Daily Content Archive
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| Daily Grammar Lesson | |
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Conjunctive Adverbs that Show a ResultThere are many conjunctive adverbs. To choose the right one, we must consider the relationship between the first and second clause. When the second clause is a result of something that happened in the first clause, we can use "therefore" and what other conjunctive adverbs? More... | |
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| This Day in History | |
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 F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby Is Published (1925)Considered to be Fitzgerald's masterpiece, The Great Gatsby is a devastating critique of the American Dream and materialism at the height of the Roaring Twenties. It is the story of a bootlegger, Jay Gatsby, whose obsessive dream of wealth and lost love is destroyed by a corrupt reality. Today used as required reading in many high schools, the book has been cited as the paragon of the Great American Novel. Why did Fitzgerald dislike the title, and what did he want to call his novel? More... | |
| Today's Birthday | |
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 Frances Perkins (1880)Though Perkins was already extraordinarily accomplished by the time she was appointed US Secretary of Labor under President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933, the decision to appoint a woman to the cabinet was bitterly criticized by business and political leaders. In her unusually long 12-year term, Perkins advocated reforms such as a minimum wage, a maximum workweek, and unemployment compensation. She helped develop the Social Security Act of 1935. What book did she write after leaving office? More... | |
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| Idiom of the Day | |
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(someone's) door is always open— Someone is always available to be of guidance, support, aid, or assistance whenever needed. Said especially by an employer or teacher to an employee or pupil. More... | |
| Today's Holiday | |
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 Salvation Army Founder's Day (2018)April 10 is the day on which William Booth (1829-1912), founder of the international religious and charitable movement known as The Salvation Army, was born in Nottingham, England. With the help of his wife, Catherine, he established the East London Revival Society, which soon became known as the Christian Mission and later The Salvation Army. Although Booth's birthday is observed to varying degrees at Salvation Army outposts around the world, a major celebration was held on the organization's centennial in 1965. More... | |
| Word Trivia | |
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Today's topic: taxexcise - As in tax, it is from Middle Dutch excijs, from Latin accensum, "to tax." More... tax - From Latin taxare, "censure, charge, or compute." More... toll - Traces back to Greek telos, "tax." More... disposable income, surplus income - Disposable income or surplus income is what you have left after taxes and other government obligations—i.e. what you have left to live on. More... | |