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Expand your vocabulary by understanding the etymology of the Latin and Greek root words. Read the following article: Root Words Links to an external site.Download Links to an external site.

Posted on October 18, 2022 by Assessments

Expand your vocabulary by understanding the etymology of the Latin and Greek root words. Read the following article: Root Words Links to an external site.Download Links to an external site. Links to an external site.Download Links to an external site.and do the exercise: Links to an external site.Download Links to an external site. type the […]

Give approximately 20 words which have been borrowed into English between 1940 and the present day.In each case, state in which decade the word was borrowed and which language it was borrowed from.

Posted on March 25, 2022 by Ambrose

Variety and Change in Language Assignment – Data Analysis and Commentary Using a good etymological dictionary (e.g. OED), find the etymology of the underlined words in the following passage: Passage There were flowers: delphiniums, sweet peas, bunches of lilac; and carnations. There were roses; there were irises. Ah yes-so she breathed in the earthy-garden sweet […]

Write a 2 1/2 page paper on five concepts you learned to date that resonated with you.

Posted on November 26, 2021 by Ambrose

Description For this assignment, you are required to write a 2 1/2 page paper on five concepts you learned to date that resonated with you. You can select the concepts from your textbook, video lessons, or lectures given in class. Follow the detailed instructions below. 1. Select five concepts from this class that resonated with […]

What is the impact or significance of Mike Vuolo’s history of the word cool? Why should we care about this etymology?

Posted on November 5, 2021 by Ambrose

Topic: READING Paper details: Read “The Birth of Cool” by Mike Vuolo (by clicking HERE (https://slate.com/human-interest/2013/10/cool-the-etymology-and-history-of-the-concept-of-coolness.html). What is the impact or significance of Mike Vuolo’s history of the word cool? Why should we care about this etymology?

How does the information in the book challenge your understanding of Africans and Islam, as well as Western or European images and education about Africans and Islam prior to 1492, and Europe’s conquest of the world?SDiscuss

Posted on February 12, 2021 by Ambrose

Instructions: Read Golden Age of the Moors pages 1-23. Write a one-two pages paper answering the following questions. 1. Who is Batrikus? Explain his contribution to history. How do Batrikus and the Africans that accompanied him change our perception of the African presence in Europe? 2. Who are the Moors of North Africa? Where does […]