> Homework assignment for those who think a bike is just a bike.
While you're doing your homework here's a couple more words to contemplate.
ELITISM 1 : leadership or rule by an elite 2 : the selectivity of the elite; especially : SNOBBERY 1 <elitism in choosing new members> 3 : consciousness of being or belonging to an elite
SNOB one who tends to rebuff, avoid, or ignore those regarded as inferior b : one who has an offensive air of superiority in matters of knowledge or taste
John Dunn in Boise. Don't ever think you know what's right for the other person. He might start thinking he knows what's right for you.-Paul Williams, `Das Energi'
> Homework assignment for those who think a bike is just a bike.
>
> Read the following and then think about how these three words can be
> applied to a cold, inanimate, metal object like a bicycle, in this case
> a Confente.
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> MYSTIQUE
> 1 : an air or attitude of mystery and reverence developing around
> something or someone
> 2 : the special esoteric skill essential in a calling or activity
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> AESTHETIC
> 1: a branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of beauty, art, and
> taste and with the creation and appreciation of beauty
> 2: a particular theory or conception of beauty or art: a particular
> taste for or approach to what is pleasing to the senses and especially
sight
> 3: appreciative of, responsive to, or zealous about the beautiful
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> PASSION
> 1: the emotions as distinguished from reason
> 2: intense, driving, or overmastering feeling or conviction
> 3: a strong liking or desire for or devotion to some activity, object,
> or concept
> 4: an object of desire or deep interest
>
> Keep your eyes on your own papers, and raise your hand when you know the
answer...
>
> Chuck Schmidt
> SoPas, SoCal
>
> "Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far
> more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing in the tempting
place."
> --Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
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