Gendered language can be really interesting. The English word for Virtue comes from the Latin word Virtus. It literally means "the way of the man". Vir is the Latin word for man, and of course, its gender construct is masculine. However, virtus is constructed as a feminine noun.
Sapientia is the Latin word for wisdom, and it is also a feminine construct.
I do not know the Hebrew or Aramiac word for wisdom, but because my translation of the Bible pairs it with a feminine pronoun, the Hebrew/Aramiac word for wisdom must also be a feminine construct. Throughout the first several proverbs, wisdom is referenced as a powerful and almighty woman.
The concept of wisdom as a woman shows a more complex and nuanced view of gender relations in these old patriarchal societies.
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Keep Writing
Again, it has been a while since I last posted. My Saturdays have been busy.
This next topic is about maintaining your writing. Once you have the inspiration for an idea, how do you keep writing the idea?
This is an interesting topic for me. My dad says that when he writes, the words are always flowing to him on the computer. I have had that happen to me at times as well. However, sometimes when I am feeling stuck, I need to print out what I have, take a pen, and write by hand on the paper. In past, the words felt at an impasse whenever I took out a piece of notebook paper, but recently, they have begun to flow to me on the pages. Once I could not write a history assignment on a computer document, but I could certainly type it up in an online format. And then, there was a curious week in which I needed to drink root beer and wear a certain hat in order to continue writing.
How do you maintain your writing?
This next topic is about maintaining your writing. Once you have the inspiration for an idea, how do you keep writing the idea?
This is an interesting topic for me. My dad says that when he writes, the words are always flowing to him on the computer. I have had that happen to me at times as well. However, sometimes when I am feeling stuck, I need to print out what I have, take a pen, and write by hand on the paper. In past, the words felt at an impasse whenever I took out a piece of notebook paper, but recently, they have begun to flow to me on the pages. Once I could not write a history assignment on a computer document, but I could certainly type it up in an online format. And then, there was a curious week in which I needed to drink root beer and wear a certain hat in order to continue writing.
How do you maintain your writing?
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