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Diatribe

2013-11-15T02:51:59Z

CopanKep:

A diatribe is a speech or piece of writing which vehemently criticizes or denounces something. Historically, the subjects of diatribes are often based on general moral or rhetorical ideas. Diatribes can also be used satirically to make a point.

== Origin ==

The diatribe originated in ancient Greece and Rome as an oral teaching method used by philosophers as early as 200 BC.

'''Characteristics'''

* Creates and answers hypothetical objections to argument
* Uses rhetorical questions
* Creates imaginary opponents to thwart within argument
* Uses historical analogies to enhance argument

== Modern Usage ==

Modern diatribes generally attack a subject of moral or political persuasion, and launch criticism through lengthy arguments describing in detail why the topic of concern causes offense. Typical mediums for diatribes include news media, literary works, talk radio and political broadcasts.

=== Examples ===

"There seems almost of general wish of decrying the capacity and undervaluing the labour of the novelist, and of slighting the performances which have only genius, wit, and taste to recommend them. “I am no novel reader- I seldom look into novels- Do not imagine that I often read novels- It is really very well for a novel.”- Such is the common cant. “And what are you reading, Miss-?” “Oh! it is only a novel!” replies the young lady; while she lays down her book with affected indifference, or momentary shame.- “It is only Cecelia, or Camilla, or Belinda;” or, in short, only some work in which the greatest powers of the mind are displayed, in which the most thorough knowledge of human nature, the happiest delineation of its varieties, the liveliest effusions of wit and humour are conveyed to the world in the nest chosen language. Now, had the same young lady been engaged with a volume of the Spectator, instead of such a work, how proudly would she have produced the book, and told its name; though the chances must be against her being occupied by any part of that voluminous publication, of which either the matter or manner would not disgust a young person of taste; the substance of its paper so often consisting in the statement of improbable circumstances, unnatural characters, and topics of conversation, which no longer concern any one living; and their language, too, frequently so coarse as to give no very favorable idea of the age that could endure it."

-[[Jane Austin]], ''Northanger Abbey''

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZFRmVFn7WM Aaron Sorkin's ''Newsroom'']

== External Links ==

[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/161878/diatribe Encyclopedia Britannica]

[http://www.newmanlib.ibri.org/NewmanPpt/DiatribeGenre.pdf Robert C. Newman Interdisciplinary Biblical Research Institute]

[http://www.esvliterarystudybible.org/glossary The Literary Study Bible ESV.]

Diatribe

2013-11-15T02:46:02Z

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A diatribe is a speech or piece of writing which vehemently criticizes or denounces something. Historically, the subjects of diatribes are often based on general moral or rhetorical ideas. Diatribes can also be used satirically to make a point.

== Origin ==

The diatribe originated in ancient Greece and Rome as an oral teaching method used by philosophers as early as 200 BC.

'''Characteristics'''

* Creates and answers hypothetical objections to argument
* Uses rhetorical questions
* Creates imaginary opponents to thwart within argument
* Uses historical analogies to enhance argument

== Modern Usage ==

Modern diatribes generally attack a subject of moral or political persuasion, and launch criticism through lengthy arguments describing in detail why the topic of concern causes offense. Typical mediums for diatribes include news media, literary works, talk radio and political broadcasts.

=== Examples ===

"There seems almost of general wish of decrying the capacity and undervaluing the labour of the novelist, and of slighting the performances which have only genius, wit, and taste to recommend them. “I am no novel reader- I seldom look into novels- Do not imagine that I often read novels- It is really very well for a novel.”- Such is the common cant. “And what are you reading, Miss-?” “Oh! it is only a novel!” replies the young lady; while she lays down her book with affected indifference, or momentary shame.- “It is only Cecelia, or Camilla, or Belinda;” or, in short, only some work in which the greatest powers of the mind are displayed, in which the most thorough knowledge of human nature, the happiest delineation of its varieties, the liveliest effusions of wit and humour are conveyed to the world in the nest chosen language. Now, had the same young lady been engaged with a volume of the Spectator, instead of such a work, how proudly would she have produced the book, and told its name; though the chances must be against her being occupied by any part of that voluminous publication, of which either the matter or manner would not disgust a young person of taste; the substance of its paper so often consisting in the statement of improbable circumstances, unnatural characters, and topics of conversation, which no longer concern any one living; and their language, too, frequently so coarse as to give no very favorable idea of the age that could endure it."

-[[Jane Austin]], ''Northanger Abbey''

[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZFRmVFn7WM Aaron Sorkin's ''Newsroom'']]

== External Links ==

[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/161878/diatribe Encyclopedia Britannica]

[http://www.newmanlib.ibri.org/NewmanPpt/DiatribeGenre.pdf Robert C. Newman Interdisciplinary Biblical Research Institute]

[http://www.esvliterarystudybible.org/glossary The Literary Study Bible ESV.]

What is an “objective complement”?

