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Ignominy is a public embarrassment of some sort, or a situation that makes one feel dishonored. An example of a sentence using the word "ignominy" is "To further shame the rebel leader, the soldiers dragged him through the streets with ignominy as people spat and swore at him. "

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Upon being impeached the now ex-governor bowed his head in ignominy and quietly departed.

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The team faced a sense of ignominy after losing ten straight games to the worst teams in the league.

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There is no verb form for the noun 'ignominy'. The adjective form is ignominious; the adverb form is ignominiously; and another noun form is ignominiousness.

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a shame or having disrespect for something

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rudeness, inequity, ignominy, dishonour, disgrace

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The word "ignominy" is used 10 times in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. It appears frequently throughout the novel to describe the shame and dishonor experienced by the characters.

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The disgraced official could not bear the ignominy of being forced to resign from his position.

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Ignominious: deserving rebuke/shameful

His atrocious behavior at the party was truly ignominious.

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Disreputable, discreditable, disgraceful, dishonorable, ignominious, infamous, notorious,

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# Disgrace arising from exceedingly shameful conduct; ignominy. # Scornful reproach or contempt:. # A cause of shame or disgrace.

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Synonyms for disgrace can be SHAME........other than that I cannot think.

degradation, disrepute, ignominy, dishonour, infamy, odium

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- denominator

- denomination

- ignominy

- misnomer

- nom de plume

- nomenclature

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- ignominious

- nomination

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"Ignominious" is an adjective. It is used to describe something that is shameful, dishonorable, or deserving of disgrace.

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Stuart Broad has conceded 36 runs in an over.Yuvraj Singh scored 36 runs in his over.

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In Les Miserables, characters like Fantine and Jean Valjean face social stigma and ostracism due to their circumstances. Despite their ignominy, they yearn for dignity and respect. Fantine, who becomes a prostitute to support her daughter, still desires to be seen as a loving mother. Similarly, Valjean, an ex-convict, seeks redemption and a chance to live with honor. This theme underscores the human need for recognition and empathy, even in the face of disgrace.

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The victim will be mortified and will feel a deep sense of ignominy, sometimes resulting in abnormal psychological behavior, such as disgust,hate or even as violent reaction to revolt against the individual , community or society that discriminates.

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The condition of being out of favor; loss of favor, regard, or respect., The state of being dishonored, or covered with shame; dishonor; shame; ignominy., That which brings dishonor; cause of shame or reproach; great discredit; as, vice is a disgrace to a rational being., An act of unkindness; a disfavor., To put out favor; to dismiss with dishonor., To do disfavor to; to bring reproach or shame upon; to dishonor; to treat or cover with ignominy; to lower in estimation., To treat discourteously; to upbraid; to revile.

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One who has charge of money; a cash keeper; the officer who has charge of the payments and receipts (moneys, checks, notes), of a bank or a mercantile company., To dismiss or discard; to discharge; to dismiss with ignominy from military service or from an office or place of trust., To put away or reject; to disregard.

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One who has charge of money; a cash keeper; the officer who has charge of the payments and receipts (moneys, checks, notes), of a bank or a mercantile company., To dismiss or discard; to discharge; to dismiss with ignominy from military service or from an office or place of trust., To put away or reject; to disregard.

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Ignominious means to be disgraceful, dishonorable, or shameful such as:

"How ignomonious, having a man grope around in my underthings." Mrs Slocombe...Are You Being Sered?

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According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 3 words with the pattern I-N----Y. That is, eight letter words with 1st letter I and 3rd letter N and 8th letter Y. In alphabetical order, they are:

ignominy

innately

ionicity

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According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 2 words with the pattern --N-M--Y. That is, eight letter words with 3rd letter N and 5th letter M and 8th letter Y. In alphabetical order, they are:

ignominy

nonempty

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According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 3 words with the pattern -G-O-IN-. That is, eight letter words with 2nd letter G and 4th letter O and 6th letter I and 7th letter N. In alphabetical order, they are:

agnomina

ignominy

ignoring

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In the village, Hester's pearl is seen as a symbol of sin and ignominy, while Reverend Dimmesdale's behavior is that of a respected and pious community leader. However, in the forest, the roles reverse as Hester finds solace and strength in the natural environment, while Dimmesdale's inner turmoil is revealed, leading to a sense of guilt and hypocrisy.

