Manuel Bonilla’s mission to reclaim power in Honduras was a precursor to a much larger struggle for land and control in Central America, as US fruit companies attempted to establish banana plantations. The domination of multinational companies in Latin America, such as United Fruit and Chiquita Brands, has led to displacement of local populations, deforestation, and hazardous working conditions.
Leonardo da Vinci’s painting of the “Mona Lisa” is now the world’s most famous painting, largely due to the pioneering techniques he used while creating it. This fame was further elevated when Vincenzo Peruggia stole the painting in 1911, making international headlines. In the following decades, the painting was attacked, mocked, and pursued, and today is protected by a bulletproof, earthquake-safe case. Its longevity and status as a celebrity stand as a testament to the power of art.
Subject-verb agreement is a fundamental aspect of sentence construction in the English language. It refers to the consistency between the subject of a sentence and the verb that is used to describe it. In this blog post, we will explore the importance of subject-verb agreement, the common errors that occur, and tips on how to master this essential grammar rule.
The story is about a young girl named Rosie Revere who dreams of becoming a great engineer. Despite initial failures and setbacks, she persists in her passion with the encouragement of her great-great aunt Rose, a retired airplane builder. Rosie continues to work on her inventions and eventually becomes a successful engineer.
We have over 600 muscles in our bodies that help bind us together, hold us up, and help us move. Your muscles also need your constant attention, because the way you treat them on a daily basis determines whether they will wither or grow.
Our hard-wired stress response is designed to give us the quick burst of heightened alertness and energy needed to perform our best. But stress isn’t all good. When activated too long or too often, stress can damage virtually every part of our body.
Explore what happens in the brain to trigger procrastination, and what strategies you can use to break the cycle of this harmful practice.
The Mission: Smuggling and Hacking Smuggling yourself aboard the rogue submarine was the easy part. Hacking into the nuclear missile launch override was a little
Figures of speech are word or phrases that are used in a non-literal sense to add emphasis, clarity, or interest to language. Learn about figures of speech.
There are eight parts of speech in English: nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections.
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