2013-11-07T19:39:24Z

CopanKep:

An objective complement is an adjective, noun, or group of words that acts as an adjective or noun which modifies the [[direct object]] of a sentence.

== The Rules ==

'''Identifying Objects'''

*A direct object is a noun or pronoun that follows a [[transitive verb]] and completes its meaning.
*An indirect object receives the direct object.

'''Modifying an Object'''

*Whereas a [[subject complement]] modifies the subject of a sentence, an object complement only modifies an object.
**Verbs which have to do with perceiving, judging or changing something typically cause their direct objects to take on object complements

== Usage ==

===Object Complement===

'''Example 1'''

The student body voted Lucy prom queen.

*"Lucy" is the direct object of the sentence, "voted" is the transitive verb, and "prom queen" is the object complement as it modifies the direct object "Lucy".

'''Example 2'''

The drug will keep your body healthy.

*"Your body" is the direct object of the transitive verb "keep", and "healthy" is the object compliment as it refers to the direct object "your body".

=== Subject Complement ===

[[Subject complements]] are similar to an object compliments as they perform essentially the same function: modifying a noun or pronoun within a [[sentence]]. However, subject compliments modify or refer to a sentence's subject only.

'''Example'''

Lucy became the prom queen.

*In this case, "became" functions as a [[linking verb]] and not a transitive one; because there is no object one cannot be modified. The complement "prom queen" refers to the subject "Lucy", and is therefore a subject compliment.

== External Links ==

[http://www.cws.illinois.edu/workshop/writers/complements/ Grammar Handbook: Complements]

[http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/writcent/hypergrammar/objcompl.html Objects and Compliments]

What is an “objective complement”?

2013-11-07T19:34:24Z

CopanKep:

An objective complement is an adjective, noun, or group of words that acts as an adjective or noun which modifies the [[direct object]] of a sentence.

== The Rules ==

'''Identifying Objects'''

*A direct object is a noun or pronoun that follows a [[transitive verb]] and completes its meaning.
*An indirect object receives the direct object.

'''Modifying an Object'''

*Whereas a [[subject complement]] modifies the subject of a sentence, an object complement only modifies an object.
**Verbs which have to do with perceiving, judging or changing something typically cause their direct objects to take on object complements

== Usage ==

'''Object Complement'''

=== Example 1 ===

The student body voted Lucy prom queen.

*"Lucy" is the direct object of the sentence, "voted" is the transitive verb, and "prom queen" is the object complement as it modifies the direct object "Lucy".

=== Example 2 ===

The drug will keep your body healthy.

*"Your body" is the direct object of the transitive verb "keep", and "healthy" is the object compliment as it refers to the direct object "your body".

'''Subject Compliment'''

[[Subject complements]] are similar to an object compliments as they perform essentially the same function: modifying a noun or pronoun within a [[sentence]]. However, subject compliments modify or refer to a sentence's subject only.

=== Example ===

Lucy became the prom queen.

*In this case, "became" functions as a [[linking verb]] and not a transitive one; because there is no object one cannot be modified. The complement "prom queen" refers to the subject "Lucy", and is therefore a subject compliment.

== External Links ==

[http://www.cws.illinois.edu/workshop/writers/complements/ Grammar Handbook: Complements]

[http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/writcent/hypergrammar/objcompl.html Objects and Compliments]

What is an “objective complement”?

2013-11-07T19:33:23Z

CopanKep:

An objective complement is an adjective, noun, or group of words that acts as an adjective or noun which modifies the [[object]] of a sentence.

== The Rules ==

'''Identifying Objects'''

*A direct object is a noun or pronoun that follows a [[transitive verb]] and completes its meaning.
*An indirect object receives the direct object.

'''Modifying an Object'''

*Whereas a [[subject complement]] modifies the subject of a sentence, an object complement only modifies an object.
**Verbs which have to do with perceiving, judging or changing something typically cause their direct objects to take on object complements

== Usage ==

'''Object Complement'''

=== Example 1 ===

The student body voted Lucy prom queen.

*"Lucy" is the direct object of the sentence, "voted" is the transitive verb, and "prom queen" is the object complement as it modifies the direct object "Lucy".

=== Example 2 ===

The drug will keep your body healthy.

*"Your body" is the direct object of the transitive verb "keep", and "healthy" is the object compliment as it refers to the direct object "your body".

'''Subject Compliment'''

[[Subject complements]] are similar to an object compliments as they perform essentially the same function: modifying a noun or pronoun within a [[sentence]]. However, subject compliments modify or refer to a sentence's subject only.

=== Example ===

Lucy became the prom queen.

*In this case, "became" functions as a [[linking verb]] and not a transitive one; because there is no object one cannot be modified. The complement "prom queen" refers to the subject "Lucy", and is therefore a subject compliment.

== External Links ==

[http://www.cws.illinois.edu/workshop/writers/complements/ Grammar Handbook: Complements]

[http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/writcent/hypergrammar/objcompl.html Objects and Compliments]