is a commonly held belief but not necessarily one that is empirically proven or acceptable.
- "Willpower" was - and is - admired by many but, like "determination" , it's a concept and its popularity changes.
- At least, this is how I interpret your questions.
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Hi Marriott,
What she means is that "The discipline in being a living statue is found in the ability to not react to what’s going on around you." The phrase "nonreactivity department" is a sort of inflated slang. Nonreactivity is not a word I can find in any of my dictionaries.
A "Folk concept" is a commonly held belief but not necessarily one that is empirically proven or
What she means is that "The discipline in being a living statue is found in the ability to not react to what’s going on around you." The phrase "nonreactivity department" is a sort of inflated slang. Nonreactivity is not a word I can find in any of my dictionaries.
A "Folk concept" is a commonly held belief but not necessarily one that is empirically proven or
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