-To who is this intended?
-What is this about?
-How does this apply to government?
it would help me out alot!! i have a paper due on this tomorro and i just got my braces on today soo im drowsy off of vicadin =[[[
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Artists and athletes do indeed know that two plus two doesn't always equal four. It's another way of saying that in both the fields of art and athletics, there are imponderables that weigh in to any calculation. For example, if you put two top solo scullers together in a pairs boat, you might expect them to be top pair scullers. But differences in technique, in timing and other things could mean that they simply don't work well together.
Same with art. We all know that yellow and blue make green - but artists know that if you underpaint the canvas with another color first, you can get different refractive indexes and depending on how you mix your paints, they could turn out to be so dark they are almost black or so light they are almost yellow.
In other words, things are not always as cut and dried as they seem.
How does this apply to government? If you take any government office and run something through it, what comes out is often so warped by legalese that it doesn't even make sense any more. The justice system is a prime example. What started out as concern for civil liberties has morphed into a situation where the criminal has all the rights and the victim has none. This isn't what was intended, but that's the way it worked out.
Try this web site out.I don't know if it will help, but it's the only one I found that deals with 2+2 not equaling 4. The only thing is that this site deals with psychology, not government, so you'd have to figure that one out on your own.
Added: Damn! Nevermind my answer, this old lady below me made a lot of sense with it.
u probaly dont deserve this...
basically the quote is being used to show how there is not always one straightfoward answer. when referring to artists, who have inspirations and sometimes paint directly on impulse, they create their work with room for change. it can sometimes take years for an artist to find something they can call their "masterpiece". when referring to atheletes, it is the same concept. using football as an example, there are a million different situations that can take place in the four second time span of an average play.
that's what i thought up in 2 mins, now u do the rest
actually just use what the lady above me said (she's good!)
The phrase means that things don't always work out mathematically in the real world. Sometimes two points of courage and two points of luck comes out to five points of winning. Or the opposite.
I am just reading a book written in the 14th century in Japan. It talks a lot about this idea. Of course, in those days everyone blamed unexpected luck on supernatural effects. Still, the point it makes is absolutely correct. Either as an athlete or as a warrior, you can't just think something like: I have an army of 500, and he has an army of 1,000, so I have no chance. Or: they won the last 5 games, and we haven't won any, so we will lose (or the equivalent thought from the winner's side).
The reality is that winning and losing depends on a complex set of motivations, being really "up" that day (maybe: not being on vicodin?), being desparate and so extra-motivated, not having to worry about a sick kid, having just had your girl kiss you for the first time, and any number of intangibles that cannot be added up like two plus two.
That's what your quote means.
Could be directed to people in Congress who are going too literally by the rules.
It's about how creativity can add more than meets the eye, directly.
If someone's trying to persuade Congresspeople to pass a law, they might say this, to be saying: "Look, I know you don't like the specific wording of this law, but it'll be good for the people, once it's enacted."
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