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Quote of the day

Quote of the Day
  • Booker T. Washington
    Nothing ever comes to me, that is worth having, except as the result of hard work.

This Day in History

This Day in History
  • "Genie" the Feral Child Discovered by California Authorities (1970)
    One of the worst known cases of child abuse and social isolation in American history is that of "Genie," a girl forced to spend the first 13 years of her life alone in her bedroom, most of the time strapped to a potty chair. She was never spoken to and was apparently beaten if she attempted to speak. By the time she was discovered by authorities, she was nearly mute—her vocabulary consisted of about 20 words and a few short phrases. What did experts hope to learn by studying Genie?

Word of the Day

Word of the Day
  • espial
    Definition: (noun) The act of detecting something; catching sight of something. Synonyms: catching, detection, spotting, spying. Usage: Laure refused to condescend to an act of espial which no curiosity could justify, and she consequently became the object of much reprobation.

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