05-08-19 TD Bank Anayzing Competition

Bernhard von Bülow (1849) A German statesman, von Bülow was appointed state secretary for the foreign department in 1897. He quickly became a potent force and succeeded to the chancellorship in 1900, serving until 1909. Together with Emperor William II, […]

A funeral is not death, any more than baptism is birth or marriage union. All three are the clumsy devices, coming now too late, now too early, by which Society would register the quick motions of man. E. M. Forster […]

expedite Definition: (verb) Speed up the progress of; facilitate. Synonyms: hasten Usage: I will do all I can to expedite the processing of your paperwork, but it could still take over a week for your application to be approved. Discuss. […]

Catherine II of Russia (1729) Catherine II was empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796. The daughter of a German prince, she was chosen at 14 to be the wife of the future czar, Peter III. In 1762, conspirators led […]

To criticize is to appreciate, to appropriate, to take intellectual possession, to establish in fine a relation with the criticized thing and to make it one’s own. Henry James (1843-1916)  

funereal Definition: (adjective) Suited to or suggestive of a grave or burial. Synonyms: sepulchral Usage: The bed and chamber were so funereal and gloomy, you might have fancied, not only that Lady Crawley died in the room, but that her […]

BRONX MAN SENTENCED TO 17 YEARS IN PRISON FOR FATALLY STABBING HIS LIVE-IN GIRLFRIEND, CRITICALLY WOUNDING HER 9-YEAR-OLD GRANDDAUGHTER   Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that a Bronx man has beensentenced to 17 years in prison for Manslaughter and Attempted Murder for stabbing his live-in girlfriend to death and critically wounding her nine-year-old granddaughter.     […]

Calamity Jane (1852) Born Martha Jane Canary, Calamity Jane was a legendary American frontierswoman. She grew up in Montana and worked in mining camps, where she acquired riding and shooting skills. In 1876, she appeared in Deadwood, South Dakota, the […]

Life wouldn’t be worth living if I worried over the future as well as the present. W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965)  

dramaturgy Definition: (noun) The art of writing and producing plays. Synonyms: dramatics, theater Usage: I know that you plan to become a novelist, but your dialogue is so sharp and witty that you may want to consider dramaturgy. Discuss.