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ความหวังของชาวไทย ที่ " เป็นไปไม่ได้ "

บทสัมภาษณ์ของนักข่าว(ต่างชาติ)ที่ถามท่านนายกหญิงคนที่๒ของไทย ว่า
" How much would you be relying on your father guidance and advice in this new job? "

ท่านนายก ตอบว่า " I just wish that I could work together with everybody and including my Dad as well "
แปลได้ว่า " ดิฉันหวัง(อย่าง ลมๆ..แล้งๆ) ว่า สามารถร่วมงานกับทุกคนรวมถึงพ่อของฉันได้ "

สังเกต คำว่า wish + Past Simple Tense มีความหมาย "เป็นไปไม่ได้"

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ตามหลักไวยากรณ์(ที่ถูกต้อง) ท่านนายก ควรใช้ hope + Simple Present Tense จะมีความหมายถึงอนาคตที่มีโอกาสเป็นจริงในอนาคต.
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Sep1st, 2024
Minnesota, USA.

How To Create Atmosphere & Mood In Your Writing To Engage Your Readers

Hill House, not sane, stood by itself against its hills, holding darkness within; it had stood so for eighty years and might stand for eighty more. Within, walls continued upright, bricks met neatly, floors were firm, and doors were sensibly shut; silence lay steadily against the wood and stone of Hill House, and whatever walked there, walked alone…
—The Haunting of Hill House (1959), Shirley Jackson

After reading that opening, we bet you’re wondering what happens next. The best authors and writers always find a way to draw their readers in, get them invested in the work, and leave them desperate to read the next sentence, the next paragraph, the next page.

How do they do this?

Writers have many tools in their toolboxes to make their work compelling, but a huge part of what draws us into stories is atmosphere and mood. Authors like Shirley Jackson use language, descriptions, and other devices to pull readers into a different world. Through atmosphere and mood, authors establish a tone for their work, create ambience, and evoke emotions. Keep reading to learn how the pros establish atmosphere and mood in their work, and to get some tried and true strategies for creating this magic in your own writing.

What are atmosphere and mood?

Atmosphere is “the dominant mood or emotional tone of a work of art, as of a play or novel.” If you think of your story, essay or other writing as a room, what does your reader feel upon walking into that room? That’s an easy way to consider the overall atmosphere of your piece. While the importance of atmosphere is commonly associated with poetry and fiction, it is also vital to adding depth to personal essays and other types of nonfiction writing as well.

Mood is a part and parcel of atmosphere, but they aren’t necessarily the same thing or always in lock step. Mood describes “a state or quality of feeling at a particular time,” and the mood of a story, poem, or essay can shift depending on the events, characters, setting, or changing information.

Atmosphere and mood work together, but they aren’t always in agreement. A story may have a suffocating or foreboding atmosphere, but within that atmosphere, readers can still experience feelings of joy, wonder, sadness, or hope.

Examples of atmosphere and mood

Now that you understand the basics of what mood and atmosphere are, let’s look at a few examples to see how atmosphere and mood work in action.

1. “The Raven” by Edgar Allen Poe

Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore –
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
As of someone gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door …

Why it works

In just a few lines, Poe creates an atmosphere of suspense for the reader. It’s late at night, there’s a strange knocking at the door, and it’s reasonable to suspect something mysterious or even dangerous is waiting on the other side. In this example, the atmosphere is created not only by the setting, but also by the language used. Words like dreary, weary, curious, and lore help to create an atmosphere that feels spooky and mystical. And the rhythm of the poetry also gives the lines an intriguing musicality. The end result is the reader wants to know who is knocking just as much as the main character does.

2. “Shipping Out” by David Foster Wallace

“I have now seen sucrose beaches and water a very bright blue. I have seen an all-red leisure suit with flared lapels. I have smelled suntan lotion spread over 2,100 pounds of hot flesh. I have been addressed as ‘Mon’ in three different nations. I have seen 500 upscale Americans dance Electric Slide. I have seen sunsets that looked computer-enhanced. I have (very briefly) joined a conga line.”

Why it works

In this non-fiction travelogue, David Foster Wallace is talking about his experiences on luxury cruises. He opens by placing the reader directly onto a cruise ship. In the span of a paragraph, the reader experiences awe, curiosity, amusement, disgust, wonder, and excitement. Yet Wallace uses formal language (“I have seen”) and repetition (there’s that anaphora for you) to ironic effect. This creates an interesting juxtaposition of the elements of a tall tale with a bit of anthropological distance. This example, in particular, shows how mood can function independently from the atmosphere, and how both can change abruptly with the use of language.

