Metafiction
Metafiction is a form of
literature that emphasizes its own constructedness in a way that continually
reminds the reader to be aware that they are reading or viewing a fictional
work. Metafiction is self-conscious about language, literary form,
storytelling, and directly or indirectly draw attention to their status as
artifacts. Metafiction is frequently used as a form of parody or a tool to
undermine literary conventions and explore the relationship between literature
and reality, life, and art.
And that's how that word came to us....
The word vocation is a descendant of Latin vocatio, meaning
"summons." Vocatio, in turn, comes from vocare, meaning "to
call," which itself is from vox, meaning "voice." Vocation also
has a secular position in the English language as a word for the strong desire
to do a certain kind of work or the work itself, much like the words calling or
occupation.
The Middle French word Nuer
produced nuance, which in Middle French meant "shade of color."
English borrowed nuance from French, with the meaning "a subtle
distinction or variation," in the late 18th century.
There are a lot of different way to burn books…………………
(Bear in mind when you
read this that Metro can and has, many times, ARRESTED people for eating on the
trains)
D.C. writer who lost book
deal for shaming transit worker sues publisher for $13M: report By Bradford
Betz | Fox News
A D.C.-based writer who
lost her book deal for shaming a black Metro worker opened a $13 million lawsuit
against her publisher.
Natasha Tynes a
Jordanian-American, lost a book deal for her first novel, “They Called Me
Wyatt,” for a now-deleted May 10 Twitter post in which she called out a
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority employee for eating on the job.
“When you’re on your
morning commute & see @wmata employee in UNIFORM eating on the train. I
thought we were not allowed to eat on the train. This is unacceptable. Hope
@wmata responds,” the tweet read. She added a photo of the worker to the tweet.
Amid backlash on social
media and accusations of racism, Tynes deleted the tweet and called the WMATA
to make sure the worker wasn’t fired because of her post. She was placed on
administrative leave from her job at the world bank, received dozens of death
threats as a supporter of Donald Trump (She doesn’t support him)
In response to the tweet,
Rare Bird announced it had decided not to distribute her book. “We think this
is unacceptable and have no desire to be involved with anyone who thinks it’s
acceptable to jeopardize a person’s safety and employment in this way,” the
company announced on Twitter.