7. Lesson 2f - Conditionals
8. Lesson 3a - Prepositions
9. Lesson 3b - Prepositions
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nonviolence discuss | |
Definition: | (noun) Peaceful resistance to a government by fasting or refusing to cooperate. |
Synonyms: | passive resistance |
Usage: | Mohandas Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr., were two of the most articulate advocates of nonviolence. |
![]() ![]() DriftingDrifting is a motorsport in which drivers deliberately oversteer their cars, sending them sideways through a series of turns. A car is said to be "drifting" when its front wheels are pointing in the direction opposite a given turn, creating an angle between the direction of travel and the direction the wheels are facing. Modern drifting began over 30 years ago as a racing technique popular in Japan. It has since evolved into a competitive sport in which drivers are judged based on what criteria? More... Discuss |
![]() ![]() Federal Emergency Declared at Love Canal in New York (1978)In the 1940s and 50s, an abandoned canal in Niagara Falls, New York, became a dumping ground for chemical waste. It was later filled in, and after the land was given to the city of Niagara Falls by the chemical company, houses and an elementary school were built there. By the late 1970s, toxic chemicals had risen to the surface, and residents were found to have a high incidence of chromosome damage. A federal emergency was declared in 1978, and residents were evacuated. What happened to them? More... Discuss |
![]() ![]() Emil Nolde (1867)Nolde was a German painter and printmaker. Fervently religious, he often painted supernatural imagery, such as demonic heads and mystic appearances. Impressed by the art he saw on a 1913 expedition to the East Indies, he began to paint brooding landscapes and colorful flowers. As a printmaker, he was noted for his crudely cut, stark black-and-white woodcuts. Though he was an early advocate of the Nazi party, the party condemned his art and forbade him to paint. What did he do instead? More... Discuss |
![]() ![]() Gilbert Chesterton (1874-1936) Discuss |
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