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According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 4 words with the pattern IGN---N-. That is, eight letter words with 1st letter I and 2nd letter G and 3rd letter N and 7th letter N. In alphabetical order, they are:

igniting

ignominy

ignorant

ignoring

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According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 16 words with the pattern IGN-----. That is, eight letter words with 1st letter I and 2nd letter G and 3rd letter N. In alphabetical order, they are:

ignaroes

ignatias

ignified

ignifies

igniters

igniting

ignition

ignitors

ignitron

ignobler

ignomies

ignominy

ignorami

ignorant

ignorers

ignoring

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Certainly! Here are some words that could fit with those letters for your poem about "The Scarlet Letter":

  • I: Isolation, Ignominy
  • K: Knowledge
  • L: Love, Light
  • O: Ostracized
  • Q: Quaint
  • X: eXile, eXperience
  • Y: Yearning
  • Z: Zeal

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Chillingworth was called a leech in The Scarlet Letter because he metaphorically attached himself to Dimmesdale, draining him of spirit and vitality. This term reflects how Chillingworth's relentless pursuit of revenge consumed him, much like a leech feeding on blood.

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In order to fully understand Almeda University's legitimacy, one has to consider several aspects of the university including its accreditation, faculty, degree acceptability and other relate to the university. As you shall peruse through the site, you shall find some fake accreditation agencies which are seemingly developed by Almeda University itself. You might also find several news posts with regards to the degree acceptability, wherein the subject has been subject to humiliation and ignominy. As with "Life Experience Degrees" that the university offers, the presence of faculty and other related staff is quite unlikely

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On March 19, 1856 republican Senator Charles Sumner of Massachussets delivered a violent speech about what was happening in Kansas, turning in a particularly aggressive attitude towards the old Senator Andrew Butler of South Carolina.

He placed himself in front of his political opponent showing the critics and the contrast of his views, but with contempt and ignominy, leaving amazed the whole Senate.

In response to what happened, Senator Preston Brook, nephew of Senator Butler, approached Sumner, reproached his attack against Butler and slammed six times his stick on Sumner's head, leaving him unconscious and bleeding.

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abuse, affront, aspersion, black eye, blasphemy, cheap shot, contempt, contumely, derision, despite, discourtesy, disdainfulness, disgrace, disrespect, ignominy, impertinence, impudence, incivility, indignity, insolence, invective, libel, mockery, obloquy, offense, opprobrium, outrage, put-down, rudeness, scorn, scurrility, shame, slam, slander, slap, slap in the face, slight, snub, superciliousness, taunt, unpleasantry, vilification, vituperation

aggravate, annoy, blister, curse, cut to the quick, debase, degrade, deride, dishonor, disoblige, dump on, flout, gird, humiliate, injure, irritate, jeer, libel, mock, outrage, pan, provoke, put down*, revile, ridicule, roast, scoff, slam*, slander, slight, sneer, snub, step on one's toes, taunt, tease, underestimate, vex

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Both Bill Clinton and Andrew Johnson were impeached by the House but found not guilty by the Senate. Nixon only faced the threat of impeachment but articles of impeachment were never submitted before he resigned. Had Nixon tried to fight most likely he would have been impeached, found guilty, and removed from office, becoming the first president in U.S. history to face such ignominy.

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According to Christian tradition, Saint Ignatius of Antioch was martyred in 117 CE, during the reign of Emperor Trajan, or perhaps Emperor Hadrian. To some extent, his death was not really a martyrdom, as he is said to have sent word to the Christians in Rome to do nothing in his defence because he would willingly die.

