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"An Experiment in Misery," by Stephen Crane (page three)
Best known today for his novel "The Red Badge of Courage," Stephen Crane also endures as a significant figure in the development of modern literary journalism. His writings often blur the distinction between nonfiction writing and fiction. Though usually categorized as a short story, "
Today in Francophone History
Learn about important dates in French and francophone history: famous birthdays, holidays and celebrations, and other milestones.
Confusables: The Difference Between the Words 'Foreword' and 'Forward"
The commonly confused words "foreword" and "forward": answers to practice exercises.
Tips on Learning Arabic
Salaam means "Peace" in Arabic.peace! in arabic: salam image by Tristano Ajmone from Fotolia.comArabic is linguistically unrelated to English. Arabic is written with its own alphabet, features pronunciation not found in English, and has very little vocabulary in common with English, which...
How to Say Hello in Chinese
Chinese has several phrases you can use to say "Hello." While there is no one general word that functions as a one-to-one translation with English, certain phrases are used in certain circumstances as the equivalent. These range from neutral to informal, with telephone greetings getting their own ve
Today in Francophone History
Learn about important dates in French and francophone history: famous birthdays, holidays and celebrations, and other milestones.
Super Excessive Italian Verbs
In Italian, abundant verbs (verbi sovrabbondanti) are those that have the same root, but follow different conjugations.
Particle - Bakari
Bakari is a Japanese particle. Learn several different usages of bakari with sample sentences.
French Restaurant Vocabulary
All the French vocabulary that you need for restaurants, from ordering to asking for the check. Bon appétit !
Practice in Identifying Sentences by Structure
This exercise will give you practice in identifying four basic sentence structures: simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex.
Today in Francophone History
Learn about important dates in French and francophone history: famous birthdays, holidays and celebrations, and other milestones.
How to Learn Urdu on the Internet
Urdu, which is spoken in several countries, including Pakistan, India and the U.S., originated as a dialect of Turkish phonetics. To learn Urdu online, all that is needed is a few minutes spent each day learning the language and a motivation to apply the language in everyday conversation with other
Third-Person Pronouns in English Grammar
Third-person pronouns are pronouns that refer to people or things other than the speaker (or writer) and the person(s) addressed.
The Seven Candles of Kwanzaa and What They Stand For
African-Americans celebrate the Kwanzaa holiday annually from December 26 to January 1. Kwanzaa, which means "first fruits in Swahili," has seven principles, which are represented by seven candles. A kinara is used to hold the seven candles which encompasses three red, one black and three green cand