tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490649550248147437.post3678325166189908079..comments2012-01-15T04:32:17.509-08:00Comments on Shiksa in the Promised Land: Yad VashemAnnie Whitbread, Shiksa at Largehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14987209116515663895noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490649550248147437.post-801774031956921542008-07-19T23:28:00.000-07:002008-07-19T23:28:00.000-07:00Thanks, Merry, for the definitions and the perspec...Thanks, Merry, for the definitions and the perspective on the "individuality" implied by the term murder. You are as perceptive as ever.<BR/><BR/>-- AnnieAnnie Whitbread, Shiksa at Largehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14987209116515663895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490649550248147437.post-75665779361430565462008-07-13T10:00:00.000-07:002008-07-13T10:00:00.000-07:00I know this is a partial and inadequate response! ...I know this is a partial and inadequate response! But I am finding it instructive to think about the two words you mention in relation to the themes in your post....<BR/><BR/><B>murder</B> the crime of unlawfully killing a person esp. with malice aforethought<BR/><BR/><B>kill</B> merely states the fact of death caused by an agency in any manner: "killed in an accident," "frost killed the plants" ... <B>murder</B> specif. implies stealth and motive and premeditation and therefore full moral responsibility<BR/><BR/>(Merriam Webster's Collegiate)<BR/><BR/>This next part wasn't in the dictionary, but my impression is that the word murder is usually used when there is one victim or a small number of victims. So in consciously choosing that word they are emphasizing--besides the responsibility of the perpetrators--the individuality as well as the humanity of each victim in a number so huge that it could too easily become faceless.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05086752374388446046noreply@blogger.com