Composed of widely diverse groups divided on the issues of free love and women’s political and economic rights, the American movement, like its British counterpart, was united in the need for a single moral standard, and the word “chastity” figured frequently in the literature. Because Social...
The history of Microsoft’s flagship operating system (OS) includes all of that and so much more. Over the past 35 years, the Windows operating system has been through many reinventions. There have been many versions of Windows over the years — in this guide, we’ll be taking a closer ...
This archive is being compiled to serve as a library of information about different artistic movements, art groups and specific artists. Its purpose is to educate people about the different movements and show people that there are other movements worth looking at, and specific artists that users m...
History of the Word 'Favorite' English speakers had favorites before they had a favorite version of something; in other words, the noun—as in “chocolate ice cream is my favorite”—is older than the adjective—as in “chocolate is my favorite flavor.” It all began in the late 16th cen...
as theFandom Star Trek Chronology. With this searchable version, you can control exactly what sources are included and exclude sources you think are questionable (like, say, "Tech Fandom"); look at a specific time or person; and search the database for occurrences of a particular word string...
They seem not, for instance, to have noticed its date of publication: 2011. Even theUSA TodayandJezebelarticles that actually get cited and quoted are from 2011. It’s not entirely clear why this story has been resurrected, although it may have something to do with the popularity of the ...
冰茶... is actually a secret code used to unlock a swear word 这句话 其实是一句密语 so taboo, so graphic… 用来释出某句… that most of us cant even handle hearing it 绝对避讳且充满画面感的脏话 你们会怎么想 without seeing in our minds eye the very disgusting… 我们多数人听了这句脏话...
Pen, tool for writing or drawing with a coloured fluid such as ink. The earliest ancestor of the pen probably was the brush the Chinese used for writing by the 1st millennium bce. The early Egyptians employed thick reeds for penlike implements about 300
Chaucer’s original title —La Prière de Nostre Dame— draws attention to what is happening at this point in Deguilleville’sPilgrimage: the pilgrim is praying to Mary. The wordprièredoes not simply mean “prayer”. It also means “bill of complaint” or “petition” or “litany of prais...
s early years as a scholar and his years at the University of Glasgow, where he earned his bachelor’s, master’s, and medical degrees between 1832-1837. As you’ll see in the article, McCune Smith’s time in Glasgow deeply influenced him and helped make him the intellectual and ...