:Disambiguation: For the fictional character see Bessie Busybody.
A busybody is a gossipy, meddlesome person; one who pries into the affairs of others.
Famous busybodies in history
In 415 B.C. Alcibiades, the greatest Athenian general, set sail to fight a war against the city of Syracuse. A busybody, whose name has not gone down in history, told a tale, claiming, without evidence, that Alcibiades has broken the noses and other body parts off the statues of the god Hermes. As a result, Alcibiades was recalled and an incompetent sent in his place. Athens lost the war.
One of the world's greatest busybodies was Procopius, a Byzantine court historian circa A.D. 500. All the while he was writing an official court history, he was digging up all the dirt he could find on the Empress Theodora, and other prominent persons at court, which he published in a book titled Anecdota, usually referred to as the Secret History. In this book he, for example, accuses Theodora of having sex with animals on stage.
Benjamin Franklin also invented a device known as a Busybody (or Franklin's Busybody), which was affixed to the exterior of a house near an upper floor window, and used mirrors so the occupant could see the goings-on in the street below. They can be seen in Elfreth's Alley in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which is the oldest residential street in the country.
Famous busybodies in literature and the arts
In Charles Dickens's novel A Tale of Two Cities, Madame Defarge is an unforgettable busybody, denouncing her enemies so that they will be killed in the French Revolution. She hides the names of the people she is denouncing in her knitting.
In the early silent cinema in America, the busybody is a stock character, harassing The Girl in D. W. Griffith's Intolerance and trying to take The Kid away from the Little Tramp in Charlie Chaplin's The Kid. In these films, the busybody is usually an upper class woman with too much time on her hands, who believes that her social class gives her moral superiority over the lower class characters in whose lives she meddles.
In Harold Gray's comic strip Little Orphan Annie, Annie is often beset by busybodies who want to lock her up in an orphanage "for her own good".
Dorothy L. Sayers in her Christian apologetics bemoans the fact that so many Christians ignore Christ's injunction to not look for the mote in your brother's eye, and act like busybodies. "Busybody" is often preceded by the adjective "sanctimonious".
Author and scholar C. S. Lewis wrote, "Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience."
The busybody as a universal human type
Every human culture has its busybodies, in all classes and of both genders. There is, it seems, a recurring human type who loves to poke their nose into other people's business. While sex is the topic that busybodies most often gossip about, money is almost as important to them, and there is no subject off limits to their prying. There was, for example, in New Orleans, at the time when marriage between the races was against the law, a minor government functionary who loved to investigate every marriage in the city, and denounce the couple if he could find any mixed race ancestry, even going back many generations.
MYOB
MYOB is an abbreviation for "mind your own business". The opposite of a busybody is a person who minds his or her own business.
A busybody is a gossipy, meddlesome person; one who pries into the affairs of others.
Famous busybodies in history
In 415 B.C. Alcibiades, the greatest Athenian general, set sail to fight a war against the city of Syracuse. A busybody, whose name has not gone down in history, told a tale, claiming, without evidence, that Alcibiades has broken the noses and other body parts off the statues of the god Hermes. As a result, Alcibiades was recalled and an incompetent sent in his place. Athens lost the war.
One of the world's greatest busybodies was Procopius, a Byzantine court historian circa A.D. 500. All the while he was writing an official court history, he was digging up all the dirt he could find on the Empress Theodora, and other prominent persons at court, which he published in a book titled Anecdota, usually referred to as the Secret History. In this book he, for example, accuses Theodora of having sex with animals on stage.
Benjamin Franklin also invented a device known as a Busybody (or Franklin's Busybody), which was affixed to the exterior of a house near an upper floor window, and used mirrors so the occupant could see the goings-on in the street below. They can be seen in Elfreth's Alley in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which is the oldest residential street in the country.
Famous busybodies in literature and the arts
In Charles Dickens's novel A Tale of Two Cities, Madame Defarge is an unforgettable busybody, denouncing her enemies so that they will be killed in the French Revolution. She hides the names of the people she is denouncing in her knitting.