We know that Trajan directed the magistrates to punish such persons as are legally convicted, but prohibited them from making any inquiries concerning the supposed criminals. He rejected anonymous charges, as too repugnant to the equity of his government and he strictly required, for those to whom the guilt of Christianity is imputed, the positive evidence of a fair and open accuser.

If the accusers succeeded in their prosecution, they were exposed to the censure and ignominy that attended the character of an informer. If accusers failed in their proofs, they incurred the severe penalty for falsely accusing. Emperor Hadrian went even further than Trajan and stipulated the death penalty those who falsely attributed to their fellows the crime of Christianity.

So, although Christianity could be regarded as a crime, not by imperial edict but by a long tradition that required certain religious observances, the emperors gave those accused every opportunity to avoid trial and then every opportunity to avoid punishment.

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These are examples:

*(Nor come nigh to adultery: for it is a shameful (deed) and an evil, opening the road (to other evils).

Holy Quran,(17:32)

*(The woman and the man guilty of adultery or fornication,- flog each of them with a hundred stripes: Let not compassion move you in their case, in a matter prescribed by Allah, if ye believe in Allah and the Last Day: and let a party of the Believers witness their punishment.

3. Let no man guilty of adultery or fornication marry and but a woman similarly guilty, or an Unbeliever: nor let any but such a man or an Unbeliever marry such a woman: to the Believers such a thing is forbidden)

Holy Quran,(17:2-3)

*(And the servants of ((Allah)) Most Gracious are those who walk on the earth in humility, and when the ignorant address them, they say, "Peace!";

64. Those who spend the night in adoration of their Lord prostrate and standing;

65. Those who say, "Our Lord! avert from us the Wrath of Hell, for its Wrath is indeed an affliction grievous,-

66. "Evil indeed is it as an abode, and as a place to rest in";

67. Those who, when they spend, are not extravagant and not niggardly, but hold a just (balance) between those (extremes);

68. Those who invoke not, with Allah, any other god, nor slay such life as Allah has made sacred except for just cause, nor commit fornication; - and any that does this (not only) meets punishment.

69. (But) the Penalty on the Day of Judgment will be doubled to him, and he will dwell therein in ignominy,-

70. Unless he repents, believes, and works righteous deeds, for Allah will change the evil of such persons into good, and Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful,

71. And whoever repents and does good has truly turned to Allah with an (acceptable) conversion).

Holy Quran,( 25 :63-71)

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IT'S hard to believe but even Cherrapunji suffers from water shortage. For nearly 150 years now, all schoolboys in the world have learnt that the 4,000 feet-high Cherrapunji in modern Meghalaya in India is the wettest place in the world, having as much as 14,000 mm ( 40 feet) of rain every year. But what is not known is that today there is such a shortage of water in this "wet desert" that its 10,000 inhabitants have to buy water, carted from the nearby plains at a cost of Rs 8 per bucket.

Only rain water harvesting can sort out the problems of the world's wettest town . Scientists point out the example of Jaisalmer, one of the driest towns in India in Rajasthan, with rainfall levels as little as 100 mm of water per year, where it was found that if you harvest water on just one hectare of land, you have captured as much as one million litres of water --- enough to meet drinking and cooking water needs of 182 people at 15 litres per day for one year.

If you create in Cherrapunji with 14,000 mm annual rainfall a catchment area totalling 100 hectares on rooftops of each house, you can harvest at least 100 million litres of rain water per year, and thus save the wettest town in the world the ignominy of having to import water from the plains. It remains to be seen whether Cherrapunjians will have the wisdom be able to sort out their water problems .

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Salah is an Arabic name that means praying. Praying is required to be performed by Muslims five times a day. It is compulsory on every Muslim, per Islam religion, who reached puberty and has normal mental ability. It is the second pillar of Islam five pillars. Refer to question below.

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Yes, the criminal justice system is not designed to make justice it is designed to be fair, although it isn't always. It's run by humans you know. The criminal justice system has three elements, legislators to make the laws; police and prosecutors to collect evidence and present at court; and the court process set up to make a decision. These are tools, justice in this system is up to the willingness and abilities of these people (humans).

