The phrase “my brother’s keeper” is a reference to the Biblical story of Cain and Abel from the book of Genesis. It is generally understood to mean being responsible for the welfare of a brother or other sibling or, by extension, for other human beings in general. Cain, who is quoted as having made this…
Schools, like many other organizations, tend to follow standard organizational structures. They have a definite hierarchy and clear boundaries as to which employees or departments are responsible for various tasks involved in school operation. As with businesses and nonprofit organizations, the organizational structure of a school outlines who reports to whom and who is responsible…
Renaissance literature is literature that was created in Europe, during the Renaissance. The Renaissance is commonly defined as a period of artistic, cultural, and philosophical rebirth of classical ideas and art forms, although the period also saw the development of new ideas, artistic conventions, and technologies. The period known as the Renaissance began in Italy…
Dramatic poetry, also known as dramatic verse or verse drama, is a written work that both tells a story and connects the reader to an audience through emotions or behavior. A form of narrative closely related to acting, it usually is performed physically and can be either spoken or sung. Normally, it uses a set…
Contemporary literature is a vast group of written works produced from a specific time in history through the current age. This literary era defines a time period, but it also describes a particular style and quality of writing. Some see this period as an extension of postmodern literature, but most refer to it as a…
The phrase “home, James,” has a relatively short and obscure history. It is a widely understood phrase used by a passenger to his or her driver, telling the driver to take him or her home. It has since become a cliché that spawned an early 20th century movie and a pair of songs. It ultimately…
Boston University is the home of psycholinguistics professor Jean Berko Gleason, who created the wug test in 1958 as a linguistics tool for testing how well children had learned the so-called “morphemes” associated with making nouns plural or verbs past tense. This process entails showing a child a series of fictional scenarios — like the…
Approach an anonymous letter as if writing a normal letter. The only big difference is that you will not include your name or any other personal details. Otherwise, the basic layout and structure of the letter are the same as normal. This means that the content of your anonymous letter is dependent on what you…
There are actually more than three words which end in -gry, but almost all of them have fallen out of common usage. The two words ending in -gry which have survived and are still commonly used are both adjectives: hungry and angry. When this particular brain teaser was first created, at least two other words…