In the early silent cinema in America, the busybody is a stock character, harassing The Girl in D. W. Griffith's Intolerance and trying to take The Kid away from the Little Tramp in Charlie Chaplin's The Kid. In these films, the busybody is usually an upper class woman with too much time on her hands, who believes that her social class gives her moral superiority over the lower class characters in whose lives she meddles.
In Harold Gray's comic strip Little Orphan Annie, Annie is often beset by busybodies who want to lock her up in an orphanage "for her own good".
Dorothy L. Sayers in her Christian apologetics bemoans the fact that so many Christians ignore Christ's injunction to not look for the mote in your brother's eye, and act like busybodies. "Busybody" is often preceded by the adjective "sanctimonious".
Author and scholar C. S. Lewis wrote, "Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience."
The busybody as a universal human type
Every human culture has its busybodies, in all classes and of both genders. There is, it seems, a recurring human type who loves to poke their nose into other people's business. While sex is the topic that busybodies most often gossip about, money is almost as important to them, and there is no subject off limits to their prying. There was, for example, in New Orleans, at the time when marriage between the races was against the law, a minor government functionary who loved to investigate every marriage in the city, and denounce the couple if he could find any mixed race ancestry, even going back many generations.
MYOB
MYOB is an abbreviation for "mind your own business". The opposite of a busybody is a person who minds his or her own business.
The East Islip Middle School is a middle school of East Islip School District in Islip Terrace, NY.
The school was formerly known as Islip Terrace Junior High School before the school was renovated in 2004.
Administrative Figures
Administration changed entirely in the 06-07 school year. (Former Principal: Alise Becker-Santa)
*Mark Bernard (Principal)
*Kevin Brown (Assistant Principal)
*Nicholas Bilotti (Assistant Principal)
*Janet Jones (Assistant Principal)
*Janet Hiller (Assistant Principal)
Field Trips
8th Grade
* Washington DC (3 day overnight trip)
7th Grade
* Boston (2 day overnight trip)
6th Grade
* Poconos Ski Trip (2 day overnight trip)
Zoning
East Islip Middle School's zoning includes the areas of
*East Islip
*Islip Terrace (Buffer zoning)
*Great River
Student Rebellion
The East Islip School District has had many cases of student anarchy such as the Falcone and Cruz case in 2006. This case was about the rebellion of two young boys who took out their anger in graffiti writing. It is unknown whether "Loe7"(Joseph Falcone), or "Crez9"(Christian Cruz) are still tagging the streets of East Islip.
The school was formerly known as Islip Terrace Junior High School before the school was renovated in 2004.
Administrative Figures
Administration changed entirely in the 06-07 school year. (Former Principal: Alise Becker-Santa)
*Mark Bernard (Principal)
*Kevin Brown (Assistant Principal)
*Nicholas Bilotti (Assistant Principal)
*Janet Jones (Assistant Principal)
*Janet Hiller (Assistant Principal)
Field Trips
8th Grade
* Washington DC (3 day overnight trip)
7th Grade
* Boston (2 day overnight trip)
6th Grade
* Poconos Ski Trip (2 day overnight trip)
Zoning
East Islip Middle School's zoning includes the areas of
*East Islip
*Islip Terrace (Buffer zoning)
*Great River
Student Rebellion
The East Islip School District has had many cases of student anarchy such as the Falcone and Cruz case in 2006. This case was about the rebellion of two young boys who took out their anger in graffiti writing. It is unknown whether "Loe7"(Joseph Falcone), or "Crez9"(Christian Cruz) are still tagging the streets of East Islip.
Alpha 7 is the third Alpha robot presented in the television series Power Rangers. To date he has only appeared in one episode - the Power Rangers: Wild Force episode "Forever Red". He is seen helping Tommy Oliver and Andros working on the Astro Megaship, Mark 2. He has Alpha 5's voice and demeanor, but his appearance is made up of pieces of both Alpha 6, and Alpha 5.