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It cost 54,000 American lives and $67 billion in expenditures. This unsuccessful war caused Americans to reject the Democratic party in 1952 and to re-elect Eisenhower. The war also increased fear of communist aggression and prompted a hunt for Americans who might be blamed for the communist gains.

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Since the National Football League went to a sixteen-game regular season in 1978 (except for the strike-shortened nine-game 1982 season), ten teams have finished with fewer than two wins:

  1. The 1980 New Orleans Saints
    • The 1980 Saints emulated the 1976 Buccaneers by starting 0-14 before a narrow win over the New York Jets
  2. The 1989 Dallas Cowboys
  3. The 1990 New England Patriots
    • They started 1-1 before being affected by sexual harassment accusations and going 0-14 for the rest of the season
    • Both the 1990 Patriots and 1989 Cowboys are sometimes regarded as close to the NFL's all-time worst teams
    • However, both played tougher schedules than any other team that went 1-15 or 0-16
  4. The 1991 Indianapolis Colts
    • a very strong candidate for the title of worst NFL team ever because:
      • their only win was 28-27 at the New York Jets
      • they scored only 143 points in 16 games
      • they played the weakest schedule of any 1-15 or 0-16 team
  5. The 1996 New York Jets
  6. The 2000 San Diego Chargers
    • started 0-10 before beating the Kansas City Chiefs 17-16
  7. The 2001 Carolina Panthers
    • the first team to lose fifteen in a row in one season; their only win was in the opener against the Minnesota Vikings
  8. The 2007 Miami Dolphins
    • were widely tipped to go 0-16 and began 0-13 before beating the Baltimore Ravens in overtime
  9. The 2008 Detroit Lions (0-16)
    • first non-expansion team to go winless in a full season since 1944
  10. The 2009 St. Louis Rams

    • their 6-42 record from 2007 to 2009 is the worst in NFL history for three seasons in peacetime
    • with a relatively weak schedule the 2007 to 2009 Rams, like the 1991 Colts, could claim to be as bad as recent winless NFL teams especially over longer periods

No season has ever had multiple teams go 1-15 or 0-16, nor has any franchise suffered the ignominy of a 1-15 or 0-16 season more than once.

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First of all, it is not so certain that water sinks, not even certain that it floats. If the density of one part of water is denser than the other part, then of course, the denser water would sink. Humanity, on the other hand, has a long and varied history of sinking to it's lowest level. Here are some literary quotes, and some not so literary on individuals who have sunk so low:

"In the annals of British ignominy, no prime minister has sunk so low as Mr. Blair."

Andreas Whitman Smith

"But we may justly wonder that the Church of Christ, which professes to be redeemed by the blood of the Lamb, should be sunk so low, and manifest so little of the life and power of vital godliness."

J.C. Philpot

"We are a sad remnant of a separate seeded race that has sunk so low that even soul does not inhabit some humans."

Linda Johnson

"Taking the newspapers for our guide, we should say that marriage as a legal bond had sunk so low in men's esteem as to have become the appanage of the baser classes exclusively; that no one any longer really identifies himself with the outer covenant but some sordid ruffian, steeped in debauchery, whose lust of blood finds an easy victim in his unprotected wife, or some fancied paramour of his wife."

Henry James

"But this revelation must be wholly in accordance with man's moral nature. It is only possible, as a fact in the sense-world, when a man or Humanity has sunk so low that the moral laws given by pure reason have entirely lost their influence."

J.A. Leighton

"Mind, I do not say that we are right in calling any human being a brute, for no one, I believe, is sunk so low but there is some spark of humanity, some spark of what St. Paul calls "the spirit," left in him, which may be fanned into a flame and conquer, and raise and save the man at last--unless he be a mere idiot--or that most unhappy and brutal of all beings, a confirmed drunkard."

Charles Kingsley

"Few believe that humanity has sunk so low as it has or that it is so thoroughly bad, so desperately opposed to God, as it is..."

