Daily Content Archive
(as of Monday, April 18, 2022)| Word of the Day | |||||||
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dichotomy
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| Daily Grammar Lesson | |
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Defining VoiceVoice is a grammatical feature that describes the relationship between the verb and the subject in a sentence. There are two main types of voice: active voice and passive voice. There is also a third type of voice that is less commonly used. What is it called? More... | |
| Article of the Day | |
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 Aloe VeraAloe vera is just one of hundreds of species of aloe plant native to the drier parts of Africa, but it is perhaps the best known thanks to its purported medicinal properties. The mucilaginous gel obtained from the leaves of the Aloe vera plant is widely used to help treat burns and dry skin conditions and has also been used internally as a stimulant laxative. Still, the literature is mixed on the effectiveness and safety of these extracts. What health problems might they cause? More... | |
| This Day in History | |
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 US Federal Court Rules to Release Ezra Pound from Mental Hospital (1958)An influential American poet and literary critic, Pound spent most of his life in Europe. At the end of WWII, he was arrested for treason by the US for making public broadcasts in Italy supporting anti-Semitism and Fascism. Judged insane, he was committed to a hospital in Washington, DC, until Ernest Hemingway and other friends secured his release 12 years later. In the early weeks of his incarceration, he began showing signs of a mental breakdown, possibly as a result of being locked in what? More... | |
| Today's Birthday | |
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 Leopold Anthony Stokowski (1882)Stokowski was a legendary British-American conductor whose strong advocacy of new music helped to broaden American musical taste. He conducted and toured with the Philadelphia Orchestra for more than two decades, transforming it into a world-class ensemble and creating the lush "Philadelphia sound." He made three films, including Walt Disney's Fantasia, in which he also appeared. What made the "Philadelphia sound" so unique? More... | |
| Quotation of the Day | |
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 And of all plagues with which mankind are curst, Ecclesiastic tyranny's the worst.Daniel Defoe (1660-1731) | |
| Idiom of the Day | |
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not in a month of Sundays— Not at any point; under absolutely no circumstances. More... | |
| Today's Holiday | |
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 Zimbabwe Independence Day (2025)Like much of Africa, the area that is now Zimbabwe was long controlled by Europeans. In 1922, the 34,000 European settlers chose to become a self-governing British colony, Southern Rhodesia. In 1923, Southern Rhodesia was annexed by the British Crown. A fight for independence took place in the 1970s. An independent constitution was written for Zimbabwe in London in 1979, and independence followed on April 18, 1980. Independence Day is celebrated in every city and district of the nation with political rallies, parades, traditional dances, singing, and fireworks. More... | |
| Word Trivia | |
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Today's topic: rib | |