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Why are plurals of animals in English so hosed up http://animal.discovery.com/animal-facts/22-peculiar-names-for-groups-of-animals.htm
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Why is "sophomoric" an insult and how did it come to be?
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In fancy-pants literature speak, what role does quidditch really play in Harry Potter?
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Brainworm posted:That sounds like a storytelling cop-out, and when its done badly it is. We've all read stories where the protagonist is the protagonist -- and allegedly special -- for no good reason. It's why people make fun of Twilight and Mary Sue fan fiction; a protagonist who's not special has to become special. They have to earn it, like Luke does by training in the swamp with Yoda and getting slapped around by Vader. When a character doesn't earn the right to be the center of the story, we feel cheated. Using your professional judgment, is Rey a Mary Sue? I the First Order a Villian Sue? Baron Porkface fucked around with this message at 07:46 on Jan 5, 2018 |
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This might be more about film language, but why does the No Place Like Home scene work even though it's bullshit that violates all the rules of storytelling.
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U R a badass Brainwom Edit: I want to remind everyone how METAL someone who dresses like a suffragette can be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AldxVQ8z5FQ Baron Porkface fucked around with this message at 02:58 on May 2, 2018 |
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Would Harry Potter have been better if Harry was credibly tempted by the darkside at least a little (exempting a few outbursts, like attempting crucio on Bellatrix)? Edit: he gets a Ring of Gyges and the story is eh whatever about it. Baron Porkface fucked around with this message at 20:15 on May 21, 2018 |
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May 20, 2018 18:40
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Also what do you think Rowlings intentions were in creating a slave race that legit want to be enslaved and have a subplot mocking Hermione for trying to Social Justice it? And then give me the Death Of The Author version.
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Are you familiar with the Dungeons and Dragons character Drizzt Dro'Urden? Is there a more antique precedent for that kind of character other than maybe Chiron?
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Oct 2, 2018 19:46
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Is there a rational reason Shakespeare decided to anglicize Marc Anthony's name?
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Jun 8, 2020 05:35
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If Chekovs gun doesn't fire and the other shoe doesn't drop, is that bad writing? Edit: Baron Porkface posted:Is there a rational reason Shakespeare decided to anglicize Marc Anthony's name? I should have included, "and no one else gets anglicized" Baron Porkface fucked around with this message at 02:48 on Sep 3, 2020 |
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Sep 3, 2020 02:43
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Flappy Bert posted:How did 'foreshadowing' become such a well-known and (imo) overrated tool? Is there anything too it other than that it's pedagogically simple both for teachers' lesson plans and for the least common denominator of students? Human cognition is based on pattern recognition.
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What is the "point" of Snow White in terms of literary value or child development or pedagogy?
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I can't put my finger on why “He was with my mom in the Amazon when she was researching spiders right before she died.” is meme worthy.
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