Ellen Gould Harmon White

"The miracle of man is not how far he has sunk so low but how magnificently he has risen. We are known among the stars by our poems, not our corpses."

Robert Ardrey

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Senator Tomas Confessor was born in Iloilo on March 2, 1891. His parents were Juliana Confessor and Prospera Valenzuela.

Poverty was not a hindrance to Confessor's quest for academic excellence. He studied at the Iloilo High school and in 1908 finished with distinction. He left Iloilo for United States and worked as janitor to support himself in college. He acquired two degrees- Bachelor of Science in Commerce, from the University of California and Bachelor of Philosophy in Economics, from the University of Chicago.

The American authorities appointed him school supervisor of Jaro, Iloilo upon his return to the Philippines. In 1922, he won a seat in the Philippine legislature as representative of the Third District of Iloilo. He earned distinction as the "stormy petrel of the House" because of his determined stands against anomalous acts of administration. Thereafter, in recognition of his crusade for clean government , the people of Iloilo elected him for two more terms. As legislator, he was the sponsor of Act 3425, otherwise known as the Cooperatives Marketing law, which promoted the cooperative movement on the Philippines, particularly the establishment of farmer's cooperatives.

In 1933, Confesor was appointed as the first Filipino Director of Commerce by Gov. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. Later, during the Commonwealth government, he was named by President Manuel L. Quezon as head of the National Cooperatives Administration. Confesor initiated the organization of financing groups, which freed countless small farmers from the grip of rapacious businessmen and usurers.

Confessor was one of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention that drafted the 1935 Constitution of the Philippines.

He was on his second term as a governor of Iloilo when the Pacific War broke. During the Japanese occupation, he was invited to serve the puppet Cabinet, but he declined. This angered the Japanese, who harassed him thereafter.

Conscious of his patriotic duty, Confesor left Manila and secretly returned to his home province, where he organized his own underground movement. Upon learning of his activities in Iloilo, President Quezon immediately named him "wartime governor of Free Panay and Romblon." Throughout the occupation, Confesor chose to lead his guerrillas in fighting the Japanese, for he believed that it was better "to suffer in honor than to enjoy life in ignominy."

President Sergio Osmeña awarded him the Philippine Legion of honor, degree of commander, in 1945, for his exemplary service during the war. Following the restoration of the Commonwealth government, he was inducted into office as Secretary of the Interior on April 8, 1945.

Confesor was elected senator during the national elections of 1946. However, he suffered a fatal heart attack on June 6, 1951, leaving his six-year tenure unfinished. He was married to Rosalina Grecia of Jaro, Iloilo, with whom he had a son.

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Proverbs Chapter 18 18:1. He that hath a mind to depart from a friend, seeketh occasions: he shall ever be subject to reproach. 18:2. A fool receiveth not the words of prudence: unless thou say those things which are in his heart. 18:3. The wicked man, when he is come into the depths of sins, contemneth: but ignominy and reproach follow him. 18:4. Words from the mouth of a man are as deep water: and the fountain of wisdom is an overflowing stream. 18:5. It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to decline from the truth of judgment. 18:6. The lips of a fool intermeddle with strife: and his mouth provoketh quarrels. 18:7. The mouth of a fool is his destruction: and his lips are the ruin of his soul. 18:8. The words of the double tongued are as if they were harmless: and they reach even to the inner parts of the bowels. Fear casteth down the slothful: and the souls of the effeminate shall be hungry. 18:9. He that is loose and slack in his work, is the brother of him that wasteth his own works. 18:10. The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the just runneth to it, and shall be exalted. 18:11. The substance of the rich man is the city of his strength, and as a strong wall compassing him about. 18:12. Before destruction, the heart of a man is exalted: and before he be glorified, it is humbled. 18:13. He that answereth before he heareth, sheweth himself to be a fool, and worthy of confusion. 18:14. The spirit of a man upholdeth his infirmity: but a spirit that is easily angered, who can bear? 18:15. A wise heart shall acquire knowledge: and the ear of the wise seeketh instruction. 18:16. A man's gift enlargeth his way, and maketh him room before princes. 18:17. The just is first accuser of himself: his friend cometh, and shall search him. 18:18. The lot suppresseth contentions, and determineth even between the mighty. 18:19. A brother that is helped by his brother, is like a strong city: and judgments are like the bars of cities. 18:20. Of the fruit of a man's mouth shall his belly be satisfied: and the offspring of his lips shall fill him. 18:21. Death and life are in the power of the tongue: they that love it, shall eat the fruits thereof. 18:22. He that hath found a good wife, hath found a good thing, and shall receive a pleasure from the Lord. He that driveth away a good wife, driveth away a good thing: but he that keepeth an adulteress, is foolish and wicked. 18:23. The poor will speak with supplications, and the rich will speak roughly. 18:24. A man amiable in society, shall be more friendly than a brother

