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Greek Mythology Made Easy: Cadmus May 14, 2023

Cadmus (in Greek: Κάδμος, or Kádmos) was the legendary founder-king of Thebes. He was also believed to have introduced the Phoenician alphabet to Ancient Greece--in other words, the one who had taught the Greeks to write.

Cadmus was originally...

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The Voyage of the Dawn Treader May 12, 2023

Hey Grade 5 Students,

As we're reading selections from "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader" by C.S. Lewis, I want you to know you can watch the entire movie on Youtube, right here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUHbRIGxe_M

Have Fun!

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Online Math and Science: Khan Academy and Youtube. May 09, 2023

Today's post is going to be super short :)

For those select few who are aching to do some math or science online--there's Khan Academy.

You can check them out right here:

https://www.khanacademy.org/

You can also study math on Youtube.

Check out this comprehensive, nearly 12-hour-long Calculus 1...

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The Legend of Captain Alex May 05, 2023

DISCLAIMER: Before getting into today's documentary, you should probably read my previous post about SV Delos.

The interesting thing is, when Brian and Brady of SV Delos first sailed from Mexico to French Polynesia in 2010, they met "Captain Alex." They still have some grainy photos and...

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Sail the Seven Seas, Vicariously May 04, 2023

There are plenty of sailing channels, but some stand out because of their quality.

The best one may be SV Delos. "SV" stands for Sailing Vessel; Delos is the name of their boat (a 53-foot-long Amel Super Maramu ketch), but also a Greek island which in Greek mythology was the...

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美語通世界 Know English. Know the World. May 01, 2023

 

語言即為知識庫,任何語言都是值得學習的。美語被公認為當今的社交通用語言,雖然不認同的也大有人在。

每年美語書籍出版的數量大約是中文書籍的兩倍(22%比11%)。德語排名第三,佔市場的9%,西班牙語、日語和俄語分別佔市場的5%左右。

然而,當談到科學時,美語確實是必需的。由於大多數科學期刊都是用美語發表的,大約75%到90%的科學論文也是用美語寫成的。在某些領域,98%的科學文獻都是以美語撰寫的。

但是,假如你住在亞洲,如何開始學習美語呢?這裡的大多數人普遍認為公立學校(不論是小學、中學、高中還是大學)並不是學習美語最有效的場所。

如果你是台灣學生,...

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