Literary notes about skills (AI summary)
The word "skills" is employed in literature to capture a wide spectrum of abilities, ranging from the formal to the practical and from the social to the technical. In some works, it denotes cultivated expertise—illustrating adversities and developmental changes, whether in writing and critical thinking [1], [2], or in specialized vocations and teaching capacity [3], [4]. In narrative and historical texts, it can highlight personal attributes and social competencies, as seen in depictions of diplomatic finesse or the nuanced arts of sniping and carpentry [5], [6], [7]. Moreover, its usage sometimes takes on archaic or stylistic forms—where phrasing like “it skills not” adds a distinctive literary flavor [8], [9]—demonstrating how authors exploit the term to imbue characters and situations with a sense of learned ability or the promise of self-improvement [10], [11], [12].
- It has reflected changes in criteria for evaluating writing and writing skills as the pragmatic framework of human activity changed through time.
— from The Civilization of Illiteracy by Mihai Nadin - "Basic thinking skills" include the student's memorization of the various characters and the sequence of the plot in the story.
— from Sequential Problem Solving A Student Handbook with Checklists for Successful Critical Thinking by Fredric B. Lozo - (Teaching skills for elementary and secondary school teachers)
— from Motion Pictures 1960-1969: Catalog of Copyright Entries by Library of Congress. Copyright Office - Evening classes—which taught new vocational skills and improved already existing skills—became common.
— from Area Handbook for Bulgaria by Eugene K. Keefe - His diplomatic skills, however, were considerable.
— from The Vicomte de Bragelonne: The End and Beginning of an Era by John Bursey - The latter - a self proclaimed sharpshooter - immediately set about testing the sniping skills of his co-schemers in a secluded wood.
— from Terrorists and Freedom Fighters by Samuel Vaknin - They also developed skills in carpentry, brick-making, and a score of other trades and sold their products to the community.
— from The Black Experience in America by Norman Coombs - But it skills not: I hope one day to turn them both out of door.
— from A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 06 - “No-no, Father, it skills not, as these people say.
— from A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain - (Developing supervisory leadership skills) © American Management Assn., Inc.; 30Nov66 (in notice: 1967); MP17223.
— from Motion Pictures 1960-1969: Catalog of Copyright Entries by Library of Congress. Copyright Office - The Revolution continually spurred women on to improve themselves, to learn new skills, and actually to do equal work if they expected equal pay.
— from Susan B. AnthonyRebel, Crusader, Humanitarian by Alma Lutz - These young people only need skills and a chance in order to take their place in our economic system.
— from State of the Union Addresses by Jimmy Carter
