Greek I.36 REVIEW Lesson
Review vocabulary in Paragraph 553
Do assignments F-I and Exercises a and b
Then proceed to the reading lesson, learn the vocabulary and write out translation. Feel free to send me any or all of your exercises.
Category: Fleming
Dead Monkeys and the Living God
Sir Elton John has said that he would like to “ban religion completely” because it stirs up “hatred toward gay people.” Sir Elton probably does not hate all religion. Like so many giants of the entertainment industry, Elton John does not hate religion per se but only Christianity.
Link to New Publication
The Cornell Star has uncovered shocking evidence on the origin of Greek civilizaiton. Follow the link.
The Trumpery President
Virtually everything I read in the gutter press (Is there anything else?) is fabricated. Fake New is the only news, especially when it comes from the White House.
Read Along With Us
I am having to reread a lot of Victorian literature for this year’s Sumer School. If anyone wishes to join me, we can have some brief discussions. I am starting with Trollope’s rather dark novel, The Way We Live Now.
Poems: Two by Matthew Arnold
Two fine poems by Matthew Arnold who bravely spent his life upholding decency and high standards in a world that was abandoning them.
Italian III.15. Prepositions with infinitives, and taking time
Back from Italy and feeling the relief at not having to speak Italian all day long.
Grammar I: Infinitives are, as we all learned, verbal nouns.
Making War Hell
O Lord our God, help us to tear their soldiers to bloody shreds with our shells; help us to cover their smiling fields with the pale forms of their patriot dead; help us to drown the thunder of the guns with the shrieks of their wounded, writhing in pain;
