So there it is. After nearly two years, billions of dollars and thousands of hours of television: Barack Obama is the President-elect of the United States of America, and he will be the 44th President. I’m not much for political commentary, but this video summarizes the gist of this election pretty well:
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With Nov. 4 less than a fortnight away, the 18 percent or so of U.S. voters who remain undecided must be comparing the candidates in earnest. On the one hand, we have Barack Obama, the“paragon of change” and, on the other, John McCain, the “paragon of ethics”. Great. But what is a paragon, and what does it mean to be a paragon of something?
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word paragon comes from Ancient Greek para- “on the side” combined with akone, or “whetstone” — the Greeks had a verb that meant “to sharpen, whet.” The word passed into Italian where it became “paragone,” which referred to various things including a type of black marble and a touchstone by which to test gold. Middle French also adopted the word from the Greek and used it to refer to many things, including jewels, fine Venetian silk, and touchstones for gold or “models of excellence.” However, the meaning of “touchstone,” and the metaphorical use “pattern of excellence” which resulted from this sense, became more and more established as time went on. Read Full Post
