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List of Seraphim
In Christianity, the Seraphim are a class of angels that serve as God's attendants in Heaven. Like the Cherubim, the Seraphim are the highest ranking angels in Christianity, but in Judaism they are the fifth highest rank. Seraphim are described as having six wings and bright enough to blind mortal o
Objects And Places Found On City Streets
Mandarin Chinese vocabulary related to objects and places found on city streets. Audio clips aid in Mandarin pronunciation, and animated Chinese characters show the proper stroke order of each street vocabulary item.
How To Learn Spanish Easily Without Spending A Fortune
You might not have thousands of dollars to spend on studying in Spain or hundreds of dollars to spend on computer programs to learn Spanish but don't fret. If you want to know how to learn Spanish easily without spending a fortune, there is hope for you. It will take dedication, persistence, an
Decorum in Classical Rhetoric
In rhetoric, decorum is the use of a style that is appropriate to a subject, situation, speaker, or audience.
A Wind-Storm in the Forests, by John Muir (page three)
"When we try to pick out anything by itself," John Muir once wrote, "we find it hitched to everything else in the universe." That spirit of communion is vividly conveyed in this first-hand account of an "exhilarating" storm in the Sierra mountains, which Muir observed f
Sentence Combining #11: My Home of Yesteryear
This sentence-combining exercise has been adapted from the last five paragraphs of the essay "My Home of Yesteryear," a place description composed by a nontraditional student. In the original essay, several of the student's sentences contain participial phrases.
Gan Dong - Daily Mandarin Lesson
The Mandarin Chinese word for "touching" is "gan dong." This daily Mandarin lesson has audio files for your pronunciation and listening practice.
Faire la tête
No need to sulk, just click to learn all about the idiomatic French expression faire la tête.
French Verb Tenses and Moods - Simple Tenses
Learn how to translate all the different French verb tenses and moods into English.
How to Find the Accent of a Word
Using the correct tone, inflection and accent when speaking is essential to being understood properly. However, many times it is challenging to uncover the pronunciation of the word, especially if you have only read it. This can lead to pronouncing the word incorrectly, which can be embarrassing and
How to Translate Pinata Novia
Many unique and beautiful songs are composed and sung in languages other than English. "Pinata Novia" is one of those songs. Steve Carlson's "Pinata Novia" is a heartfelt song written and sung in Spanish. An English translation of the song is available on the Internet and in some local music stores.
block quotation
A direct quotation that is not placed inside quotation marks but is instead set off from the rest of a text by starting it on a new line and indenting it from the left margin.
Muslim Diet Rules
Killed correctly, a cow is halal.cow. cow in farm/field image by L. Shat from Fotolia.comThe rules imposed on diets by the Islamic faith center around two words, halal and haraam. Halal is a word used throughout the Muslim faith that means permissible, that something is allowed. Haraam is...
Xin Qing - Daily Mandarin Lesson
The Mandarin Chinese word for "mood" is "xin qing." This daily Mandarin lesson has audio files for your pronunciation and listening practice.