What is special about the White House? For two hundred years, the White House has stood as a symbol of the Presidency, the United States government, and the American people. The White House is, after all, the President’s private home. It is also the only private residence of a head of state that is open […]
How big is a teepee?
How big is a teepee? Tepees were usually 12 to 20 feet (3.5 to 6 metres) high and 15 to 30 feet (4.5 to 9 metres) in diameter, although larger structures were not uncommon. What is the circumference of a teepee? 48 feet The life-sized tipi you will be modeling is a 12-pole tipi with […]
Who is older Bonifacio or Rizal?
Who is older Bonifacio or Rizal? BORN ON November 30, 1863, Andres Bonifacio y de Castro, founder and later the ‘Supremo’ (supreme leader) of the Katipunan, was two-year younger than Jose Rizal. When his parents died of sickness, Andres stopped attending school to support his siblings. What makes Jose Rizal different? Jose Rizal is, in […]
What was a friar in the Middle Ages?
What was a friar in the Middle Ages? Friars, monks and priests in the Catholic Church are all men. Friars, based on the word fraire for brother, arose in the medieval era. Where monastic orders remained rooted in place, a friar was a mendicant, traveling to preach, educate the people, and treat the sick. What […]
How were the policies of Cyrus and Darius different from those of the Assyrians?
How were the policies of Cyrus and Darius different from those of the Assyrians? In what ways did the governing policies of Cyrus and Darius differ from those of the Assyrian rulers? They were fair and the Assyrians were harsh. They had people pay what they could afford and the Assyrians had pay what you […]
What are examples of involuntary muscles?
What are examples of involuntary muscles? Cardiac Muscles, Smooth Muscles, and Skeletal Muscles are examples of Involuntary Muscles. What is example of voluntary? The definition of voluntary is done by free choice. An example of voluntary used as an adjective is a voluntary assignment which means that students can do it if they want, but […]
When and how did Andreas Vesalius die?
When and how did Andreas Vesalius die? [5]. We also know that he stepped off the ship on the Venetian island of Zante (now Zakynthos in Greece) on October 15, 1564, sick, weak and frail, that he slowly walked towards the gates of the city where he collapsed and fell dead. What happened to Vesalius? […]
What are the contributions of Mendeleev?
What are the contributions of Mendeleev? Dmitri Mendeleev devised the periodic classification of the chemical elements, in which the elements were arranged in order of increasing atomic weight. What four elements did Mendeleev? He named them eka-boron, eka-aluminium, eka-silicon, and eka-manganese, with respective atomic masses of 44, 68, 72, and 100. How did Mendeleev’s work […]
What figurative language is using like or as?
What figurative language is using like or as? simile A simile is a figure of speech that compares two separate concepts through the use of a clear connecting word such as “like” or “as.” Examples of simile are phrases such as “He was wily as a fox,” or “I slept like a log.” What is […]