Word of the Day: wily
wily ˈwī-lē adjective: marked by skill in deception_________The word wily has appeared in 59 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on April 1 in “The Lockdown Gave My Parents a Honeymoon Do-Over” by Keema Waterfield:C.A. had never shared space with young people before us and had a cat’s distaste for any…
Value Added
A recent trip to the local supermarket had me picking up anarticle and reading VAT (Value Added Tax). Whilst I could not but dwell on thefact that it offered no value added to my life, I was wont to reflect onwhether I could be said to be adding value to the lives of others. Am…
AIU Academic Advisor to present at Engineering and Physical Sciences Research conference.
Congratulations to our Academic Advisor Dr. Mohammad Shahidul Islam for being selected as a presenter at this year’s digital staging of the International Conference on Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering (ICEECE) digital meeting on Ecosystems, Environment and Sustainable Development in Stockholm, Sweden. The 2 day digital conference will take place on July 15-16, 2021. Dr.…
Word of the Day: wend
wend ˈwend verb: direct one’s course or way_________The word wend has appeared in 11 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on Oct. 22 in “‘Ham on Rye’ Review: Coming of Age, With Existential Unease” by Glenn Kenny:With his first feature, the director and co-writer Tyler Taormina delivers something at first familiar…
What Is the Code You Live By?
Students in U.S. high schools can get free digital access to The New York Times until Sept. 1, 2021.If you had to sum up the code you live by in just a few words, what would you say?In “‘To Leave the World a Bit Better,’ and Other Codes to Live By,” New York Times readers…
Have You Hit a Wall?
As the pandemic passes its one-year mark, have you had days when you’ve felt like you’re “in quicksand”? Do you find yourself asking: “What’s the date?”, “What time is it?” or “What did I do yesterday?” Have you started to feel less engaged at school, with your family and friends, or in your daily life?These…
In the same class, with the same teacher, males and females can be given...
In the same class, with the same teacher, males and females can be given a different education Education assumes an indispensable part in forming tomorrows’ pioneers. Not exclusively would we be able to improve as a country by securing the aptitudes important to be profitable individuals from a humanized society. Increment information to effectively accomplish…
Word of the Day: ilk
ilk ˈilk noun: a kind, sort or type_________The word ilk has appeared in 49 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on Nov. 18 in the Editorial “Save America’s Restaurants”:The House already has passed a bill that serves the purpose. The RESTAURANTS Act — it is an acronym, but we won’t bore…
Word + Quiz: vim
vim ˈvim noun1. a healthy capacity for vigorous activity2. an imaginative, lively style (especially style of writing)_________The word vim has appeared in seven articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on July 26 in the album review “Taylor Swift, a Pop Star Done With Pop” by Jon Caramanica:Made from scratch in the…
Word + Quiz: rube
rube ˈrüb noun: a person who is not very sophisticated or interested in culture_________The word rube has appeared in 40 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on Feb. 23 in “24 Tense Hours in Abraham Lincoln’s Life,” an interview with Edward Achorn conducted by John Williams. Achorn states:I’ve read all these…