Why atmosphere and mood matter

Atmosphere and mood are important because crafting an engaging story or essay involves more than just retelling events or facts in order. In order to draw readers in and get them invested in your writing, your work needs dimension. Atmosphere and mood work together to create that by:

- Communicating important details that place the reader in a scene.
- Making characters feel more real.
- Reinforcing themes and tone.
- Communicating genre elements.
- Solidifying world-building, or the fictional universe in which a story or poem takes place.

And, perhaps most important, atmosphere and mood are both tools for getting readers invested in the plot or details of a piece of writing. Mood helps them identify with characters in fiction, and atmosphere helps them become immersed in the narrative or information. Both are essential to writing something people want to read.

Tips for establishing and creating atmosphere in your writing

When you sit down to write, here are some important things to consider to help you easily add mood and atmosphere to your piece.

Choose your words carefully.
Think about how you want readers to feel when they read your work. What language and descriptions can you include to evoke those emotions? While you’re in the process of examining your language, try your best to avoid clichés. “It was a dark and stormy night” has been used so many times that it won’t do much to draw your reader into a scene. In fact, cliché phrases can sometimes even pull the reader out of the work and distract them. That’s not what you want!

Deploy strong imagery.

“Show, don’t tell” is probably among the most repeated pieces of writing advice, but that’s because it works. If you just say a house looks old, that may not pull the reader into the house. Instead, talk about the mossy, rotting floorboards and the peeling wallpaper. Use imagery to build a world around the person reading.

Be detailed.

If you’re writing a story or poem, offer specific details about the setting and time period. Drop careful hints about what is coming to build tension and anticipation. If you’re working on an essay, make sure each detail is thorough and succinct. Most importantly, make sure any main component of your story or argument is thoroughly fleshed out to paint the clearest picture possible for the reader.

Incorporate literary devices.

Similes, metaphors, alliteration, hyperbole, and other literary devices can be especially helpful in developing atmosphere and mood. Of course, if you’re writing a more formal essay, you should use your judgment as to whether or not literary devices are a good fit for the piece, but a well-placed metaphor can go far in helping you make an important point.

Make use of your characters and dialogue.

Atmosphere and mood aren’t only created in descriptions of the setting. You can also use character descriptions, their words, and their actions to add to the mood or atmosphere you’re trying to create. For example, if you’re writing a horror story, you might describe your character’s shaky dialogue and uneven breathing. Perhaps they’re even pale with fright or have wide eyes. Readers can easily experience the atmosphere through characters.

Good spelling counts, too

Now that you know more about crafting mood and atmosphere in your writing, you’re ready to get started. But those aren’t the only elements of good writing to consider. Work on your next story, poem, or essay using Thesaurus.com’ Grammar Coach™. It will help you spot spelling errors and overused words and help you take your writing to the next level in real time.

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Person-First Language vs. Identity-First Language: Which Should You Use?

There’s a term for choosing to say people with disabilities instead of disabled people, and vice versa. People with disabilities is an example of what’s called person-first language, while terms like disabled people are sometimes called identity-first language.

Person-first language is widely encouraged in many contexts as a way to avoid defining a person solely by their disability, condition, or physical difference. However, not everyone prefers it. Some people instead prefer identity-first language as a way of emphasizing what they consider an important part of their identity.

In this article, we’ll:

Define person-first language and identity-first language in detail.
Provide several examples of each in many of the different contexts in which they’re used, including for people who are autistic, blind, deaf, and those who have other disabilities, medical conditions (including mental health conditions), and bodily differences.
Discuss the varying preferences for such language and some of the reasons behind those preferences.
Explain how approaches can differ based on whether you know a person’s specific disability or condition or whether you’re referring to an individual or a community of people.


Quick summary

Person-first language introduces a person before any description of them. Examples include person with a disability, patient with cancer, and child who has cerebral palsy. Person-first language is intended to emphasize the fullness of a person and to avoid defining them exclusively by their disability or condition. Identity-first language involves stating a descriptor of a person first, as in autistic person and blind child. This is often done with the idea that the characteristic in question is an integral part of a person’s identity and community membership and should be emphasized rather than minimized.

Person-first language is preferred and encouraged in many contexts, especially medical care. However, some people prefer identity-first language—notably many members of the blind, deaf, and autistic communities. Still, preferences around such approaches vary widely, even among people within the same community. The best approach is always to respect people’s choices about the language they use for themselves.

