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Selecting The Right Tools To Learn French
There is a ton of material out there to learn French. Let me guide you to select the method that best suits your own needs and goals.
Yan Jiu - Daily Mandarin Lesson
The Mandarin Chinese word for "research" is "yan jiu." This daily Mandarin lesson has audio files for your pronunciation and listening practice.
What Is the Lead (or Lede) of an Article?
A lead (also spelled lede) is the opening sentences of a brief composition, or the first paragraph or two of a longer article or essay.
How to Learn Languages on an iPhone
The iPhone is an Internet-, multimedia- and touch-enabled smartphone created and marketed by Apple Inc. The iPhone allows you to watch videos, play video games and view and take pictures. It offers thousands of applications or "apps," such as for gaming, travel, working out, managing money and many
Learn French Vocabulary About Christmas
Whether writing a letter to Santa or just celebrating Christmas, this French Christmas vocabulary will come in handy.
What Is the Meaning of Dwellers?
"Dwellers" is a plural noun constructed from the intransitive verb "dwell." The plural form essentially means two or more people who inhabit a specific place. The root word dwell, however, has several different meanings, depending on the context in which it is used. Etymology of dwell demonstrates r
Place du Capitole in Toulouse, France
Toulouse, also known as la Ville rose (Pink Town), is the fourth largest town in France. Take a virtual tour of the southwestern French town of Toulouse with this photo gallery.
'My Wood': E.M. Forster's Essay on the Seductive Power of Possessions
E.M. Forster's essay "My Wood" encourages us to think about the nature of materialism and the seductive power of our possessions.
The Art of Persuasion, by John Quincy Adams (page two)
Before becoming the sixth president of the United States, John Quincy Adams served for two years as the first Boylston professor of rhetoric and oratory at Harvard University. In this excerpt from lecture 11, Adams discusses audience and ethos in deliberative rhetoric.
Practice in Identifying Proper Nouns
Proper nouns are words and phrases used as names for particular individuals, places, and events. This exercise will give you practice in identifying proper nouns.
Appositives in Alexander Theroux's "How Curious the Camel"
In the following passages from a short essay on the camel, Alexander Theroux both informs and delights--often relying on appositives to clarify and amplify his observations.