How to Use Adverbs in Spanish
First, let’s learn what they are and how they are similar, but importantly different from adjectives. Then, let’s see how to recognize …
Continue ReadingShowing items from Homework Help & Study Guides
Reviewing Spanish Verb Forms: Understand Verbs For Your Spanish Language Learning
Verbs cause learners of Spanish more difficulty than any other part of speech. Pronouns come in close behind them in terms of difficulty. This article …
Continue ReadingUnderstanding Spanish and English Pronouns
Pronouns are words that stand in for nouns. Imagine how annoying it would be if you had to know everyone’s name in order to make him or her the …
Continue ReadingUsing Spanish Verbs with Prepositions
This is a tool that answers all questions about which preposition to use with which verbs. It is an updated composite of such lists published over the …
Continue ReadingWhat is a Noun? Explanation of a Noun
If you want to learn about all there is to learn, you’ll need a lot of nouns! All of reality is populated with nouns. Find out what they are, …
Continue ReadingDefinition of Fungus, Based on Fungi Phylogeny
Fungi phylogeny provides a good way to define this diverse group. Its members range from simple to complex.
Continue ReadingHomer's Odyssey and Society - Justice
What form does justice take in the Odyssey? How does it compare to the concept of justice suggested by other early Greek hexameter poems?
Continue ReadingHomer's Odyssey and Society - Multiple Authorship and the Analysts
Are parts of the Odyssey later interpolations? Was the Odyssey originally several separate poems, joined together by a later redactor? Did the Odyssey …
Continue ReadingHomer's Odyssey and Society - The Oikos
What was the oikos? Why is the oikos central to the Odyssey? How does the Odyssey explore the concept of the oikos?
Continue ReadingHomer's Odyssey: Understanding the Use of Formulaic Expressions and Type Scenes
What are formulaic expressions? Why are they useful tools for an oral poet? This article for the student of Homer’s Odyssey studies standard …
Continue ReadingLesson Plan for the Odyssey by Homer
If you are preparing to study Homer’s Odyssey, you must consider first that this epic poem is perhaps a classic example of oral poetry. Next you can …
Continue ReadingObservance of Christmas in Latin America: A Tour of Ecuador, Brazil, Venezuela, Mexico, Peru, and Columbia
Christmas, or Navidad as it’s known in Latin America, is an important religious holiday for many Latin Americans. As with many holidays, the …
Continue Reading