First, a note about disabled and disability

First and foremost, remember that in many cases it’s not relevant or necessary to discuss or point out a person’s disability at all. Regardless of what language preferences people have, every person wants to be treated as just that—a person (which is one of the motivating ideas behind person-first language). However, that doesn’t mean that disability is inherently negative, unmentionable, or something that must be politely ignored (which are some of the notions that identity-first language pushes back on).

When discussion of a disability or other condition is pertinent, it is often preferable to name the person’s specific disability or condition, such as paraplegia or diabetes. However, when addressing an issue that affects a larger community of people—for example, when discussing accessibility in the workplace—disabled and disability are often the preferred terms. Our new usage notes within the entries for these terms reflect this. (Some people object to the terms disabled and disability in and of themselves, but that won’t be the focus of this article, nor will other, more specific terms that are now considered outdated and offensive.)

What is person-first language?

The term person-first language refers to wording that introduces a person first and then follows with a descriptor in relation to a disability, medical condition (including mental health conditions), or other physical or cognitive difference. Person-first language often literally uses the word person (or persons or people) as the first part of referring to someone, as in person with a disability or people with dwarfism. Of course, the term that refers to the person is often more specific, such as child, adult, patient, or a term specifying a person’s nationality. Such terms can also be used in identity-first language, which will be discussed in the next section. (Person-first language is not to be confused with the grammatical and literary term first person, which is the point of view in which a speaker or writer refers to themself: I, me, we, and us are first-person pronouns.)

Person-first language is used in many different contexts, including disability, medical conditions and diseases, physical and cognitive differences, and addiction and substance use, among others.

The intent of person-first language is often understood as being to acknowledge a person as a full, complex individual. This is done to avoid defining them solely by their disability, condition, or physical or mental attributes, which can have the effect of dehumanizing them, creating negative stigmas, or producing the false assumption that a disability or condition affects all people in the same way.

Promotion of person-first language is often traced back to the People First Movement that began in the late 1960s. Person-first language became more widespread in the 1990s. Awareness and use of it is thought to have increased in part as a result of the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a landmark piece of federal legislation that, among many other changes, established such language as the preferred wording in many government documents and communications (a preference that continues today).

Person-first language has largely become the preferred approach in medical contexts. Major health organizations, such as the World Health Organization and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, use and state preferences for person-first language, as do the style guides of the American Medical Association and the American Psychological Association. However, many style guides also emphasize that a person’s personal preference should always come first. Still, many people strongly prefer identity-first language.

What is identity-first language?

The term identity-first language refers to wording about a person that leads with a description of them in the context of a disability, medical conditions (including mental health conditions), or other physical or cognitive difference. Examples include terms like deaf person, blind person, and autistic person.

Such labels are sometimes considered offensive due to emphasizing a characteristic as if it’s all that matters about the person. However, some people prefer such terms because they consider the characteristic being referred to as an inseparable part of their identity—hence the use of the word identity in the term.

By those who prefer it when referring to themselves, identity-first language is often considered a way to show pride in who they are and their membership in a community of like people.

This is especially the case in the context of disability. In this context, identity-first language is often viewed as functioning to center a person’s disability, in contrast with the approach of person-first language, which is sometimes interpreted as minimizing such characteristics out of the assumption that they are inherently negative. Notably, significant portions of the deaf, blind, and autistic communities prefer identity-first language. However, not everyone shares this preference.

Examples of person-first and identity-first language

In this section, we’ll provide side-by-side examples of person-first language and identity-first language along with notes about use and preferences. This is a collection of common examples grouped by context, not a comprehensive list of all possible terms.

Due to the nature of their construction, examples of person-first language are always multiple-word phrases, as in person with AIDS or individuals with disabilities.

Identity-first language also often consists of phrases, but some terms that may be considered examples of identity-first language are single words. For example, some people who have had limbs amputated prefer to be called amputees. Many such examples (single-word nouns used to refer to people) are now usually considered inappropriate and offensive, especially those once used in the context of mental health. Some will be discussed below.

Disability

In the general discussion of people with disabilities, person-first language is the most widely preferred approach. However, this preference is not universal.

person-first example: person with a disability
identity-first example: disabled person

person-first examples: person with paraplegia; person with quadriplegia
identity-first examples: When used as nouns to refer to people, terms like paraplegic and quadriplegic are now widely avoided, though some people may prefer them when referring to themselves.

person-first example: person with an intellectual disability; person with a cognitive disability
identity-first example: intellectually disabled person; cognitively disabled person. Such terms are now less commonly used, but may be preferred by some.

