Daily Content Archive
(as of Thursday, April 28, 2022)| Word of the Day | |||||||
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| Daily Grammar Lesson | |
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Correlative Conjunctions and Subject-Verb AgreementWhen we join two subjects with a correlative conjunction, subject-verb agreement can be tricky. In general, when we join two singular subjects using a correlative conjunction, the verb that follows should be singular. When we join two plural subjects, the verb that follows should be what? More... | |
| Article of the Day | |
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 The Kitty Genovese MurderThe brutal rape and murder of 28-year-old Catherine "Kitty" Genovese in New York City in 1964 shocked and outraged the nation. Her stabbing death was witnessed in parts by perhaps as many as 38 of her neighbors, but none tried to help her until after the attack ended. Many of them later told police that they were unaware that a homicide was in progress. Subsequent psychological research, spurred by reports sensationalizing the event, prompted investigation into the phenomenon now known as what? More... | |
| This Day in History | |
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 Expo 67 Opens to Public in Montreal, Canada (1967)Commonly known as Expo 67, the 1967 International and Universal Exposition drew more than 50 million visitors. Part of Canada's centennial year celebration, Expo 67 featured 90 pavilions representing the "Man and His World" theme, including a geodesic dome designed by architect Buckminster Fuller and the Habitat 67 housing complex designed by architect Moshe Safdie, which is still occupied. Though considered the 20th century's most successful World's Fair, Expo 67 had a deficit of how much? More... | |
| Today's Birthday | |
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 Yves Klein (1928)Klein, a French painter and performance artist, was a leader of the avant-garde movement called Nouveau Réalisme and greatly influenced the development of Minimalism. In the 1950s, he began to exhibit nonobjective monochrome paintings and from 1957 onward used only a shade of blue now known as International Klein Blue. His 1958 exhibition The Void featured an empty, white-painted gallery. He experimented with several unorthodox methods to create his works. What were his "living brushes"? More... | |
| Quotation of the Day | |
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 Pretend inferiority and encourage his arrogance.Sun Tzu (544 BC-496 BC) | |
| Idiom of the Day | |
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fire-breathing— (used as a modifier before a noun) Particularly ardent, vehement, or excoriating in speech or behavior. Likened to a dragon or other creature able to shoot streams of fire from its mouth. More... | |
| Today's Holiday | |
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 Floralia (2023)An ancient Roman festival held in honor of Flora, the goddess of flowers and gardens, the Floralia was first instituted in 238 BCE. In 173 BCE, the Roman Senate made it an annual festival extending for six days—starting on the anniversary of the founding of Flora's temple. Traditionally, the first person to lay a garland on the temple's statue of Flora was destined to have good fortune. The Floralia, which featured small statues of Flora that children would decorate with flowers, is believed to have been the precedent for Christian-oriented May Day celebrations. More... | |
| Word Trivia | |
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Today's topic: teacherfescue - A pointer, such as that used by a teacher, having originally meant "a straw or twig." More... docent, docible, docile - Docent comes from Latin docere, "to teach"; docible is "capable of learning" and docile first meant "teachable." More... Socratic method - A teaching technique in which a teacher does not give information directly but instead asks a series of questions, with the result that the student comes either to the desired knowledge by answering the questions or to a deeper awareness of the limits of knowledge. More... tuition - First meant taking care of something, then teaching or instruction, especially for a fee. More... | |