..but it is just my guess.

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Though there are antecedents & parallels, the assocation of short pants or short trousers & the idea of making boys dress in them as a way of discipline appears to date from the early 20th Century, when outfits with shorts became de rigueur for boys (essentially starting in England but soon the convention in most places until after World War II).

The quaint custom was to keep boys in short pants until they came of age, when they would then graduate to wearing long trousers as a rite of passage (traditionally at age 13). Hence, a boy donned in shorts then signified he was still a juvenile & so to be regarded.

While the "cute" factor of the style no doubt influenced mothers to adopt this fashion for their sons, it was also a curious belief then (mostly with males) that making boys go bare-legged had healthful benefits (developed hardiness) as well as "character building" virtues (instilled docility, taught humility). So, that this fostered the curious notion of making adolescent youths go in shorts as a way to discipline or tame them was ineluctable.

Keeping youths in shorts as daily attire for the purpose of training discipline has been part of the standard regimen practice at some schools (as a requisite part of the uniform for all); or, conversely, used by some as a way punishment by making a lad spend a stint in them (his classmates being in their normal long trousers uniforms). Parents & guardians have likewise employed this method as a way to tame or discipline teenage sons. And, making a youth go publically dressed as a little boy in short pants has been used as a way of "petticoating" one by perverse females. In any case, the shorts for these purposes are almost invariably cut brief & fit trim (for reasons I trust understandable).

All the right/wrong and/or good/bad arguements even for the best of reasons re this idea as a way of discipline for boys aside (being beyond the scope here) it is nontheless a curious note, judging from the voluminus reports & anecdotal commentary (both historical & current) relative to this subject, that, regardless, it does indeed "work." What this may mean, prove or justify, if anything, is a matter of opinion, I suppose...

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Franklin D. Roosevelt -

He solved the Great Depression, integrated two major waves of immigration, led a different path for WWII with unique understanding of the American psyche (became first the "arsenal of democracy "), then seized the moment of Pearl Harbor to directly enter into both the Pacific and European theaters, brought the Armed Forces back from ignominy, successfully led the nation through WWII - the first "global war." Though he & Churchill allied with Stalin, he understood that the first existential threat to deal with was Nazi German.

Plus, throughout it all he overcame major personal physical difficulty.

Ronald W. Reagan -

He was "the Great Communicator" who reached all strata of American society, he stood tough but pragmatically against terrorism, his vision and leadership of a new "morning in America"--that America would take its rightful place as the "shining city on a hill"--restored American confidence. He oversaw a new industrial boom that lasted through the rest of the century. Perhaps his largest legacy was leading the defeat of communism, consigning the Soviet Union to the "ash heap of history." He had a unique understanding of geopolitical reality and garnered the full support of the American people to defeat the Soviet Union. He saw the opportunity of the moment with Gorbachev, and learning the lesson of WW II, he used America's industrial and technical prowess and outpace the enemy (via new & expanded military technology, including a 600-ship Navy and a firm stance on SDI or "Star Wars") plus his leadership in the rebirth of NATO to an effective alliance. He conspired with Lech Walesa in Poland, Vaclav Havel of Czechoslovakia, the Pope, and others to support revolution in Eastern Europe. In the seized the day of a different type of Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, and challenge him to "tear down this [Berlin] Wall!]