The autism spectrum

In the context of autism, there is significant, strong, and growing preference for identity-first language, despite some advocacy organizations historically recommending person-first language. Among those who prefer identity-first language, one commonly stated reason is that they consider autism a major part of their identity and not something to be ashamed of or treated as something that needs to be “cured.” Still, some people prefer person-first language.

person-first examples: a person with autism; an adult on the autism spectrum
identity-first examples: autistic person; autistic individual. The use of autistic as a noun is preferred by many as a way to refer to themselves, but is considered offensive by others.

Deafness

Identity-first language has also been largely embraced by the Deaf community. (The word Deaf is often capitalized when it’s used in reference to things related to Deaf culture.) Identity-first language is promoted by many major organizations, such as the National Association of the Deaf, the National Deaf Center, and the World Federation of the Deaf. Still, some people prefer person-first language.

person-first example: a person who is deaf
identity-first examples: deaf person; deaf Americans; Deaf community

Blindness

Though preferences vary, identity-first language is widely preferred and promoted by individuals and organizations in the blind community, including the National Federation of the Blind, the Royal National Institute of Blind People, and various state commissions for the blind and visually impaired.

person-first example: a person who is blind
identity-first examples: blind person; blind adult

Dwarfism and short stature

Organizations centered around people with dwarfism often use both person-first and identity-first terms. Preferences among individuals, of course, can vary.

person-first examples: a person who has dwarfism; people of short stature
identity-first examples: dwarf; little person

Additional medical and mental health contexts

Person-first language is now widely preferred and promoted in the context of medicine by medical professionals, organizations, and advocacy groups. Such language is intended to avoid equating patients with their diseases or conditions (such as with now avoided phrasings like cancer patient or AIDS patient), which research has shown can lead to stigmatization, overgeneralization, and worse health outcomes.

person-first examples: patient with AIDS; child with cancer; person with diabetes; person with epilepsy
identity-first examples: When used as nouns to refer to people, terms like diabetic and epileptic are now widely avoided, though some people may prefer them when referring to themselves.

Person-first language is now also widely preferred and promoted in the context of medical professionals who address mental health conditions. It is especially recommended to replace terms that use a condition as a noun to refer to someone (such as the noun uses of schizophrenic or bulimic) with person-first language.

person-first examples: a person with schizophrenia; a patient with psychosis; people with eating disorders

Other contexts

As with the wider field of medical care, person-first language is widely preferred in the context of drug and substance addiction, in which such terms are recommended to replace stigmatizing words like addict and alcoholic.

person-first examples: a person with alcohol use disorder; people with substance use disorders

For similar reasons, person-first language is also commonly used by organizations and advocates focused on suicide prevention. Such language is thought to help destigmatize the issue and emphasize a person’s humanity, rather than treating them as a statistic.

person-first examples: a person experiencing thoughts of suicide; people impacted by suicide

Collective terms

Collective terms for certain groups often fall under the classification of identity-first language. Examples include the blind, the deaf, and the disabled. While such terms are preferred by some (and used in the names of some major organizations), they are considered offensive by others who believe that such terms are a barrier to treating members of such groups as individuals.

Should I use person-first or identity-first language?

The answer to this question is that there is no single, permanent answer. Person-first and identity-first language continue to evolve, and preferences vary from person to person and differ among different communities and organizations.

In the context of medicine and mental health, person-first language is widely preferred and recommended, especially due to evidence that it contributes to better health outcomes and reduces stigmatization. Still, identity-first language may be preferred in certain situations or among people who consider their condition as an inseparable part of their identity.

Notably, many members of the blind, deaf, and autistic communities (among some others) now prefer and promote identity-first language, arguing that such characteristics are an integral part of their identities that should be proudly emphasized, not treated as negatives or limitations. Identity-first language is also sometimes favored due to emphasizing membership in a community.

Generally speaking, some people are fine with others referring to them with either person-first or identify-first language or a combination of both, as long as it is used respectfully. But many other people have strong preferences for one or the other, with valid reasons for each.

Many style guides recommend person-first language if you do not know someone’s preference, are unable to discover it, or are talking about a certain group generally. However, despite this recommendation, there is one consistent piece of advice that you will find among style guides and advocacy organizations: you should always respect the language that an individual personally uses.

Notably, the style guide of the National Center on Disability and Journalism, which in the past recommended person-first language as the default choice, now recommends making choices about wording on a case-by-case basis, stating that “no two people are the same—either with regard to disabilities or language preferences.”

