by Dwane | Aug 6, 2014 | Education, English, Greek, Latin, Vocabulary
English vocabulary is made up of 60% Latin words and 10% Greek words. This means, that, by learning those old Greek and Latin roots, you will possess the key to 70% of the language that your fellow students do not possess. – Rita McNamera, in 14 Basic Roots:...
by Dwane | Aug 6, 2014 | Education, Motivation, The Future
John Whitehead, attorney, author, and founder of The Rutherford Institute sends a warning: We’re All Criminals and Outlaws in the Eyes of the American Police State By John W. Whitehead August 04, 2014 “Never in the civilised world have so many been locked up for so...
by Dwane | Aug 5, 2014 | Education, English, Grammar, Latin, ScreenCasts
by Dwane | Aug 4, 2014 | Education, English, Greek, Latin, Latin in Literature
Lucius Malfoy, in the Harry Potter series, is the father of Draco Malfoy. In the last post about J.K. Rowling’s famous series, we looked into the meaning of Draco’s name. In case you weren’t paying attention, Draco is Latin for dragon, or snake....
by Dwane | Aug 4, 2014 | Education, English, Motivation, The Future
“If you raise your children to feel that they can accomplish any goal or task they decide upon, you will have succeeded as a parent and you will have given your children the greatest of all blessings.” – Brian Tracy