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Quote of the Day: May 6, 2020

Quote of the Day: May 6, 2020

I never reasoned on what I should do, but what I had done; as if my Reason had her eyes behind, and could only see backwards. Henry Fielding (1707-1754)

by · May 6, 2020 · Bulletin Board
Word of the Day: May 6, 2020

Word of the Day: May 6, 2020

well-founded Definition: (adjective) Based on sound reasoning or evidence. Synonyms: tenable Usage: In order to survive as an organization, we must be willing to accept well-founded criticism and make positive changes. Discuss.

by · May 6, 2020 · Bulletin Board
VAN NEST NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIANCE MAY ZOOM MEETING

VAN NEST NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIANCE MAY ZOOM MEETING

by · May 5, 2020 · Bulletin Board
Whose Birthday Is It? May 5, 2020

Whose Birthday Is It? May 5, 2020

Elizabeth Cochrane, AKA Nellie Bly (1864) Cochrane was a pioneering female journalist who wrote under the pseudonym Nellie Bly. She wrote investigative articles on topics such as the plight of female factory workers, and as a young woman worked as a foreign correspondent in Mexico. She later feigned insanity to gain access to an asylum and wrote an exposé that prompted much-needed reforms. In 1889, she circumnavigated the globe in 72 days, besting the fictional feat conceived by Jules Verne. What famous figure did she meet on the way? More…

by · May 5, 2020 · Bulletin Board
Quote of the Day: May 5, 2020

Quote of the Day: May 5, 2020

Oh, the nerves, the nerves; the mysteries of this machine called Man! Oh, the little that unhinges it: poor creatures that we are! Charles Dickens (1812-1870)

by · May 5, 2020 · Bulletin Board
Word of the Day: May 5, 2020

Word of the Day: May 5, 2020

absolutism Definition: (noun) A form of government in which all power is vested in a single ruler or other authority. Synonyms: dictatorship, monocracy, one-man rule, totalitarianism, tyranny, authoritarianism, despotism Usage: Sir Robert Walpole, ruling the country with unscrupulous absolutism, had now put an end to the employment of literary men in public life. Discuss.

by · May 5, 2020 · Bulletin Board
Free Mask GiveAway

Free Mask GiveAway

by · May 4, 2020 · Bulletin Board
The Bronx Chronicle Veteran of the Week

The Bronx Chronicle Veteran of the Week

Sergeant First Class Robert Laskaris Award: Veterans’ Hall of Fame Year: 2008 Robert Laskaris (Retired Sergeant First Class, United States Army) is a highly decorated combat veteran whose service spanned more than 20 years and encompassed the wars in Korea and Vietnam […]

by · May 4, 2020 · Veterans
Whose Birthday Is It? May 4, 2020

Whose Birthday Is It? May 4, 2020

Horace Mann (1796) Mann overcame limited early education to enter law and politics. He became secretary of Massachusetts’ new board of education in 1837, at a time when the public school system was in poor condition. In his 12 years there, he established high schools, enhanced teacher training and pay, curbed child labor, and improved facilities and equipment. He fought for free, nonsectarian, universal schooling, greatly advancing education in the US. What quote is engraved on his monument at Antioch College? More…

by · May 4, 2020 · Bulletin Board
Quote of the Day: May 4, 2020

Quote of the Day: May 4, 2020

The inward pleasure of imparting pleasure—that is the choicest of all. Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864)  

by · May 4, 2020 · Bulletin Board
Word of the Day: May 4, 2020

Word of the Day: May 4, 2020

cenotaph Definition: (noun) A monument built to honor people whose remains are interred elsewhere or whose remains cannot be recovered. Synonyms: empty tomb Usage: On the anniversary of the attack on Hiroshima, we observed a minute of silence beside the cenotaph dedicated to the bomb’s victims. Discuss.

by · May 4, 2020 · Bulletin Board
Whose Birthday Is It? May 3, 2020

Whose Birthday Is It? May 3, 2020

William Motter Inge (1913) Inge worked as a teacher and newspaper critic before winning recognition as a dramatist. His plays sympathetically portray the aspirations and frustrations of Midwestern small-town life. He first earned notice in 1950 with Come Back, Little Sheba, and he won the Pulitzer Prize in 1953 for Picnic. Several of his works were made into films. By the 1960s, his reputation as a dramatist declined, and he turned to writing novels. Plagued by alcoholism and illness, he died in what way? More…

by · May 3, 2020 · Bulletin Board
Quote of the Day: May 3, 2020

Quote of the Day: May 3, 2020

In matters of thought and conduct, to be independent is to be abnormal, to be abnormal is to be detested. Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914)

by · May 3, 2020 · Bulletin Board
Word of the Day: May 3, 2020

Word of the Day: May 3, 2020

undergird Definition: (verb) Make secure underneath. Synonyms: brace up Usage: We need to undergird the ship if we hope to keep it from breaking apart in this violent storm. Discuss

by · May 3, 2020 · Bulletin Board
Whose Birthday Is It? May 2, 2020

Whose Birthday Is It? May 2, 2020

Yongle Emperor (1360) Born Zhu Di, the Yongle Emperor was the favorite son of the founder of China’s Ming dynasty. He spent his youth developing a military career but was passed over for the throne. He rebelled and seized the throne from his nephew in 1402. As emperor, he greatly extended China’s scope and influence. He moved the capital to Beijing, built the Forbidden City, and sponsored the compilation of an immense encyclopedia of Chinese culture and history. What was the Porcelain Tower of Nanjing? More…

by · May 2, 2020 · Bulletin Board