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Hold out your hand and carefully have a look at it: one thumb and four fingers. You, and many people, probably take their thumb for granted, but have you ever wondered what would have happened if you didn't have a thumb?
Did you know that you actually need your thumb to do and accomplish even the simplest...
In terms of the United States, a Governor is the head of a particular state, a Senator is the person who is elected as the member of the Senate, and a Congressman is a member of either the House of Representatives or the Senate. Each state has one Governor and two Senators. Congressmen represent people,...
The median of a group of data refers to the middle-most figure in the group. It also refers to the figure that is halfway in the set. You would need to arrange your data from smallest to largest in order to find the median. Unlike a list of data, grouped data does not have individual values and calculating...
Believe it or not, there is a lot of difference between listening and simply hearing. While hearing can be explained as a physical activity done by one of our senses, listening in itself is a skill. Communicating with others is a necessity of life and you cannot be a good communicator if you are not...
‘Which’ is a ‘wh’ word and people often think that it is only used while asking a question. But that’s not true. It is one of the most grammatically confusing words used in English language, despite being so common. While asking a question, you can use it like this:
‘Which city you are moving to?’
However,...
Writing in narrative form is synonymous to telling a story. Whether it's fiction or a real life event, we use narrative for many different purposes. We may want to convince someone of something we believe to be true. We may want to convince someone of something we know is not true. You can elicit certain emotions,...
One aspect of learning English literature is developing critical thinking. In applying critical thinking to the question ‘is English language more important than English literature?', we see that it lacks context. This means we need to know for what purpose is literature or language more important. Is...
The difference between qualitative and quantitative research is fairly simple, yet their consequences are diverse and often complicated. When we set out an experiment or set up some research, there are specific questions which need to be answered. Deciding whether to use qualitative or quantitative data...
Culture is an inexhaustible topic. Even the act of writing about culture adds more to the discourse. Cultural anthropology is the study of human cultures, how they interact in societies and how these interactions vary. If this sounds like it is similar to social anthropology, it's only because it is. The...
Rhetorical question is a form of speech that is said in the form of a question, but a reply is not expected of it. Although this kind of question is not meant to ask something or find a reply, it sometimes aims at starting a conversation or drawing attention. When a rhetorical question is asked, the listener...
Cave paintings are the art work you can see on ceilings and walls of certain caves across the world. Most of these paintings date back to the pre-historic times, made more than 10,000-20,000 years back from now. Oldest cave paintings known till date are assumed to be the red disk in El Castillo, northern...
English language is a little bit complicated, as there may be several meanings of the same word. There are certain words that sound similar, but they are entirely different in their meanings and references. That being said, their and there also sound similar. Their pronunciation is almost absolutely...
In English writing and grammar, the term parallelism refers to a balance kept between different sentences having similar clauses or phrases and same grammatical structure. In English grammar, parallelism is also termed as parallel construction or parallel structure. Applying the concept of parallelism...
Both Chiaroscuro and Tenebrism are famous kinds of Italian art painting. Both of them are created using a huge variety of dark and light color mixtures. In addition to being very popularly used by Italian artists, a number of Spanish and Dutch artists have also used these art forms in their art works....
Effected and affected are the past participles (grammatical term for past forms) of the words effect and affect. Both words are commonly confused with each other and the confusion comes from not understanding their basic meanings. As the words sound so similar, it is perfectly understandable how they are...
The reason for having speech marks is in the name, to mark speech. It helps guide the reader's eye to the part of a text which is meant to be spoken language rather than narrative. In turn, this can help you to better understand what the text is trying to convey. Unfortunately, as can be seen in writers...
When studying History of Art, one cannot ignore some of the most primitive forms of art. We are talking about the first representations of pictures that were created during the Stone Age which used the most rudimentary of tools, styles and formats. Although we may just look at Stone Age art as cave paintings,...
Each and every multi-cellular organism starts with one fertilized egg which gets multiplied by division of cells. For instance, you started out as a single fertilized egg inside your mother's womb. At present, you have become a booming community of millions of cells, all of which work together to keep...
Business letters are vital, and they are effective ways to communicate with your colleagues, employees and associates. More importantly, it sets a good precedent when communicating with current or potential clients. No matter why you write a business letter, you need to address it to the concerned person...
Understanding the characteristics of baroque art can be as intimidating as the artwork itself. Artists working in this period were known for their embellishments, ornament and drama, designed to inspire awe in those receiving the work. The Baroque period's grandiose nature often granted it mockery in...
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Sonnet is a rhymed poem that is written in 14 lines in iambic pentameter meter. A meter is the word for a unit of rhythm, partly to do with how the syllables are stressed in a line of poetry. In Italian language, the word ‘sonneto’ means a ‘little song’. It possesses musical qualities with a set scheme...
A limerick is a humorous poem of 5 lines, featuring short, funny and rhyming lines. Its bouncy rhythm makes it easier to understand and memorize. It is a funny and well-known form of poetry, often recited to a group for humorous effect. Its exact origins are not known, but it has been assumed to come from...
There are many different branches of biology which makes it difficult to work out how to organize them. Which ones are important enough to warrant their own department title? Which should be grouped together? Where do different branches of biology overlap with the other sciences? The reason we need to ask...
The Renaissance period began by the end of Middle Ages, starting in the 14th century and continuing until 16th century. This was the period when Europe underwent an astonishing renewal in the fields of fine art, painting, architecture, sculpture and drawing. Artists like Sandro Botticelli and Leonardo...
The work ‘Geography’ has been derived from ‘geographia’, which means ‘description of the earth’. The science of Geography is related to the study of earth, its phenomena, its features, inhabitants, lands and processes. The field encompasses the understanding of earth, along with a wide range of natural...
