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December 1, 2023 Thanks to Alissa Simon, HMU Tutor, for today’s post. We’ve all done it. Looking for quick information on some random subject, we inevitably turn to Wikipedia. Created in 2001, Wikipedia is an encyclopedia open to edits, a collaborative effort. Merriam-Webster defines “wiki” as “a website that allows visitors to make changes, contributions, …
September 22, 2023 Thanks to Alissa Simon, HMU Tutor, for today’s post. For me, Aristotle’s Poetics is less about advice for the writer than it is about defining structures. By that, I mean that Aristotle wants us to understand how to produce good art that expresses an important aspect of human nature. He goes so …
August 19, 2022 Thanks to Alissa Simon, HMU Tutor, for today’s post. By this time of the summer, I am always awash in fruit. I love it…and I hate it. Harvesting your own produce is time sensitive, messy, and exhausting. Yet there is nothing that I love better in this world than homemade peach pie …
June 17, 2022 Thanks to Alissa Simon, HMU Tutor, for today’s post. Harrison Middleton University will take a summer recess from June 18 through July 10. Naturally, the notion of recess got me thinking about language itself. According to Merriam-Webster, recess (taken from the Latin recedere, or to recede) means either: the action of receding; …
November 12, 2021 Thanks to Alissa Simon, HMU Tutor, for today’s post. Narrative is a tricky word. Originally, I thought that perhaps we had overloaded the term recently, but even the original Latin term carried a number of connotations. Wheelock’s Latin defines narro as “to tell, report, narrate (narration, narrative, narrator).” This makes me wonder …
September 3, 2021 Thanks to Alissa Simon, HMU Tutor, for today’s post. The brutal editing process is, unfortunately, necessary. For one example, editing identifies extra language. This makes the essay flow in a tight and smooth manner which your readers will appreciate. It also highlights your main idea by removing excess jargon. Proofreading ensures that …
December 25, 2020 Thanks to Sydney Files for today’s post. This post is part of the series Our Mission Extends Beyond Us. At the International Commerce High Schools, all students start their educational experience by completing progressive foundational courses in several reference books. These courses are incredibly original to the International Commerce High Schools method …
June 5, 2020 Thanks to Alissa Simon, HMU Tutor, for today’s post. Language is complicated. There are simply too many places to begin this discussion. Take, for example, the word “set.” According to the Guinness Book of World Records, “set” has the most definitions at 430. According to Bill Bryson, author of the Dictionary of …
December 13, 2019 Thanks to Alissa Simon, HMU Tutor, for today’s post. Some people in my family say “cut on the light” when they want the light on. This drives the younger generations crazy because, of course, it sounds like the opposite of what is meant. English is a very accommodating language, however, which can …
August 16, 2019 Thanks to Alissa Simon, HMU Tutor, for today’s post. -ess (or -esse): from ME -esse < OF < LL -issa < Greek -Merriam-Webster Online English borrows words from many languages. One way to identify the origin of a word is to look at the word parts. Today’s blog will outline some details …
