Classical Studies 2800A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Demagogue, Dyslexia, Decibel

• School: Western University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: Classical Studies 2800A/B
• Professor: David Lamari

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Agony: the state of being in a struggle. Agonistic: pert to one who is characterized by struggles. Gon> corner: only case that is the linking vowel is a; with numbers, it is often a Demagogue (a2: someone who leads people through fear/anger/emotions. Pedagogue (a1: someone who leads a child. Synagogue: someone who leads jewish people together. Dyslexia (a26: dys-> bad, a condition involving bad reading, just perceive letters differently. Greek pod-/ped- vs latin ped: g pod-> foot, g ped-> child, l ped-> foot. Directly name things people"s names; didn"t know why, not connected to the person: napoleon, bismarck. Take someone"s name to describe something that is not directly related to who that is: ex. Marxism, shakespearean are not examples: chauvinist, dunce, nincompoop, decibel, slob. Chauvinist: chauvin was against other nationality, refers to someone who is prejudice towards another group. Dunce: a scholar; referring to stupid people. An attractive woman, call them a betty: bobby.