Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
a fresh, clear mind that is just waiting for its horizons to expand, to explode.
English answer:
A young mind which has not been affected by "cultural pollution"
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Anna Maria Augustine (X)
Oct 3, 2006 16:41
17 yrs ago
English term
a fresh, clear mind that is just waiting for its horizons to expand, to explode.
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Poetry & Literature
Everyday I face class after class of young minds. Minds yet to be fully formed and developed. Of course, there is so pollution. Cultural pollution...from Tv, the internet and all the throwaway technologies that are heaped on young people today. But every now and again one come across a fresh, clear mind that is just waiting for its horizons to expand, to explode.
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A young mind which has not been affected by "cultural pollution"
and therefore not influenced by TV and the Internet, capable of thinking for him/herself, and developing...
I would call this young mind, a vsionary.
I would call this young mind, a vsionary.
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Sophia Hundt (X)
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David Hollywood
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worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
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occasionally a young person at the beginning of his/her mental development emerges and shows signs .
of readiness to embark on the fascinating journey of developing his/her skills dramatically
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I assume you are looking for an explanation of the phrase ....
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like a bright clean sheet of paper ready to be written on in a big way ....
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Note added at 11 mins (2006-10-03 16:52:44 GMT)
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I assume you are looking for an explanation of the phrase ....
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Note added at 29 mins (2006-10-03 17:10:20 GMT)
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like a bright clean sheet of paper ready to be written on in a big way ....
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NancyLynn
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thanks Nancy :)
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Kirill Semenov
: I just wonder if the asker understand your eloquent explanation of the problems with understanding the source...
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thanks Kirill :) your comment is valid and I hope my explanation is understandable
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