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Bauman usa il termine “persona” nel senso in cui viene usato dall’interazionismo simbolico, per cui il concetto di persona è inteso nel senso di una maschera che ricopre un ruolo.

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Simone ha appena parlato con FABIO VOLO che ha detto: Mi sento come uno scalatore appeso alla parete rocciosa che vede solo ciò che ha davanti appiccicato al naso, e non riesce più a vedere la cima, la vetta, il motivo per cui sta scalando, e nemmeno cosa sta scalando.

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Si ha più potere quando si tace, perchè così la gente comincia a dubitare di se stessa.
A. Warhol
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Ogni bambino è in qualche misura un genio, così come ogni genio resta in qualche modo un bambino.
Schopenauer
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L’idea, piccola o immen­sa, da cui nasce un’opera letteraria scatta invece nel punto esatto in cui la linea orizzontale del­l’esperienza interseca quella verticale dell’arte - Parazzoli

paraletteratura

patema [pa-tè-ma] s.m. (pl. -mi)

• Stato di sofferenza morale, afflizione; angoscia, forte preoccupazione

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“LA FELICITA’ NON E’ AVERE QUELLO CHE SI DESIDERA, MA DESIDERARE QUELLO CHE SI HA” (O. Wilde)

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Gli uomini possono diventare ricchi, ma non diventano mai buoni (O.W.)

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Thucydides’ history of the Peloponnesian War, often claimed (perhaps dubiously) as a precursor to modern political science, sets forth the famous trilogy of motives said to compel states both to their imperial heights and bring them to their inevitable debasements: fear, honor and interest

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Il leitmotiv (pronuncia IPA: [laitmo’ti:f]), in italiano motivo conduttore,

to bloom: sbocciare, periodo fiorente

to tear: to pull apart or in pieces by force, esp. so as to leave ragged or irregular edges.

To deem: considerare, ritenere

to form or have an opinion; judge; think: He did not deem lightly of the issue.

To gain: ottenere, guadagnare

to get (something desired), esp. as a result of one’s efforts: to gain possession of an object; to gain permission to enter a country. 2. to acquire as an increase or addition

To shred: to cut or tear into small pieces, esp. small strips; reduce to shreds.

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GLINT

–noun 1. a tiny, quick flash of light. 2. gleaming brightness; luster. 3. a brief or slight manifestation or occurrence; inkling; trace.

–verb (used without object)

4. to shine with a glint.

luccicare

beam (smile with joy)sorridere raggiante v beam (smile radiantly)sorridere radiosamente v

forth: onward in time, in order, or in a series: from that day forth.


To compel: costringere

3. to force to submit; subdue. DEBASE

to overpower

–verb (used with object), -based, -bas⋅ing.

1. to reduce in quality or value; adulterate: They debased the value of the dollar.

to lower in rank, degradare, svalorizzare

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to poke around: curiosare
cosy: accogliente
to stagger: barcollare

1. to walk, move, or stand unsteadily.


poke fun at, to ridicule or mock, esp. covertly or slyly: In her novel, she pokes fun at her ex-husband.

unevenly: irregular; varying; not uniform: The book is uneven in quality.  irregolare


SNUG–adjective

1. warmly comfortable
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