WebA cliché (UK: / ˈ k l iː ʃ eɪ / or US: / k l i ˈ ʃ eɪ /) is an element of an artistic work, saying, or idea that has become overused to the point of losing its original meaning or effect, even to the point of being trite or irritating, especially when at some earlier time it was considered meaningful or novel. In phraseology, the term has taken on a more technical meaning, …

WebA thought-terminating cliché (also known as a semantic stop-sign, a thought-stopper, bumper sticker logic, or cliché thinking) is a form of loaded language, often passing as folk wisdom, intended to end an argument and quell cognitive dissonance. Its function is to stop an argument from proceeding further, ending the debate with a cliché rather than a point.

WebIn aesthetics, the uncanny valley (Japanese: 不気味の谷 bukimi no tani) is a hypothesized relation between an object's degree of resemblance to a human being and the emotional response to the object.The concept suggests that humanoid objects that imperfectly resemble actual human beings provoke uncanny or strangely familiar feelings of …

WebEen cliché (of gemeenplaats) is een stijlfiguur waarbij een beeldspraak wordt gebruikt die haar kracht door het vele gebruik ervan heeft verloren.. De spreektaal is doorweven met beeldspraak en stijlfiguren, zonder dat we er erg in hebben. We gebruiken beelden om iets duidelijk te maken (zoals doorweven in de vorige zin). Men heeft het over de tong van …

WebDestiny's Child was an American girl group whose final line-up comprised Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland, and Michelle Williams.The group began their musical career as Girl's Tyme, formed in 1990 in Houston, Texas. After years of limited success, the original quartet comprising Knowles, Rowland, LaTavia Roberson, and LeToya Luckett were …

WebIsaac Newton remarked in a letter to his rival Robert Hooke dated 5 February 1675:. What Des-Cartes [] did was a good step.You have added much several ways, & especially in taking the colours of thin plates into philosophical consideration. If I have seen further it is by standing on the sholders [sic] of Giants.This has recently been interpreted by a few …

WebThe final girl is a trope in horror films (particularly slasher films). It refers to the last girl(s) or woman alive to confront the killer, ostensibly the one left to tell the story. The final girl has been observed in many films, including The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Halloween, Alien, Friday the 13th, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Scream and Train to Busan. The term was …

WebContents move to sidebar hide Début 1 Origine du concept 2 Concept moderne: quelques définitions 3 Quelques distinctions Afficher / masquer la sous-section Quelques distinctions 3.1 Doxa et épistémè 3.2 Doxa et idéologie 3.3 Doxa et mythe 3.4 Doxa et cliché 4 Fonction sociétale 5 Structure doxique 6 Systèmes doxiques 7 Notes et références 8 Voir …

WebShadow Copy (also known as Volume Snapshot Service, Volume Shadow Copy Service or VSS) is a technology included in Microsoft Windows that can create backup copies or snapshots of computer files or volumes, even when they are in use.It is implemented as a Windows service called the Volume Shadow Copy service. A software VSS provider …

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