Amelia Earhart [well, nobody ever said the new Mt Rushmore needed to be only Presidents] -

She actively embodied the American values of indomitable spirit, prototypical pioneer & explorer, and expanding the boundaries of American & human ability. Plus she was also a pioneer in the surging equality for American women.

I can think of many more that would qualify. I would judge all individually, and select no more than three--along with FDR, Reagan & Amelia--making the new Mt. Rushmore composed of six great Americans who were true societal leaders, judging by acknowledged standards of great leadership at all levels, through their actions or reflected by their activity, with or without official position. I would avoid sports and entertainment stars unless their legacies extended long and deep into other aspects of American leadership. The ones I definitely would consider for my remaining three spots. [The italicized are my early personal preferences.]:

Andrew Carnegie, Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Steve Jobs, Kelly Johnson, Albert Einstein, George C. Marshall, Neil Armstrong (representing all astronauts), Martin Luther King Jr., Dwight D. Eisenhower, Arthur Ashe, Lance Armstrong, and John F. Kennedy.

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4-letter words

agar, agas, aged, agee, ager, ages, agha, agin, agio, agly, agma, agog, agon, ague, egad, egal, eger, eggs, eggy, egis, egos, iggs, iglu, ogam, ogee, ogle, ogre, ughs, ugly

5-letter words

again, agama, agape, agars, agate, agave, agaze, agene, agent, agers, agger, aggie, aggro, aghas, agile, aging, agios, agism, agist, agita, aglee, aglet, agley, aglow, agmas, agone, agons, agony, agora, agree, agria, agues, egads, egers, egest, eggar, egged, egger, egret, igged, igloo, iglus, ngwee, ogams, ogees, ogham, ogive, ogled, ogler, ogles, ogres

6-letter words

agamas, agamic, agamid, agapae, agapai, agapes, agaric, agates, agaves, agedly, ageing, ageism, ageist, agency, agenda, agenes, agents, aggada, aggers, aggies, aggros, aghast, agings, agisms, agists, agitas, aglare, agleam, aglets, agnail, agnate, agnize, agonal, agones, agonic, agorae, agoras, agorot, agouti, agouty, agrafe, agreed, agrees, agrias, aguish, egesta, egests, eggars, eggcup, eggers, egging, eggnog, egises, egoism, egoist, egress, egrets, igging, igloos, ignify, ignite, ignore, iguana, ogdoad, oghams, ogival, ogives, oglers, ogling, ogress, ogrish, ogrism, uglier, uglies, uglify, uglily, ugsome

7-letter words

against, agamete, agamids, agamous, agapeic, agarics, agarose, agatize, agatoid, ageings, ageisms, ageists, ageless, agelong, agemate, agendas, agendum, agenize, agented, agentry, aggadah, aggadas, aggadic, aggadot, aggrade, aggress, agilely, agility, aginner, agisted, agitate, agitato, aglycon, agnails, agnates, agnatic, agnized, agnizes, agnomen, agnosia, agonies, agonise, agonist, agonize, agoroth, agoutis, agrafes, agraffe, agrapha, agravic, aground, egalite, egested, eggcups, egghead, eggless, eggnogs, egoisms, egoists, egoless, egotism, egotist, ignatia, igneous, ignited, igniter, ignites, ignitor, ignoble, ignobly, ignored, ignorer, ignores, iguanas, iguanid, ogdoads, oghamic, ogreish, ogreism, ogrisms, ugliest

