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  2. A picture is worth a thousand words - Wikipedia

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    A pic with thousands words. Meaning. Seeing something is better for learning than having it described. Original form. "A thousand words leave not the same deep impression as does a single deed." Coined by. Henrik Ibsen. " A picture is worth a thousand words " is an adage in multiple languages meaning that complex and sometimes multiple ideas [1 ...

  3. A Thousand Words (film) - Wikipedia

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    A Thousand Words. (film) A Thousand Words is a 2012 American fantasy comedy-drama film directed and co-produced by Brian Robbins from a script by Steve Koren, co-produced by Nicolas Cage, and starring Eddie Murphy. It was released in theaters on March 9, 2012, four years after it was filmed. Critics panned the film as formulaic and outdated ...

  4. 1000-Word Philosophy - Wikipedia

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    1000-Word Philosophy is an online philosophy anthology that publishes introductory 1000-word (or less) essays on philosophical topics. [1] The project was created in 2014 by Andrew D. Chapman, a philosophy lecturer at the University of Colorado, Boulder. [2] [3] [4] Since 2018, the anthology's editor-in-chief is Nathan Nobis, a professor of ...

  5. Short story - Wikipedia

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    Short stories date back to oral storytelling traditions which originally produced epics such as the Ramayana, the Mahabharata, and Homer 's Iliad and Odyssey. Oral narratives were often told in the form of rhyming or rhythmic verse, often including recurring sections or, in the case of Homer, Homeric epithets. Such stylistic devices often acted ...

  6. Flash fiction - Wikipedia

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    Flash fiction is a brief fictional narrative [1] that still offers character and plot development. Identified varieties, many of them defined by word count, include the six-word story; [2] the 280-character story (also known as "twitterature"); [3] the "dribble" (also known as the "minisaga", 50 words); [2] the "drabble" (also known as ...

  7. Speed reading - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. Speed reading is any of many techniques claiming to improve one's ability to read quickly. Speed-reading methods include chunking and minimizing subvocalization. The many available speed-reading training programs may utilize books, videos, software, and seminars. There is little scientific evidence regarding speed reading, and as a ...

  8. A Thousand Words - Wikipedia

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    "A Thousand Words", a 1997 song by Savage Garden "A Thousand Words", a 2012 song by Hoobastank from Fight or Flight; A picture is worth a thousand words; The Thousand Character Classic, a Chinese poem used as a primer for teaching Chinese characters to children; See also. 1000 Words (disambiguation page)

  9. 1000 Words - Wikipedia

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    1000 Words. 1000 Words may refer to: "1000 Words" ( Final Fantasy X-2), a song for the video game Final Fantasy X-2. 1000-Word Philosophy, an online philosophy anthology. Thousand Character Classic, a Chinese poem used as a primer for teaching Chinese characters to children.