Exordium (book Series)
Exordium may refer to: * ''Exordium'' (book series), a science fiction book series written by Sherwood Smith and Dave Trowbridge * ''Exordium'' (EP), by Dutch symphonic metal band After Forever. * Exordium (rhetoric), the introductory section of a discourse in Western classical rhetoric * Exordium clause, the first paragraph or sentence in a (last) will and testament * "Exordium: The Beginning Of a Web", opening section of ''Delusion of the Fury ''Delusion of the Fury'' is a stage play by the American composer Harry Partch that is based on a Japanese Noh drama. History The first draft for singers, mimes, dancers, and musicians was called ''Cry from Another Darkness''; Partch completed i ...

Exordium (book Series)
Exordium may refer to: * ''Exordium'' (book series), a science fiction book series written by Sherwood Smith and Dave Trowbridge * ''Exordium'' (EP), by Dutch symphonic metal band After Forever. * Exordium (rhetoric), the introductory section of a discourse in Western classical rhetoric * Exordium clause, the first paragraph or sentence in a (last) will and testament * "Exordium: The Beginning Of a Web", opening section of ''Delusion of the Fury ''Delusion of the Fury'' is a stage play by the American composer Harry Partch that is based on a Japanese Noh drama. History The first draft for singers, mimes, dancers, and musicians was called ''Cry from Another Darkness''; Partch completed i ...

Sherwood Smith
Sherwood Smith (born 1951) is an American fantasy and science fiction writer for young adult literature, young adults and adults. Smith is a Nebula Award finalist and a longtime writing group organizer and participant. Smith's works include the YA novel ''Crown Duel''. Smith also collaborated with Dave Trowbridge in writing the ''Exordium (book series), Exordium'' series and with Andre Norton in writing two of the books in the ''Solar Queen'' universe. In 2001, her short story "Mom and Dad at the Home Front" was a finalist for the Nebula Award for Best Short Story. Smith's children's books have made it on many library Best Books lists. Her ''Wren's War'' was an Anne Spencer Lindbergh Honor Book, and it and ''The Spy Princess'' were Mythopoeic Awards, Mythopoeic Fantasy Award finalists. Biography Sherwood Smith was born May 28, 1951, in Glendale, California. On her website, Smith describes herself as a middle-aged woman who has been married for over thirty years. Besides writi ...
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Exordium (EP)
''Exordium'' is an EP by Dutch symphonic metal band After Forever, released on 17 October 2003. Another version of this album was released in 2004, with a bonus DVD entitled ''Insights''. " The Evil That Men Do" is a cover of the Iron Maiden song, while "One Day I'll Fly Away" is a metal version of a ballad originally sung by Randy Crawford. This is the band's first recording with guitarist Bas Maas, who replaced Mark Jansen. ''Exordium'' is the first After Forever album to enter the Dutch Top 100 chart, where it remained for two weeks, peaking at #56. On 11 November 2016, an expanded remastered edition of ''Exordium'' containing previously unreleased studio sessions, single edits and an interview was released to digital download and streaming services. Physically, this edition was released on 2 December as the last disc on a three-disc reissue of the band's third studio album, '' Invisible Circles''. Track listing ''Insights'' ''Insights'' is the name given to the DV ...
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Exordium (rhetoric)
Dispositio is the system used for the organization of arguments in the context of Western classical rhetoric. The word is Latin, and can be translated as "organization" or "arrangement". It is the second of five canons of classical rhetoric (the first being inventio, and the remaining being elocutio, memoria, and pronuntiatio) that concern the crafting and delivery of speeches and writing. The first part of any rhetorical exercise was to discover the proper arguments to use, which was done by the formalized methods of ''inventio''. The next problem was to select various arguments and organize them into an effective discourse. Aristotle Aristotle defined two essential parts of a discourse: the statement of the case and the proof of the case. For example, in a legal argument, a prosecutor must first declare the charges against the defendant and provide the relevant facts; then he must present the evidence that proves guilt. Aristotle allowed that in practice most discourse also ...
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Will And Testament
A will or testament is a legal document that expresses a person's (testator) wishes as to how their property ( estate) is to be distributed after their death and as to which person ( executor) is to manage the property until its final distribution. For the distribution (devolution) of property not determined by a will, see inheritance and intestacy. Though it has at times been thought that a "will" historically applied only to real property while "testament" applied only to personal property (thus giving rise to the popular title of the document as "last will and testament"), the historical records show that the terms have been used interchangeably. Thus, the word "will" validly applies to both personal and real property. A will may also create a testamentary trust that is effective only after the death of the testator. History Throughout most of the world, the disposition of a dead person's estate has been a matter of social custom. According to Plutarch, the written will was ...
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