As you can probably see from our title, in most cases mother-in-law is indeed hyphenated. It is a hyphenated compound noun (i.e. two nouns together for the one entity). This means all compound nouns are hyphenated, right? If only it were so simple. The rules for compound nouns and hyphens use an erratic logic...
Development refers to progression of a living being from initial stages of life to maturation. This is the process with which all organs, tissues and body parts produce and grow. Development includes all the stages of life, including growth, differentiations and morphogenesis. It involves all the progressive...
The Monsoon is a season that Indians wait for the whole year and usually appears around mid June and goes on until the end of September. Although sometimes, the monsoon brings with it floods and calamities, India’s climate as well as economy largely depends on the monsoon. Having a topical dry and wet climate,...
Paleontology is a scientific field concerned with the study of life. It not only encompasses an interesting past, but also a hopeful, more intriguing future. Some people believe that it is related to the study of fossil fuels, but in reality, it is richer and more imbued. It is a combination of several studies,...
It has happened to all of us that while talking to someone we've seen several times, even though it is not the first time we've met, we just can't remember their name. The worst scenario is in a work meeting when we should remember the name of a customer, supplier or colleague and although they have...
Respecting others, trying to put yourself in the place of another, listening and understanding: these are some characteristics that we need to have, not only to avoid trouble, but to be more open and permissive to others. Although it is sometimes not an easy task, trying to be tolerant helps us let...
You must have noticed that many people refer to the Netherlands the same way as they would to Holland. There are many people who think Netherlands and Holland are same. But this is wrong. While some people use the word ‘Holland’ for a country synonymous to the Netherlands, in reality, Holland is a region located...
Failing at school is something that does not have a single cause and may even be motivated by several of them simultaneously. Each student is a separate case and their level of academic performance can be determined by numerous factors. At oneHOWTO we'll answer a question that many worried parents ask...
Senegal is one of the countries with the most tourism in West Africa. In this country you will find a large mix of ethnic groups, beautiful natural landscapes and a culture rooted in tradition. The people of Senegal belong to a number of ethnic groups - Wolof, Fula, Serer, Jola, Malinké, and Soninke...
With new advancements in technology and the changing times, the definition of art has changed a lot over the last few years as well. Starting during the 1950s, pop art started using advertising and ordinary cultural objects to interpret abstract expressionism. Campbell’s Soup Cans by Andy Warhol are the...
You must have surely heard about the "Persian Gulf countries" without really knowing what it was all about. The Persian Gulf countries are geographically located in the so-called Middle East region, a region straddling Europe and Asia. These are the countries bordering the Persian Gulf, which are part of the Indian...
An atom is the basic unit of any element consisting of particles termed as neutrons, electrons and protons. Atoms of elements bond with each other to increase stability. Electric forces in them attract other surrounding atoms to make them stick together and form chemical bonds. If the outer shell of...
When you study Geography, you will come to know that our Earth is huge, and the massive land on which we live is just ¼ of its total size. Three quarters of the Earth’s size is water, and the land on which we live is divided into a number of landforms that come into contact with it. Typical landforms are...
Africa is the biggest continent on the globe. In terms of area, it covers more than 20% of the total land mass of the earth, and measures around 11.7 square miles. As far as population is concerned, it is the 2nd most populous continent in the world. It is surrounded by Indian Ocean in the south-east, Atlantic...
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A job interview, a promotion, a new project, moving home or starting your own business are some of the most common situations in which you may fear failure, which is just the uncertainty and anguish that grips us when we fear things will not go the way we want them to.
We cannot control reality and the...
An epithet is a rhetorical adjective phrase or figure of speech, generally used for characterizing a thing, person or place. Since ages, authors have used it as a descriptive device of literature with an aim to making someone’s characteristic more prominent than otherwise. Sometimes, it is also referred...
The term "Slavic" refers to an ethnic and linguistic group that is located in Central and Eastern Europe. Originally, the slaves were tribes living in Europe north of the Carpathians, and from the sixth century onward, with the fall of the Roman Empire and the withdrawal of the Germanic tribes that left...
The Balkans are a geographical and cultural area located in Europe forming a peninsula between Italy and Turkey. The term "Balkans" comes from Turkish and means "Wooded Mountain". Originally, it refers to the mountain range that crosses Bulgaria. The geographical area of the Balkans is bounded on the north...
As the name suggests, Andy Warhol’s Campbell's Soup is not a soup variety, but an art piece. It is a collection of 32 different 20x16 inches canvases, each of which is a painting of a can of Campbells soup in different colors. At first sight, you will not feel anything special about them, and all of...
It is important to have a good foundation in geography in order to better understand the world around us and especially the events that take place there. It is likely that you have heard more than once about the Caucasus, including the conflicts that took place there. But do you know where this region...
When you take a close look at the American flag, you will come to know how many states are there in America. It has 50 stars, each representing each US state. Some people think that there are 52 states, because they have a belief that Puerto Rico and District of Columbia are also states. But this is not...
In the beginning of every basic mathematics book you will find three fundamental properties of numbers. These properties are: the Distributive property, the Associative property and the Commutative property. We usually ignore them. But actually these properties are so important that there are many mathematical...
There may be some confusion in the use of the terms "Europe" and "European Union", both of which are sometimes used in an undifferentiated way when they indicate two different entities. In order to dispel any doubts, in this oneHOWTO article we will explain the difference between Europe and the European...
The world is made up of a mosaic of states, almost 200, but there are many more nations. How is it possible? It must be understood that the concepts of nation and state are indeed two different concepts, although the two terms are sometimes used to designate the same concept. In this article we will...
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The question mark is a sign used to place tone on written speech. In Spanish it consists of two elements: the first question mark is flipped over with the opening at the right (¿) and the end question mark is like the English one that opens on the left. Read this oneHOWTO article and learn how to use...
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