You can always ask a person what type of phrasing they prefer. Remember that discussing a disability, condition, or other physical or intellectual difference is in many cases unnecessary. Most of the time, the first thing you should ask a person is their name.

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🤔 this is the world famous Harvard Medical School... talking absolute garbage about toxic Omega 6 cooking oils... these teachers and professors are taking money from vegetable oil factories, they should go to jail immediately and have their bank accounts Frozen.

And after they are done talking about toxic Omega-6 cooking oils, they say absolutely nothing about NAFLD... 40% of American population have this condition... that's what I mean when I say Harvard professors and teachers should go to jail immediately.

Does Harvard Medical School think about liver failure?

When the liver stops working, next is heart failure.

and there we have the American Heart Association talking good about toxic vegetable oils...

This is maximum corruption, American Heart Association is propaganda machine for Procter & Gamble... and after 70 years of this toxic propaganda and Corruption, the health of the American people is a tragedy.

And Harvard is talking the propaganda again about Omega 3 6 ratio... 1:4 was the advice in 1975.

They say don't decrease omega-6, they say have more omega-3

And this never worked for anybody, because right now, 7% of all calories are coming from omega-6 cooking oils, and the average person's Omega 3 6 ratio is over 1:25

The truth is, total omega-6 intake should not be more than 2 or 3 grams per day maximum. And people should not get their Omega 6 from toxic vegetable oils.

Liquid vitamin D3+K2 ... That's a good one because the D3 receptor is a "Dual" receptor... Meaning the 2 vitamins D3+K2 have to be together at the receptor site

If person is on the low cholesterol plan and not getting much sunshine...
6,000 - 8,000 IU should be sufficient, and there are some people who take much more than that... About the low cholesterol... With sunshine on the skin, D3 is produced from cholesterol under the skin, if person get the sunburn easily, that generally means they are not eating healthy fats and have lower cholesterol... If person eating healthy fats, and no problem with sunshine and sunburn, then smaller amount D3+K2 3,000 - 5,000 IU should be sufficient.

Instead of capsules, I would recommend small bottle liquid vitamin D3+K2, take with eye dropper... And save some money, particularly if taking larger doses such as 3,000 - 6,000 IU

Vitamin D very important, vitamin D3 is the best formula...

And making vitamin D from sunshine on the skin... this involves cholesterol, and many people are following crazy doctors advice about low cholesterol diet.. when a person's cholesterol is low sunshine on the skin will make sunburn and only little bit vitamin D... Healthy diet with healthy fat, this lets sunshine on the skin make vitamin D and not much risk of sunburn.

Any vitamin D is better than nothing...

However if recovery from sickness is important, vitamin D should be liquid D3 + K2

This is important text for all patients infected with covid-19, to stop sickness from going for very long time patient should be taking vitamin B1 benfotiamine everyday, in addition to vitamin D3+K2 with magnesium bisglycinate, quercetin with Zinc+Copper and selenium, vitamin C... That's to correct or prevent basic vitamin deficiencies. Taking herbal medications is recommended to improve immune system and raise energy levels.🙏😌
The vitamin D dosage...

Formula should be vitamin D3, that is absolutely for sure.

And the dosage is 8,000 to 12,000 IU everyday...

Vitamin d3 will not be metabolized if there is magnesium deficiency, as a precaution person should be taking at least 400 mg magnesium per day, if blood test shows magnesium deficiency, increase up to 800 or 900 per day until blood test shows good magnesium levels.🥰

What Are The Different Names For Our Moon?

Over the moons

The English word moon is very old and dates back to before the year 900. It originally comes from the Old English word mona and is related to the Latin mēnsis, meaning “month.” As you’ll soon see, this isn’t the only link between the moon and calendar months. In fact, different cultures had different nicknames for the moon to go with each month of the year, according to The Old Farmer’s Almanac. These nicknames were used to refer to the moon during an entire lunar phase cycle starting at either a full or new moon. For example, January’s moon might generally be called the Wolf Moon or the Full Wolf Moon, when specifically referring to the January full moon. When looking at lunar calendars, you will often find these common folk names still used to refer to the full moons throughout the year.

full moon

Before we get to that, though, let’s look at some terms that people have used to refer to the moon through the years.

- full moon: The full moon is the phase of the moon in which the entire moon is visible thanks to sunlight. During this time, the moon looks like a bright, full circle in the night sky.

