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What is a wiki?

2006-12-07T02:58:09Z

Stedder:

A wiki is a term that refers to a server site where questions are answered in the form of a definition. A wiki site allows anyone the ability to edit and improve a given definition by adding new relative information. (Wiki). “The beauty of Wiki is in the freedom, simplicity, and the power it offers.” It is recommended that one should read the topics carefully before adding a new topic to avoid clutter. (Welcome Visitors).

"The word wiki is a short form of the Hawaiian ''wiki-wiki '' which means "quick." The first wiki was created by Ward Cunningham and Bo Leuf in 1995, who was looking to create an easy authoring tool that might spur people to publish. The name of the first program was, The Portland Pattern Repository. This program is used for personal note take by online corporations, constructing an online community between people, and managing a website. The wiki allows anyone the chance to include internal links, to another wiki page, and external links, outside wiki. And the key word here is "easy," because, plainly put, a wiki is a Website where anyone can edit anything they want." (Richardson, 59).

== Example ==
A wiki can be as versatile as one can imagine. It was used as a Christmas wish list in this example. In this example a potential gift giver decides on a gift then edits the word no to a yes then all other gift givers know not to purchase that gift on the list. It is suppose to end the hassle of duplicate gifts.
[Media:http://disavian.no-ip.info/wiki/index.php/Hillary%27s_Christmas_List](Lipko).

== Works Cited ==
Lipko, Hillary. ''Hillary's Christmas Wish List.'' 11 Nov. 2006. 27 Nov.2006. <http://disavian.no-ip.info/wiki/index.php/Hillary%27s_Christmas_List>

"Welcome Visitors". ''Welcome Visitors.'' 06 Nov. 2006. 07 Nov. 2006. <http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?WelcomeVisitors>.

"What Is a Wiki". ''Wiki: What is Wiki''. 27 Jun. 2002. 07 Nov. 2006 <http://wiki.org/wiki.cgi?WhatisWiki>.
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Richardson, Will."Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms". Corwin Press a Sage Publication Company. California, Thousand Oaks: 2006.

Link to LitWiki main page [http://litmuse.maconstate.edu/litwiki/index.php/Main_Page]

What is “hyperbole”?

2006-10-10T14:16:47Z

Stedder:

'''Hyperbole''': an exaggeration meant for emphasis that is not meant to be taken literally.
Hyperboles are also referred to as figures of speech. They exaggerate a point in order to bring attention to it. A common example would be:
I sat in the doctors office for ages.
It is highly doubtful that a person actually sat in a waiting room for ''ages'', but by reading this exaggeration, the reader gets the idea that this person was waiting for quite a while.

== Where would I find hyperboles? ==

Hyperboles are used in everyday speech and in almost all types of writing.

Baldick states that hyperbolic expressions are also common in dramatic speech (103).

== When should I ''not'' use hyperboles?==

Do not use hyperboles when stating facts.

Also, be careful when using hyperboles, many of these figures of speech have become cliché (Hacker 142, 143).
When the body builder lifted the bowling ball, it looked '''as light as a feather'''.

Concerned about clichés? See: [[When is something “clichéd” or “trite”?]]

== Works Cited ==

Baldick, Chris. ''The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms.'' Oxford: Oxford UP, 1990.

Hacker, Diana. ''A Writer's Reference''. 5th ed. Boston: Bedford/ St. Martins, 2003.

What is “hyperbole”?

2006-10-10T14:15:49Z

Stedder:

'''Hyperbole''': an exaggeration meant for emphasis that is not meant to be taken literally.
Hyperboles are also referred to as figures of speech. They exaggerate a point in order to bring attention to it. A common example would be:
I sat in the doctors office for ages.
It is highly doubtful that a person actually sat in a waiting room for ''ages'', but by reading this exaggeration, the reader gets the idea that this person was waiting for quite a while.

== Where would I find hyperboles? ==

Hyperboles are used in everyday speech and in almost all types of writing.

Baldick states that hyperbolic expressions are common in dramatic speech (103).

== When should I ''not'' use hyperboles?==

Do not use hyperboles when stating facts.

Also, be careful when using hyperboles, many of these figures of speech have become cliché (Hacker 142, 143).
When the body builder lifted the bowling ball, it looked '''as light as a feather'''.

Concerned about clichés? See: [[When is something “clichéd” or “trite”?]]

== Works Cited ==

Baldick, Chris. ''The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms.'' Oxford: Oxford UP, 1990.

Hacker, Diana. ''A Writer's Reference''. 5th ed. Boston: Bedford/ St. Martins, 2003.

What is “hyperbole”?

2006-10-09T16:18:23Z

Stedder:

== What is "hyperbole"? ==

'''Hyperbole''': an exaggeration meant for emphasis that is not meant to be taken literally.
Hyperboles are also referred to as figures of speech. They exaggerate a point in order to bring attention to it. A common example would be:
I sat in the doctors office for ages.
It is highly doubtful that a person actually sat in a waiting room for ''ages'', but by reading this exaggeration, the reader gets the idea that this person was waiting for quite a while.

== Where would I find hyperboles? ==

Hyperboles are used in everyday speech and in almost all types of writing.

"Hyperbolic expressions are common in the inflated style of dramatic speech known as bombast..." (Baldick 103)

== When should I ''not'' use hyperboles?==

Do not use hyperboles when stating facts.

Also, be careful when using hyperboles, many of these figures of speech have become cliche. (Hacker 142, 143)
When the body builder lifted the bowling ball, it looked '''as light as a feather'''.

Concerned about cliches? See:
[[http://litmuse.maconstate.edu/litwiki/index.php/When_is_something_%E2%80%9Cclich%C3%A9d%E2%80%9D_or_%E2%80%9Ctrite%E2%80%9D%3F]]

== Works Cited ==

Baldick, Chris. ''The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms.'' Oxford: Oxford UP, 1990.

Hacker, Diana. ''A Writer's Reference''. 5th ed. Boston: Bedford/ St. Martins, 2003.