8-letter words

agalloch, agalwood, agametes, agaroses, agatized, agatizes, agedness, agemates, agencies, agendums, ageneses, agenesia, agenesis, agenetic, agenized, agenizes, agential, agentive, ageratum, aggadahs, aggadoth, aggraded, aggrades, aggrieve, aginners, agiotage, agisting, agitable, agitated, agitates, agitator, agitprop, aglimmer, aglitter, aglycone, aglycons, agminate, agnation, agnizing, agnomens, agnomina, agnosias, agnostic, agonised, agonises, agonists, agonized, agonizes, agouties, agraffes, agraphia, agraphic, agrarian, agreeing, agrestal, agrestic, agrimony, agrology, agronomy, agrypnia, aguacate, aguelike, agueweed, aguishly, egalites, egesting, egestion, egestive, eggfruit, eggheads, eggplant, eggshell, eglatere, egoistic, egomania, egotisms, egotists, egressed, egresses, egyptian, ignatias, ignified, ignifies, igniters, igniting, ignition, ignitors, ignitron, ignominy, ignorant, ignorers, ignoring, iguanian, iguanids, ngultrum, oghamist, ogreisms, ogresses, ogrishly, uglified, uglifier, uglifies, ugliness

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The very word 'gift' raises expectations, possibilities galore, because an object will change hands, a relationship is about to be established between the giver and the receiver. Naturally, a curiosity starts pecking at our minds as to what should be the nature of the gift. We perceive that the nature of gift varies according to the intention, scope, purview, time and occasion. When am object changes hands one may also ask the question- Is it spontaneous, voluntary, or by force that an object is imparted? Along with a question the word 'gift' receives an added dimension. The thought tickles our interest. It does so all the more because it is not a simple occasion like a birthday or a wedding ceremony that is involved.

Here, we see that the perception as a giver involves a vast country rich with natural resources. She can produce rich resources of raiment, food or gold. Already the receivers' hands are replete with those resources that she has been giving abundantly and generously. To the delight of the takers, her resources remain strewn about in all directions. Invaders from the East such as Taimur, Chenghis Khan and other barbarians have waded their way through the rivers of blood and filled their coffers with the rich booty, whatever they lay their hands on. 'Raiment' perhaps symbolizes culture, 'grain' stands for energy and 'gold' wealth. From time immemorial the tradition of this country is to offer food, clothes, and other valuables to the seekers who come for shelter. But sometimes looters have acquired treasures forcibly, as is referred to the phrase here, 'torn from my breast'.

The quality and quantity of gifts this motherland is capable of providing baffles one's imagination. She has suffered great pains and bled a great deal (ref. 'my stricken womb') in order to produce her sons. Her brave off-springs are often summoned abroad to the call of duty. To the orient and the occident the sound of drums reverberates to suck these heroes into the Valley of Death', 'into the mouth of Hell'.

The bodies of these heroes are not simply organic matters born to die, become rotten and decayed to disintegrate and vanish into oblivion. The value of their lives can be compared to the most valuable jewel of the mother earth. So their bodies are gathered like 'pearls' in alien graves or 'strewn like mown down blossoms'. They are not born to die in ignominy, but the war mongers have imposed on them the burden of war that they strategize on a table. So now these bodies are destined to lie like pearls in 'alien graves' or 'scattered like shells on Egyptian sands' and strewn like mown down blossoms on the meadows of Flanders and France. Death has visited them already. The alien soil is brown with their blood.

The motherland watches in grief as the bodies of her sons lie helpless; victims of war but not of their own making. Her feelings rack her in different mode which come and go in kaleidoscopic form. The immeasurable grief tears apart her heart; pride of her sons' heroism overwhelms her despair. She has to bear immeasurable pain and anguish to give away her dear sons to the aliens' demand, a gift that prove to be too unbearable to part with for her.

She has visions that one day the surge of hate and terror will come to an end. People will realize the worth of peace. Life will be remodeled into a new shape with its new found peace. Love of peace will harmonize the world. Soon everybody will be relieved of the scars of war. Soon, to the future generation the war will be retold in all its past glory, keeping aside the gory tale of agony and despair. Cenotaphs will be built in memory of the 'soldats inconnus' and people will gather there to offer their reverence and prayers. The motherland reminds the future generation to love and honor the heroic deeds of these martyrs who shed blood for their country

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