Although it is not stated in the episode, it can be assumed that Alpha 7, like Alpha 5, was built by the Edenites. Also not stated is Alpha 7's mission; again, presumably it is similar to Alpha 6's - to protect the Power Rangers.
Alpha 7 was voiced by Richard Steven Horvitz, who also voiced Alpha 5.
Although it is not stated in the episode, it can be assumed that Alpha 7, like Alpha 5, was built by the Edenites. Also not stated is Alpha 7's mission; again, presumably it is similar to Alpha 6's - to protect the Power Rangers.
Alpha 7 was voiced by Richard Steven Horvitz, who also voiced Alpha 5.
The Spirit of the Sword Youth Initiative was a non-profit youth movement originating in New Zealand during the late 1970s. The movement sought to marry New Age values of dynamic peace, self-improvement and environmentalism with physical training practices drawn from various martial arts and dance disciplines.
Origin
The Spirit of the Sword was originally a dramatic dance devised and performed by Dance Theater exponents Liong Xi and Faye Tohbyn . The dance told the story of a young Warrior who was tempted by the Spirit of the Sword, portrayed by another dancer, to take violent revenge for a fallen comrade. At the climax of the dance, the Warrior mastered his desire for revenge and was able to re-sheath his sword.
Xi and Tohbyn extended the philosophy expressed in this dance into a five-point "Code of Awareness" which was offered to hundreds of thousands of school children and their teachers during a series of annual Theatre in Education tours throughout New Zealand, between 1978-1985. The Code was a pledge to try to uphold the ideals of fitness, honesty, sincerity, respect for nature and peace, amongst other values.
Xi and Tohbyn also designed an insignia for the nascent youth initiative, featuring the Warrior and the Spirit in silhouette against a red background.
Non-aggressive self defence training
In 1987, martial artist Tony Wolf learned the Spirit of the Sword dance and performed it at a charity event in Wellington's Memorial Theatre.
Taking the theme of "dynamic peace" as inspiration, Wolf proposed to develop a new system of non-aggressive self defence and physical training, designed particularly for children and teenagers as a defence against school bullies. This "non-martial art" was to became the central practice of the Spirit of the Sword youth initiative.
The Spirit of the Sword self defence system, occasionally referred to as Kenshindo (Japanese, "Way of the Spirit of the Sword") and as Kenshin Taijutsu ("Physical techniques of the Sword Spirit") was devised as a non-violent means of self-protection. It consisted entirely of evasive and defensive techniques drawn from boxing, wrestling and other sports as well as various Asian martial arts, geared towards avoiding and if necessary controlling an aggressor without injuring them.
The self defence method was taught through a series of games and drills and was augmented by a series of calisthenics and tumbling exercises derived from martial arts, gymnastics, dance and yoga. The training emphasized sparring contests, with increasing levels of speed and resistance as the students became more proficient in the various defensive techniques.
Students of the Spirit of the Sword self defence method wore training uniforms consisting of a black uwagi (Japanese martial arts jacket) emblazoned with a patch displaying the red and black Spirit of the Sword insignia, and black tracksuit pants. Training was conducted according to the protocols of Asian martial arts, including symbolic salutes between training partners.
The Rainbow Warrior programme
Inspired by the purported Native American prophecy of the "Warriors of the Rainbow" who would dedicate their strength and skill to the cause of peace, Wolf developed an achievement-based award system called the Rainbow Warrior programme. Spirit of the Sword members were awarded a series of points based on achievements including A and B grades on school report cards, proficiency in non-aggressive self defence skills, community services, completion of a series of projects relating to nature and peace and achievements in sports and hobby activities.
Upon accumulating 150 points, members could undertake a special test; if they passed, they would be acknowledged as Rainbow Warriors within the initiative and were eligible for more advanced training and to assist in teaching classes. The programme was designed to be achievable within approximately one and a half years.
Training groups
The original Spirit of the Sword training groups were established in various suburbs of Wellington, New Zealand between 1987-1990, at locations including the Raynor Greek Memorial Hall in Kilbirnie and the Wellington Boys and Girls Institute gymnasium in Mount Cook. They were open to children and teenagers between the ages of seven and eighteen.
