In the page below, the first column ends with an orphan, and the short remainder of that paragraph forms another orphan at the top of the second column (ending with a widow, for good measure). A three-line sliver of a paragraph has enough bulk to hold its own at the top or bottom of a column and maintain the rectangular geometry of the whole column. In most layouts, I’d say two, with the possible exception of newspaper type, where very narrow measures and very shallow paragraph indents mitigate the damage. When the first line of a paragraph appears as the last line of a column, or the last line of a paragraph - especially a short one (a widow) - appears at the top of a column, the column’s corner appears to be dented, especially if the margins are justified.Īlthough a one-line orphan is certainly bad, just how many lines of type should by definition constitute an orphan is another arguing point. The problem with orphans is that they mar the geometry of the page, creating the appearance of a bit of text that seems to be flaking off the rest of the column.
WORD ORPHANS AND WIDOWS MANUALS
Many typographic manuals don’t even recognize the existence of an entity called an orphan, but it’s a useful term to describe a short portion of a paragraph - either a beginning or an end - that’s badly positioned within a column, again at either beginning or end. In this context, though, it’s marginally acceptable. The short line at the end of the fourth paragraph might be considered a problem if all the other last lines on the page nearly filled the measure. A second widow appears at the end of the third paragraph. The first paragraph has a hyphenated widow bad in itself, it is also so short that it barely covers the 2-em paragraph indent below it. In the following text (set in 11/14 Georgia over 25 picas), a rash of widows appears. A hyphenated widow - in which the last line of a paragraph is a morsel of a hyphenated word - is a particularly egregious subspecies. The wider the line length (also called measure), the more impact a very short widow can have. According to what I learned as a lad, a widow becomes a problem when it’s so short that it creates the visual impression of a blank line between paragraphs. Most everyone agrees that a widow is a short last line of a paragraph. At the end, you can use whatever terms you like for these conditions, as long as we all agree on solutions to the problems they raise. But for the sake of this discussion - and because I’m writing it - let’s use my definitions for the time being. Matthew 19:14 But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.Discussions of typographic widows and orphans normally start with an argument about definitions and what these terms precisely mean. A rock thrown into the water and causing our love to spread by helping orphans and widows when we are able. I think that is what we all should be like. The ripples continued to spread wider across the lake until the ripple faded. Sometimes it would land in the water and make a ripple effect.
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When I was young I used to skip rocks across the lake waters. But if we all just did what we are able the world would be a better place for many more children and widows. Some of us are able to help more than others. So it doesn’t matter how good we live of ourselves the apostle James is saying unless we look after the orphans and widows we practice an impure and defiled religion. Are our thoughts and intentions mixed with excuses and meaningless intentions? There came a cross road in my life when I asked myself this question. Pure means not to be mixed with anything. But the words in this one verse have great impact if we think about it. How many churches teach this in there sermons often? Is it really at the heart of our Christian life? I have to admit that there was a time it was not for me. James 1:27 Pure and undefiled religion before God the Father is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself unstained from the world.
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There is not much any one person can do for the whole world. But one thing I believe is that when a door opens up to help someone that if we can do it we should not draw back. So much money is spent on pleasure while children starve.
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So much food goes to waste in a lot of countries. Really there is enough food in this world to go around if mankind wasn’t so greedy. But I just don’t understand why there has to be children going to bed hungry at night. I know there will always be poverty in the world. Really it is hard to understand how there is so much wealth in the world and a child has to suffer hunger and poverty to an unbearable point. The world has always been filled with orphans and widows.