- supermoon: A supermoon is a full moon that occurs when the moon is at or near its closest distance to Earth. Astronomers scientifically refer to this event as a perigean full moon.

- micromoon: The term micromoon (or minimoon) is informally used as the opposite of a supermoon. Micromoon refers to a full moon that occurs when the moon is at its furthest point from Earth. In 2022, none of the full moons will be micromoons.

- blood moon: The term blood moon is used to refer to the moon during a total lunar eclipse. During this time, the moon appears blood red or reddish-brown because the only light that hits the moon is reflected light from the Earth’s atmosphere.

- blue moon: The term blue moon is informally used to refer to a second full moon that occurs during a single calendar month. This event is very rare—sadly, it won’t occur in 2022—and so the phrase once in a blue moon is used to refer to events that rarely happen.

- harvest moon: The harvest moon is the full moon that occurs closest to the autumnal equinox. The autumnal equinox occurs around September 22 or 23, so the harvest moon will fall in either September or October.

The moon has always fascinated us and has inspired a lot of different words and phrases that we use to refer to a wide variety of things. Now that we’ve covered this terminology, follow along for a list of unique names for each month’s full moon, starting with January’s Wolf Moon (or Frost Exploding Moon).


January | Wolf Moon
Full Moon Date in 2022: January 17

The Old Farmer’s Almanac, a reference full of weather predictions and advice, has been published continuously since 1792 and has captured the old names used to refer to the different full moons throughout the year. According to the almanac, January’s Wolf Moon was named for the howling of wolves that was often heard during the month. People once thought wolves howled because they were hungry and on the hunt for prey–such as foolish moon gazers. Now, we know that wolves howl as a general form of communication, which means those howling wolves could have been talking about anything.

Other traditional names for January’s moon are related to the harsh, cold winter weather one experiences in the Northern Hemisphere during January. These include names such as the Cold Moon, Frost Exploding Moon, Hard Moon, and Severe Moon.


February | Snow Moon
Full Moon Date in 2022: February 16

Which leads us to February’s Snow Moon. This name was inspired by the snowfalls of February, which is statistically the snowiest month of the year on average in the United States.

Besides the weather, other traditional names for the February Moon were inspired by animals or the difficulty of finding food during the winter. Some other traditional names include Bear Moon, Eagle Moon, Hungry Moon, and Raccoon Moon.


March | Worm Moon
Full Moon Date in 2022: March 18

Worms? Yay! Yay? Worm Moon, the traditional name for the March moon was inspired by the emergence of earthworms and bugs from the soil and trees during the beginning of spring.

Other traditional names for the March moon were typically inspired by the changing of the season or nature in general. Some of these names include the Crow Comes Back Moon, Sugar Moon, Strong Winds Moon, and Sore Eyes Moon.


April | Pink Moon
Full Moon Date in 2022: April 16

Sadly, the moon doesn’t turn pink in April. No, this traditional name was inspired by the plant Phlox subulata, also known as moss pink, which is native to the central and eastern United States. The plant’s pink flowers usually bloom during April, which explains the nickname.

Like the names of the March moon, the traditional names of April’s moon were often inspired by the transition from winter to spring. Some other traditional names of the April moon include the Breaking Ice Moon, Budding Moon of Plants and Shrubs, and Moon When the Ducks Come Back.


May | Flower Moon
Full Moon Date in 2022: May 16

April showers bring May flowers and a flowery moon to go along with them! This traditional name for May’s moon was inspired by the many flowers that bud during the month. Even today, the month of May is still associated with flowers.

Other traditional names for the May moon often reference flowers or the warm weather that allows them to grow. These names include Budding Moon, Leaf Budding Moon, Planting Moon, and Egg Laying Moon.

In 2022, the first of two lunar eclipses will occur in May. Depending on where you live, it may be possible to see a blood moon when the lunar eclipse is visible during the night of May 15/May 16.


June | Strawberry Moon
Full Moon Date in 2022: June 14

The tasty traditional name of June’s moon recognizes the fact that June was the time to harvest strawberries for many of the Indigenous Peoples of North America. This is still true even today as strawberries typically ripen during the transition from spring to summer, so June is the peak time to harvest strawberries in North America.

Some traditional names for the June moon were based on the natural events associated with the spring-summer transition, such as Blooming Moon, Birth Moon, and Hatching Moon. Other traditional names were inspired by things people would eat and drink during the June marriage season, such as Mead Moon and Honey Moon.

According to most metrics, June’s full moon will be the first of two supermoons that occur in 2022.


