Meaning of the Term

Meaning of the Term

Quatrocento is the Portuguese language augmentative for four hundred, implying that these families had been in So Paulo for four hundred years in the beginning of the 20th century, when the term became used to distinguish them from recent European and Middle Eastern (Syrian and Lebanese) immigrants. Italian writer and journalist Corrado Pizzinelli defined them in the following way in 1955: ...they are something more than a noble, of the "true lord", of the aristocrat, they are the authors and the censors of the Brazilian Gotha Almanach. They are the holders and dispensers of being Brazilian. For them, the world started four hundred years ago, when the first Portuguese and their families, from which they descend, arrived in Brazil. The quatrocentes are lovable, gentle and proud. They have a strong sense of caste and are inaccessible: they constitute 70 percent of the ruling political class of Brazil, they defend themselves by every way from society. Nobreza da TerraThe term nobreza da terra, Portuguese for "nobility of the land", was used not only in So Paulo but all over the Portuguese Empire to designate those that had the status of nobility under Portuguese legislation. Beside the fact that they had to live as noblemen, they had to formalize their status by occupying either positions in the Royal Household of Portugal, to have been a knight in the military orders of Portugal, have instituted a majorat, have occupied a position in public administration or to have been a military officer.

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Should I die if my life has no meaning, why?

"Why can not my life have a meaning ? What makes me think like this ? What do I want to become ? What should I do to improve ? Whom should I seek ? What will make me happy ? " ask yourself these questions . You will find an answer.You are born for a purpose and each one of them is unique in this world.It's you, who can give meaning to your life !You are born alone and will die alone. You have got all the capacity to make your life brighter. " Failure can be an option but it should not be the reason to quit "Everyone born in this world will definitely die one day. But even then why are we heading towards the next day ? It's just the faith and belief . For some, life may start so early and it may end so early and for some, it may start very late ! So, definitely there are means to create a way for yourself .Start discovering and step into action. You can always bring a change within yourself .You should not die because there is no meaning , You should quit only after creating a meaning. That's how the spirit should be !There will be up's and down's in life and that's why it's called LIFE !Picture Source : Google ImagesHappy day ! :)

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Original meaning of the term

In its original meaning witch doctors were not witches themselves, but rather people who had remedies to protect others against witchcraft. Witchcraft-induced conditions were their area of expertise, as described in this 1858 news report from England: Recourse was had by the girl's parents to a cunning man, named Burrell, residing at Copford, who has long borne the name of "The Wizard of the North:" but her case was of so peculiar a character as to baffle his skill to dissolve the spell, Application was next made to a witch doctor named Murrell, residing at Hadleigh, Essex, who undertook to effect a cure, giving a bottle of medication, for which he did not forget to charge 3s. 6d., and promising to pay a visit on Monday evening to the "old witch," Mrs. Mole, and put an end to her subtle arts... ... the news of the expected coming of the witch-doctor spread far and wide, and about eight o'clock there could not have been less than 200 people collected near the cottage of Mrs. Mole to witness the supernatural powers of the Hadleigh wizard.

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Song meaning

Plumb wrote the song about self harm (cutting). She was quoted in an interview saying that the song was "inspired by a girl involved in self- injury. It encompasses truth and beauty within such a painful subject, which metaphorically suggests the ability for goodness to come out of anguish. ".