Samuel Foote’s The Nabob, now obscure, is the first link picnic with the compound word “nick-nack.” He used it in the sense of dining en piquenique, which suggests familiarity. The alliterative corruption is meant to be humorous for those who knew... Potte-luck (1592) first used ...
could be denied and they were. We learned they could be surpressed and they were. We learned they could be taken away and they were. But it took one man, the truth that all men are created equal, and the ideal that we could use love and non-violence as a unifying force, to awaken...
Pectoral fin Humpback whales are sometimes called performers of the ocean.This is because they can make impressive movements when they dive.The name “humpback”, which is the common name for this whale, refers to the typical curve shape the whale’s back forms as it dives. Sometimes the hum...
(button down shirt and loafers) because that’s all I had. Most people thought I was more weird than cool but that kept me going. When preppy became fashionable I started wearing more black and sparkles. I danced all night to sexy but sometimes sexist house music and fancied myself more...
This year, you participated in your first walkout. You raised your voice for change in a protest against gun violence. You were and are a fierce and outspoken advocate for change. Even when it’s not easy. This year, your outspoken nature brought about a valuable life lesson: There will...
We also saw how easy it is to cow government dissent without getting your hands dirty with overt violence by shutting off access to funding and credit in the Canadian Trucker Convoy protests.While shutting off the truckers funds required an act of the Canadian government, the adoption of ...
She was tired of hearing the same dreary tale of drunkenness and violence.她听够了那些关于酗酒和暴力的乏味故事。 11 faucet n.水龙头 参考例句: The faucet has developed a drip.那个水龙头已经开始滴水了。 She turned off the faucet and dried her hands.她关掉水龙头,把手擦干。 12 rinse v.用...
His sometimes a great notion little chin fluttered and his shoulders jerked with the violence of his sobbing71, but he made not the slightest sound. This silence made him weep harder than ever—it seemed he’d been crying in secret for years—but he knew he wouldn’t let himself be ...