July | Buck Moon
Full Moon Date in 2022: July 13

The traditional name of Buck Moon for the July moon was inspired by the word buck (“male deer”), because it had been observed that bucks’ antlers grow largest during this month. Modern research of the deer antler growth cycle supports this observation.

Other traditional names of July’s moon were inspired by animals and plants commonly found in North America during the summer. These names include Salmon Moon, Berry Moon, and Raspberry Moon.

According to most metrics, July’s full moon will be the second and last supermoon of 2022.


August | Sturgeon Moon
Full Moon Date in 2022: August 12

The fishy name of August’s moon is named after the sturgeon, a general name for different types of large fish that can be found in North American lakes and rivers. August’s moon was named after sturgeon because these fish were most easily caught in August following their typical mating season. Today, many types of sturgeon are considered endangered, and sturgeon fishing is often prohibited or strictly regulated.

Other traditional names for the August moon, such as Corn Moon, Ricing Moon, and Black Cherries Moon, are based on the harvesting of summer crops.


September | Harvest Moon or Corn Moon
Full Moon Date in 2022: September 10

The traditional name of Harvest Moon is given to either the September or October moon, depending on which full moon occurs closer to the autumnal equinox. Because the September full moon is usually the closer one, it is more often referred to as the Harvest Moon. If it isn’t, then the name Corn Moon is used to refer to September’s moon. Either way, Harvest Moon and Corn Moon both refer to the fact that the late summer/early fall was the time when North American peoples would harvest important crops, like corn, that would get them through the winter.

Other traditional names for the September moon such as Autumn Moon, Moon of Brown Leaves, and Falling Leaves Moon, reference the fact that September is the time when summer gives way to fall.

In 2022, the September full moon is this year’s Harvest Moon, as it is the closest full moon to the autumnal equinox, which will occur on September 22.


October | Hunter’s Moon or Harvest Moon
Full Moon Date in 2022: October 9

Traditionally, the full moon that follows the Harvest Moon is called the Hunter’s Moon. Because the harvest moon usually happens in September, the October moon is typically called the Hunter’s Moon. The name of this moon is thought to come from the practice of North American peoples engaging in hunting after the fields had been harvested and before the winter came. You can never be too prepared for winter, so hunters would gather meat before the winter weather would force animals (and the hunters) to seek shelter.

Other traditional names for the October moon include Migrating Moon, Freezing Moon, and Ice Moon. These names reference the fact that October soon leads to winter and temperatures start to drop.


November | Beaver Moon
Full Moon Date in 2022: November 8

The traditional name of the November moon comes from the beaver, a large rodent famous for building natural dams. November’s moon was named after this busy animal because November was a good time for North America peoples to hunt and trap beavers as they normally retreat to their lodges during this time.

Other traditional names for the November moon, such as Digging Moon, Deer Rutting Moon, and Whitefish Moon, were inspired by other animals who are busy during November as they prepare for winter. The traditional names Frost Moon and Freezing Moon were also used to indicate that this moon often signaled that winter was fast approaching.

In 2022, the second lunar eclipse will happen in November. Depending on where you live, the eclipse may appear as a blood moon when it occurs on the night of November 7/November 8.


December | Cold Moon
Full Moon Date in 2022: December 7

Winter is in full swing—in the Northern Hemisphere, at least—by the time that December’s Cold Moon graces the sky. The explanation behind the traditional name for December’s moon shouldn’t be hard to figure out if you live in Canada or the northern United States and have had the “pleasure” of experiencing a frigid winter.

Many other traditional names for the December moon reference the freezing winter weather, such as Hoar Frost Moon, Snow Moon, Moon of the Popping Trees, and Winter Maker Moon.

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“Conservatorship” vs. “Guardianship”: What’s The Difference?

The widespread attention on the conservatorship case involving pop star Britney Spears has a lot of people who aren’t lawyers wondering: What is a conservatorship? What does it entail? And how is a conservatorship different from guardianship?

It’s difficult to provide a short answer. That’s because, in the US, conservatorships and guardianships are both governed by state law, and the specific definition varies from state to state. In some cases, the terms are used much in the same way.

In this article, we’ll provide simple, general definitions of conservatorship and guardianship, explain how they often differ, and discuss the ways they can overlap—as well as examine the difference between conservatorship and power of attorney.

Note: None of what you read here should be considered legal advice. Always consult a lawyer before getting involved in a conservatorship or guardianship—or any other legal arrangement.

