anima, persona – Anima is Carl Jung’s term for the inner part of the personality, or character, as opposed to the persona, or outer part. More…
anima, animus – Anima is the source of the female part of personality and animus is the source of the male part. More…
anthropomorphism – The ascription of a human attribute or personality to anything impersonal or irrational. More…
personality – First referred to the quality of being a person and not a thing. More…
The Kasuga Shrine in Nara is one of the most beautiful and ancient in Japan. Every year on March 13, a festival is held there with elaborate ceremonies and performances that recall the shrine’s heyday. The hiki-uma horse ceremony, in which a sacred horse is led in procession through the streets, and the elegant Yamato-mai dance performed by Shinto women are reminiscent of the culture and customs of the Nara and Heian Eras. Construction of the Kasuga Shrine was started during the Nara period (710-784) and was completed in the first years of the Heian period (794-1185). Discuss
An especially clever, aggressive, or skillful attorney. Watch the video
One of the oldest and largest museums in the world, the Hermitage was founded by Catherine the Great in 1764 but was not opened to the public until nearly a century later. It occupies a complex of historic buildings and palaces in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and is home to more than three million artifacts and works of art—including the largest collection of paintings in the world. In 1985, what bizarre incident befell Rembrandt’s painting Danaë, necessitating years of restoration work? Discuss
Definition: (verb) Lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer.
Synonyms: prolong, draw out, extend.
Usage: What, even, if he got away … before any returned with the true story of his guilt—of what value would this advantage be other than to protract for a few days his mental torture and his life?
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It is better to lose health like a spendthrift than to waste it like a miser. Discuss
bide one’s time – Based on abide, meaning “remain” or “to wait awhile.” More…
marcescent – Describes leaves that wither but remain attached to the stem. More…
mansion, mansionary – Mansion first meant the action of living or remaining in a place, from French manere, “remain,” from Latin mansio, “staying”; mansionary is an adjective meaning “resident.” More…
stick-in-the-mud – Based on the notion of “to stick in the mud, to be content to remain in an abject condition.” More…
To be left unsupervised or uncontrolled; to be allowed to do as one pleases. Watch the video
Surrounded by barren plateaus and vast deserts on all sides, the towering Aïr Mountains of northern Niger are an ecological, geographical, and cultural island in the Sahara. The numerous oases in the mountains are home to the traditionally nomadic Tuareg people, while other areas consist entirely of volcanic protrusions. The region is known for the ancient rock art left there by early inhabitants and is rich in uranium deposits. What unusual natural phenomenon struck the Aïr Mountains in 2004? Discuss