In the present tense, this is whatto belooks like: I am You are He/she/it is They are We are Here is the past tense ofto be: I was You were He/she/it was They were We were Example of an irregular form in present and past tenses: ...
odd hope for Bannon and institutions like Cato, smart people like Mnuchin and Tillerson. The right has a foot in the water, but they haven’t fully plunged in yet. Can Frankenstein’s monster be stopped, or wait, was the angry lynch mob with torches the actual monster? Either way,Franken...
In 1661 Mexico, the Baron Vitelius of Astara is sentenced to be burned alive by the Holy Inquisition of Mexico for witchcraft, necromancy, and other crimes. As he dies, the Baron swears vengeance against the descendants of the Inquisitors. 300 years later, a comet that was passing overhead...
The Spanish-American War was an armed conflict that took place for four months in 1898. The two nations involved were the United States of America and Spain with the former winning this short war. The main disagreement between these two nations was over Cuban...
TIP:Politically correctwas a term used in the 80’s and 90’s by liberals as satire. “Buy this politically correct chair, and make sure you are sitting on the right side of the fence.” I.e. code for liberal policies, used by liberals, typically in the context of political comedy.[...
I recently learned that one of the main reasons pork legs hang in windows andjamón(ham) is such a cornerstone of Spanish food stems from the times of the Spanish Inquisition when the Catholic Church was persecuting non-Catholics. This included Moors who practiced Islam and did not eat pork....
Aclichéis a tired, stale phrase or idiom that, because of overuse, has lost its impact. What was once a fresh way of looking at something has become a weak prop for writing that feels unimaginative and dull. Clichés are what you write when you don’t have the energy or inspiration to...
In the past, the term “grotesque” was used in a way that overlapped more with “the uncanny” when referring to works which blurred the line between the real and the fantastic. Kafka’s “The Metamorphosis” is a stand-out example here. Contemporary commentators often use ‘magical realism...
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