Daily Content Archive
(as of Friday, September 4, 2015)| Word of the Day | |||||||
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| Daily Grammar Lesson | |
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Conjunctive Adverbs that Show a ResultThere are many conjunctive adverbs. To choose the right one, we must consider the relationship between the first and second clause. When the second clause is a result of something that happened in the first clause, we can use "therefore" and what other conjunctive adverbs? More... | |
| Article of the Day | |
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 Nursery RhymesNursery Rhymes are generally brief, anonymously written songs or verses intended for children. Though these rhymes are thought to help develop vocabulary and counting skills, scholars have actually linked many of these rhymes to historic events. For example, some believe that "Pop Goes the Weasel" is about silk weavers bringing their shuttles or bobbins (known as "weasels") to pawnbrokers to exchange for drinking money. What event does “Ring a Ring O'Roses” supposedly reference? More... | |
| This Day in History | |
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 George Eastman Receives a Patent for His Kodak Camera (1888)Eastman was an American industrialist, inventor, and philanthropist. Interested in photographic processes from an early age, he invented roll film in 1884 and perfected a camera designed to use it, called the Kodak camera. In 1892, he established the Eastman Kodak Company and began to mass produce his inventions, transforming photography from an expensive hobby of the few to a relatively inexpensive, popular pastime. What was his contribution to the development of motion pictures? More... | |
| Today's Birthday | |
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 Richard Wright (1908)Wright was an American author whose works helped redefine discussions of race in the mid-20th century. The grandson of slaves, he grew up in poverty in the American south. The fictionalized autobiography Black Boy (1945) vividly describes his often harsh childhood and youth. He first came to wide attention with a collection of short stories titled Uncle Tom's Children (1938) and published his bestselling novel Native Son two years later. Why was he blacklisted in Hollywood? More... | |
| Quotation of the Day | |
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 Hope is the most treacherous of all human fancies.James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851) | |
| Idiom of the Day | |
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brood over— To worry anxiously or be despondent about something or someone, especially at great length and in isolation. More... | |
| Today's Holiday | |
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 Dasa Laksana Parvan (Paryushana) (2019)Dasa Laksana Parvan is a Jain festival observed by the Digambara sect, which is the dominant sect in southern India. This festival usually falls during the latter part of the rainy season, and it may last 10 days instead of eight. Scripture readings focus on different portions of the holy text describing the 10 characteristics to which Jains aspire: forbearance, gentleness, uprightness, purity, truth, restraint, austerity, renunciation, lack of possession, and chastity. For the Svetambara Jains, the dominant sect in northern India, this festival is known as Paryushana. More... | |
| Word Trivia | |
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Today's topic: silly | |