Daily Content Archive
(as of Sunday, March 22, 2015)| Word of the Day | |||||||
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confabulate
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| Daily Grammar Lesson | |
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Using Reporting VerbsBoth direct and indirect speech use what are known as "reporting verbs," the most common of which are "say" and "tell." When we use "tell," we need to use another person's name or a personal pronoun as an indirect object. What are other reporting verbs? More... | |
| Article of the Day | |
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 Extra Sensory Perception (ESP)ESP is an alleged ability to acquire information by means other than the five main senses of taste, sight, touch, smell, and hearing. The term implies sources of information unknown to science. Types of ESP include clairvoyance, aura reading, telepathy, and astral projection. The study of such phenomena is often dubbed "parapsychology." Zener cards were a common research tool for parapsychologists in the early 20th century. What is drawn on each card, and how are they used? More... | |
| This Day in History | |
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 Sacred, Centuries-Old Emerald Buddha Gets New Home (1784)Although legend dates the creation of the Emerald Buddha to a more ancient time, it was likely carved in the 15th century. The revered green figurine has enjoyed an eventful history ever since. After centuries of being variously lost, transported, and rediscovered, the small statue was moved with great ceremony by King Rama I to its current home in the most sacred temple in Thailand, the Wat Phra Kaew. Its three sets of gold clothing are periodically changed according to what schedule? More... | |
| Today's Birthday | |
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 Adam Sedgwick (1785)One of the founders of modern geology, Sedgwick coined the term Cambrian to describe the earliest geologic period of the Paleozoic era, and, in his most important work, he and geologist R. I. Murchison named the Devonian Period—after the rock formations they studied at Devonshire. Sedgwick was outspoken in asserting the consistency between his scientific findings and his religious beliefs. How, then, did he respond when his former student Charles Darwin published Origin of Species? More... | |
| Quotation of the Day | |
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 The first precept was never to accept a thing as true until I knew it as such without a single doubt.Rene Descartes (1596-1650) | |
| Idiom of the Day | |
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let (someone) off the hook— To pardon, release, or allow someone to escape from blame, responsibility, obligation, or difficulty. More... | |
| Today's Holiday | |
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 World Day for Water (2021)In 1992, the United Nations declared March 22 World Day for Water. Programs associated with the day draw attention to the ways in which proper water resource management contributes to a nation's economic and social vitality. More... | |
| Word Trivia | |
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Today's topic: researchdisquisition - A diligent or systematic search, a thorough investigation or research. More... primary source - A direct source of information or research, a document not emended by a third party. More... secondary source - Information or research that is derivative, such as a comment by a historian, an encyclopedia article, or a critical essay. More... Rh factor - Named for the rhesus monkeys used in research to identify blood types. More... | |