Circa 1990, a Kenshin Taijutsu self-defence training group for adults was established at the Community and Cultural Centre in Newtown.
Post-1990 history
Since 1990 Tony Wolf has occasionally revived aspects of the self-defence training method at martial arts and performance conferences in New Zealand, Australia and the USA, but the the Spirit of the Sword youth initiative has been largely inactive.
Origin
The Spirit of the Sword was originally a dramatic dance devised and performed by Dance Theater exponents Liong Xi and Faye Tohbyn . The dance told the story of a young Warrior who was tempted by the Spirit of the Sword, portrayed by another dancer, to take violent revenge for a fallen comrade. At the climax of the dance, the Warrior mastered his desire for revenge and was able to re-sheath his sword.
Xi and Tohbyn extended the philosophy expressed in this dance into a five-point "Code of Awareness" which was offered to hundreds of thousands of school children and their teachers during a series of annual Theatre in Education tours throughout New Zealand, between 1978-1985. The Code was a pledge to try to uphold the ideals of fitness, honesty, sincerity, respect for nature and peace, amongst other values.
Xi and Tohbyn also designed an insignia for the nascent youth initiative, featuring the Warrior and the Spirit in silhouette against a red background.
Non-aggressive self defence training
In 1987, martial artist Tony Wolf learned the Spirit of the Sword dance and performed it at a charity event in Wellington's Memorial Theatre.
Taking the theme of "dynamic peace" as inspiration, Wolf proposed to develop a new system of non-aggressive self defence and physical training, designed particularly for children and teenagers as a defence against school bullies. This "non-martial art" was to became the central practice of the Spirit of the Sword youth initiative.
The Spirit of the Sword self defence system, occasionally referred to as Kenshindo (Japanese, "Way of the Spirit of the Sword") and as Kenshin Taijutsu ("Physical techniques of the Sword Spirit") was devised as a non-violent means of self-protection. It consisted entirely of evasive and defensive techniques drawn from boxing, wrestling and other sports as well as various Asian martial arts, geared towards avoiding and if necessary controlling an aggressor without injuring them.
The self defence method was taught through a series of games and drills and was augmented by a series of calisthenics and tumbling exercises derived from martial arts, gymnastics, dance and yoga. The training emphasized sparring contests, with increasing levels of speed and resistance as the students became more proficient in the various defensive techniques.
Students of the Spirit of the Sword self defence method wore training uniforms consisting of a black uwagi (Japanese martial arts jacket) emblazoned with a patch displaying the red and black Spirit of the Sword insignia, and black tracksuit pants. Training was conducted according to the protocols of Asian martial arts, including symbolic salutes between training partners.
The Rainbow Warrior programme
Inspired by the purported Native American prophecy of the "Warriors of the Rainbow" who would dedicate their strength and skill to the cause of peace, Wolf developed an achievement-based award system called the Rainbow Warrior programme. Spirit of the Sword members were awarded a series of points based on achievements including A and B grades on school report cards, proficiency in non-aggressive self defence skills, community services, completion of a series of projects relating to nature and peace and achievements in sports and hobby activities.
Upon accumulating 150 points, members could undertake a special test; if they passed, they would be acknowledged as Rainbow Warriors within the initiative and were eligible for more advanced training and to assist in teaching classes. The programme was designed to be achievable within approximately one and a half years.
Training groups
The original Spirit of the Sword training groups were established in various suburbs of Wellington, New Zealand between 1987-1990, at locations including the Raynor Greek Memorial Hall in Kilbirnie and the Wellington Boys and Girls Institute gymnasium in Mount Cook. They were open to children and teenagers between the ages of seven and eighteen.
Circa 1990, a Kenshin Taijutsu self-defence training group for adults was established at the Community and Cultural Centre in Newtown.
Post-1990 history
Since 1990 Tony Wolf has occasionally revived aspects of the self-defence training method at martial arts and performance conferences in New Zealand, Australia and the USA, but the the Spirit of the Sword youth initiative has been largely inactive.