Daily Content Archive
(as of Sunday, July 25, 2021)| Word of the Day | |||||||
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| Daily Grammar Lesson | |
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Defining Evaluative AdverbsMost adverbs describe how or when an action occurs. Evaluative adverbs are different. Instead of giving us information about the action itself, evaluative adverbs are used by the speaker to comment or give an opinion on something. What do evaluative adverbs modify in a sentence? More... | |
| Article of the Day | |
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 Streisand EffectThe term "Streisand effect" describes the result of an attempt to suppress online information that instead increases its exposure. It was coined in 2003 after American entertainer Barbra Streisand sued a photographer for $50 million so that aerial photos of her home, part of a collection of California coastline photographs, would be taken off the Internet. The case was dismissed, and the ensuing media coverage further publicized the photos. What are other famous examples of the phenomenon? More... | |
| This Day in History | |
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 Bob Dylan Plugs In (1965)At the 1965 Newport Folk Festival, erstwhile acoustic folk musician Bob Dylan performed with an electric guitar for the first time, marking a major shift in his career. The move did not go over well. Expecting an acoustic set like his two previous ones at Newport, the audience was caught off guard by Dylan's apparent betrayal of the folk genre, and some fans booed him loudly. His first appearance at the festival, in 1963, constituted his premiere national performance. Who invited him to play? More... | |
| Today's Birthday | |
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 Thomas Eakins (1844)Perhaps the greatest American artist of the 19th century, Eakins lived, worked, and taught in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for most of his life. There, he painted The Gross Clinic in 1875. Depicting a surgical operation, it was initially criticized for being too realistic, but it is now seen as his masterpiece. Eakins was an influential art teacher, but his decision to use nude models of both sexes in mixed-gender classes caused an uproar. What incident led to his resignation in 1886? More... | |
| Quotation of the Day | |
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 It is a strange world, a sad world, a world full of miseries, and woes, and troubles. And yet when King Laugh come, he make them all dance to the tune he play.Bram Stoker (1847-1912) | |
| Idiom of the Day | |
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pearly whites— A person's set of teeth. More... | |
| Today's Holiday | |
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 Costa Rica Annexation of Guanacaste Day (2025)Annexation of Guanacaste Day is a Costa Rican national holiday, also known as Guanacaste Day. It marks the annexation of Guanacaste, the northern part of the Nicoya peninsula, from Nicaragua. The inhabitants of Guanacaste voted to join the state of Costa Rica on July 25, 1824. The holiday is celebrated with street fiestas, folk dancing, horse parades, and cattle shows. There are organized activities in major parks, and bullfights are a traditional part of the celebration in the Nicoya peninsula, where the holiday festivities typically last for several days. More... | |
| Word Trivia | |
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Today's topic: religionnullifidian - Someone having no faith or religion; a disbeliever. More... apostasy - Abandonment or renunciation of one's religion or morals. More... renegade - First referred to a person who abandons one religion for another. More... secular - Has a root meaning of "temporal"—opposed to the eternity of the church—and means "not connected to a religion." More... | |