For instance, describing a “古董柜子” (gǔdǒng guìzi, antique cabinet) requires a more descriptive and evocative term, perhaps using words like antique, vintage, or heirloom in conjunction with cabinet, wardrobe, or chest, depending on the style and size of the furni...
interleaving one mixes practice on several related skills together (forming for example the pattern “ABCABCABC”).Over the past four decades, a small but growing body of research has found that interleaving often outperforms blocking for a variety of subjects, including sports and category ...
b. Nature or category: not much in the way of a plot. 7. Freedom to do as one wishes: if I had my way. 8. An aptitude or facility: She certainly does have a way with words. 9. A state or condition: He is in a bad way financially. 10. Vicinity: Drop in when you're out...
What do the words cardigan, leotard and sandwich have in common? A. They are still in use today. B. They were first used in the army. C. They belong to the clothing category. D. They were invented during the same period.31. What is the best title for this passage?
"As spectators, we felt that the message of unity and love was not just words but a feeling that reminded us that, despite our differences, we are all interconnected and harmonious like one big family," Kharaz, the reporter from Palestine, said.The Asian Games are an important platform for...
Beautiful. Both words are used in Q’eqchi’, a Mayan language spoken in Guatemala and Belize. Or to be completely accurate, these are the literal bit-by-bit translations of the actual Q’eqchi’ words. Q’eqchi’ has several other such words for metal objects. ‘Awakening iron’ for ...
Mean response magnitude was calculated for each video clip and used for subsequent analysis. GLMM was applied using the lme4 package version 1.1–13 on R software version 3.4.1. Stimulus category (Experiment 1; noun 4 v. own name, Experiment 2; other cat’s name 4 v. own name, Exp...
Those words are good advice to us and to the rising generation. For my closing thought I draw insight from John Seely Brown’s recent bookThe Power of Pull. He urges us to recognize that a “Big Shift” has occurred: the power of “Pull” has replaced “Push” as the critical paradigm...
She suggested that major changes might evolve as the character in question became more variable; in other words, it became developmentally less robust or less canalised. The umbrella term that she used for all the heritable changes that might occur in the genetic regulation of development in ...
The same can be said for English words which have travelled into other countries. The English language has become so dominant in the last hundred and fifty years for two main reasons: the economic and global rise of the United States of America; and the technological innovations in communication...