Wednesday, October 23, 2019

2019 - Day 296/69 - Wednesday...Pathos...

For the most part, the new iPhone is up and running. There are some quirks, and there are some things that will take some getting used to, but overall I am pretty sure all the data and contacts and images got uploaded to the new camera. I am pretty sure all the apps are there too, so I am overall pleased with the new consumer electronic device I am now the proud owner of. This is the first image taken with the new device...Barney getting a drink of water on the patio while we were having dinner. It was a really busy day today, and there was a lot of catching-up to do, but I made a really nice dent in everything on my desk and actually got some stuff cleared out. Progress is positive!

Pathos -- Noun. 1. an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion. 2. an emotion of sympathetic pity. "My books are a mixture of humor and pathos, and I hope they provide some comfort." Elizabeth Berg, Chicago Tribune, September 3, 2011

Did You Know? The Greek work pathos means "suffering," "experience," or "emotion." It was borrowed into English in the 16th century, and for English speakers, the term usually refers to the emotions produced by tragedy or a depiction of tragedy. Pathos has quite a few kin in English. A pathetic sight moves us to pity. Empathy refers to the ability to feel the emotions of another. Though pathology is not literally "the study of suffering," it is "the study of diseases." You can probably guess at more relatives of pathos. Sympathy, apathetic, antipathy, sociopath, and psychopath are a few.

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