Daily Content Archive
(as of Monday, June 20, 2022)| Word of the Day | |||||||
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| Daily Grammar Lesson | |
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Restrictive and Non-Restrictive Relative ClausesLike relative pronouns, relative adverbs can introduce a restrictive relative clause, or a non-restrictive relative clause. Non-restrictive clauses simply give us additional information that is not essential to the sentence. What do restrictive relative clauses do? More... | |
| Article of the Day | |
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 Rockefeller CenterRockefeller Center is a complex of 19 buildings located in Midtown Manhattan. Philanthropist John D. Rockefeller, Jr., who sponsored the project, intended to build an opera house at the site, but that plan did not materialize. Instead, his buildings house offices, shops, restaurants, broadcasting studios, and the opulently Art-Deco Radio City Music Hall, New York City's largest theater. Who designed the Prometheus of the central fountain, which overlooks an outdoor skating rink and mall? More... | |
| This Day in History | |
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 "Red Telephone" Established Between US and USSR (1963)During the Cuban Missile Crisis, it took the US nearly 12 hours to receive and decode Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev's initial settlement message. By the time the US drafted a reply, Moscow had already sent new demands. Afterward, it was decided that the crisis could have been resolved more quickly with faster communication. In 1963, a "hot line"—the so-called "red telephone"—was established to provide a direct link between the White House and the Kremlin. When was the hotline first used? More... | |
| Today's Birthday | |
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 Samson Raphael Hirsch (1808)Hirsch was a German Jewish scholar and rabbi who advocated combining traditional Jewish study with secular learning. Arguing that Orthodox Jews should separate from the larger Jewish community in defense of their traditions, Hirsch made a profound impression in German Jewish circles with his Nineteen Letters, which expounded his philosophy—often called neo-Orthodoxy—and helped make Orthodox Judaism viable in 19th-century Germany. Why are many of Hirsch's commentaries still controversial? More... | |
| Quotation of the Day | |
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 The second half of a man's life is made up of nothing but the habits he has acquired during the first half.Fyodor Dostoyevsky (1821-1881) | |
| Idiom of the Day | |
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a lean patch— A period of failure, decline, or poor performance or results. More... | |
| Today's Holiday | |
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 Gorilla Naming Ceremony (Kwita Izina) (2023)In Kinyarwandan, a language spoken primarily in Rwanda, Kwita Izina means "to give a name," referring to a long-standing ceremony for naming newborn Rwandan babies. In the 21st century, the tradition has extended to naming newborn mountain gorillas. First launched in 2005, the ceremony is a jubilant affair that includes traditional Rwandan dance and music. Each animal is publicly named by a notable figure from Rwanda or another country, and a fundraising gala dinner often accompanies the Kwita Izina to raise additional funds for gorilla conservation campaigns. More... | |
| Word Trivia | |
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Today's topic: inherentimminent, immanent - Imminent is "about to happen" and immanent is "inherent" or "pervading the material world." More... intrinsic - Latin intrinsecus, "on the inside," came to be the English intrinsic, "inner, internal" and "inherent." More... proper - First meant "inherent, intrinsic." More... innate, inherent - The word innate means "inborn" and should apply to living things; inherent is "essential, intrinsic" and applies best to nonliving things like ideas. More... | |