Quick summary

In many states, a conservatorship involves a person (the conservator) being legally in charge of making financial (and sometimes also personal) decisions on behalf of someone else. Guardianship, on the other hand, usually involves a person (the guardian) being legally in charge of making personal (but sometimes also financial) decisions on behalf of someone else. Conservatorships most often apply to adults, while guardianship most commonly applies to minors. However, the specifics of such legal agreements are determined by state law and vary widely from state to state.

What is a conservatorship?

In the context of law, a conservatorship is “an agreement or order under which one person or entity controls the personal and financial affairs of another, such as a minor or someone who is considered legally incapable of managing their own affairs.”

In a conservatorship, the person controlling the personal and financial affairs of another is called a conservator. The conservator may be in charge of things like paying bills, taking out loans, or purchasing real estate—all on behalf of the person whom the conservatorship applies to (sometimes called the conservatee). In such an arrangement, the conservatee does not have the legal ability to make these decisions themselves. Which decisions or actions the conservator is legally allowed to make depends on state law and the specifics of the conservatorship agreement. In some cases, a conservator is only able to make decisions regarding the conservatee’s estate.

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A conservatorship must be approved by a state court via a petition from the potential conservator. In many cases, a conservatorship is only granted if the state determines the conservatee to be “incapapacitated” or “incompotent” (in the legal senses of the words—due to a mental condition, for example). For this reason, the consent of the conservatee is not required—under the understanding that they cannot give consent, in a legal sense, due to such incapacitation or incompetence. However, a conservatee can petition the court to end the conservatorship.

In practice, conservatorships are usually pursued by family members of a person who has a serious disorder or has some major impediment to making their own legal decisions, such as being in prison.

In the case of Britney Spears, her father and lawyer were granted temporary and then permanent conservatorship over her assets after she was placed under temporary psychiatric care in 2008. As part of the agreement, the court also gave Spears’s father legal power to make personal decisions on behalf of Spears as well. While many conservatorships are not so controversial, the practice has faced criticism, particularly because of the potential of conservators to take advantage of conservatees and the difficulty that conservatees can have trying to end the conservatorship.

What is a guardianship?

In a legal context, a guardianship (sometimes called a legal guardianship) is a relationship in which one person (called the guardian) can legally make decisions, usually personal but sometimes also financial, on behalf of another person (often called the ward).

In such an arrangement, the guardian is defined as “a person who is entrusted by law with the care of the person or property, or both, of another, as a minor or someone legally incapable of managing their own affairs.”

Like conservatorships, guardianships must be approved by a state court, do not require the ward’s consent, and involve the ward losing the ability to make their own legal decisions.

Personal decisions that can be made by a guardian involve things such as healthcare, housing, and education.

Many guardianship agreements involve children (minors) whose parents have died, are in prison, or have serious medical disorders. In cases involving adults, guardianships are usually granted to family members or others who seek to care for a person who has a severe mental condition or other disability that prohibits them from making their own personal decisions—often specifically those involving medical care.

What’s the difference between conservatorship vs. guardianship?

There is a lot of overlap between conservatorships and guardianships and how these terms and arrangements are defined under state law. Both involve someone making legal decisions on behalf of another person under an arrangement approved by a state court. In some states, there isn’t much of a legal distinction between the two. In other states, it is possible for the same person to be both a conservator and a guardian for someone—allowing them to make both financial and personal decisions for that person.

In states where the legal definitions of the terms differ, the most common difference is that a conservatorship usually only involves legal responsibility for financial decisions, while a guardianship usually only involves legal responsibility for personal decisions. In general, guardianship most commonly applies to minors, while conservatorships most often apply to adults. Still, the specifics of such arrangements vary widely from state to state.

Conservatorship vs. Power of Attorney

A person (often called the agent) is said to have power of attorney when they have the legal authority to make decisions on behalf of another person (often called the principal) who has authorized the arrangement. This can include financial decisions, personal decisions, or both. The big difference between power of attorney and a conservatorship is that power of attorney requires the consent of everyone involved and does not involve any loss of legal rights on the part of the one on whose behalf decisions are being made. In other words, granting power of attorney never limits someone’s ability to act on their own behalf. Unlike a conservatorship, a person with power of attorney is typically only given legal authority in very specific situations, which are detailed in the power of attorney agreement.

For example, a person might give a spouse or other family member temporary power of attorney in order to make certain payments while they are in recovery from a medical procedure. A common use involves a person assigning an agent power of attorney to manage investments on their behalf.

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