Daily Content Archive
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apropos
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Daily Grammar Lesson | |
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Using Adverbial Prepositional PhrasesAdverbial prepositional phrases that modify adjectives and adverbs can be difficult to identify because the adjectives and adverbs are usually paired with verbs. Remember that these prepositional phrases always follow the adjective or adverb and will contain information specific to the adjective and adverb. What is the prepositional phrase in the following sentence? "I was delighted with the results." More... |
Article of the Day | |
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Iambic Pentameter: Shakespeare's RhythmIambic pentameter is a meter in poetry consisting of lines of five feet in which the iamb is the dominant foot. The iamb is characterized by a short, stressed syllable followed by a long, unstressed one. Shakespeare favored iambic pentameter in many of his sonnets and plays. What are examples from Shakespeare's work that feature this meter? More... |
This Day in History | |
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Gallaudet University Students Demand Deaf President (1988)When their existing president resigned in 1987, students at Gallaudet University, a liberal arts university for the deaf in Washington, DC, began campaigning for a deaf successor to the post, which had never been held by a deaf person. When the school's board selected a hearing candidate on March 6, 1988, students began to protest and issued four demands, including the immediate naming of a new deaf president and the resignation of the chair of the board. How many of their demands were met? More... |
Today's Birthday | |
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Michelangelo (1475)Among the world's most celebrated artists, Michelangelo was one of the foremost figures of the Renaissance. The marble David, completed before his 30th birthday, is a sculptural masterpiece, and his paintings in the Sistine Chapel are among the most influential frescoes in the history of Western art. A true "Renaissance man," he also was an architect and poet and wrote hundreds of sonnets and madrigals. Where in the Sistine Chapel is there a disguised self-portrait of Michelangelo? More... |
Quotation of the Day | |
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One who deceives will always find those who allow themselves to be deceived. Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527) |
Idiom of the Day | |
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collect dust— To be in a state of disuse for a prolonged period of time. More... |
Today's Holiday | |
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Alamo Day (2023)In 1836, a garrison of Texans took a stand against the Mexican Army at a Franciscan mission in San Antonio, named after the grove of cottonwood trees (alamo in Spanish) that surrounded it. Led by William Barret Travis, the band of volunteers was beseiged for 13 days by Mexican soldiers. Travis refused to surrender, and the Alamo was overrun on the morning of March 6. Only women and children survived. The heroic action at the Alamo gave the Texans time to organize the forces necessary to save their independence movement. More... |
Word Trivia | |
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Today's topic: protectedgeneric word - One referring to a commercial product, formerly a brand name that is no longer protected by trademark. More... patent leather - Got its name from the U.S. Patent Office, as the leather's finish was once protected by patent. More... shelter - May come from Middle English sheltron, a body of troops that protected itself in battle with a covering of joined shields. More... patron - Derives from Latin patronus, which means "protector of clients" or "defender." More... |