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2026-10-30 All dayFrankenstein: The Modern Prometheus 1888| Mrs. Shelly. George Routledge and Sons
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https://youtu.be/_DfW654p5O0?si=QbWTW3tv8dJGMKDghttps://youtu.be/6_tif-OZpuk
- “Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful.” (Chapter 20 – Creature)
- “I ought to be thy Adam, but I am rather the fallen angel.” (Chapter 8 – Creature)
- “Learn from me… how dangerous is the acquirement of knowledge.” (Letter 4 – Walton)
- “If I cannot inspire love, I will cause fear.” (Chapter 17 – Creature)
- “I was benevolent and good; misery made me a fiend.” (Chapter 16 – Creature)
- “Life, although it may only be an accumulation of anguish, is dear to me.” (Chapter 20 – Creature)
- “The fallen angel becomes a malignant devil.” (Chapter 20 – Creature)
- “Man, how ignorant art thou in thy pride of wisdom!” (Chapter 23 – Victor)
- “Seek happiness in tranquillity and avoid ambition.” (Chapter 24 – Victor)
- I am malicious because I am miserable.” (Chapter 16 – Creature)
- “My heart was fashioned to be susceptible of love and sympathy.” (Chapter 16 – Creature)
- “All men hate the wretched.” (Chapter 10 – Creature)
- “You are my creator, but I am your master.” (Chapter 20 – Creature)
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“The object of education is to teach us to love what is beautiful.”
― Plato, The Republic pic.twitter.com/V1RnJOpk8J— 𝒩𝒶𝓉𝒶𝓁𝒾𝒶 (@classicspilled) October 27, 2025
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2026-11-01 All day“The object of education is to teach us to love what is beautiful.”
― Plato, The Republic pic.twitter.com/V1RnJOpk8J— 𝒩𝒶𝓉𝒶𝓁𝒾𝒶 (@classicspilled) October 27, 2025
☕️💛gm…it’s Sunday, go do Sunday things. pic.twitter.com/Z8ZB4p63TZ
— Márta (@UrUnpaidPundit) November 2, 2025
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2026-11-02 All day"Tradition and the Individual Talent" T.S.Eliot 1818
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American conservatives and liberals often disagree because they attach different meanings, priorities, and emotional associations to the same words. Political language evolves as society changes, and each movement seeks terminology that reflects its values and persuades others. Conservatives may emphasize continuity, tradition, and established definitions, while liberals may advocate revised language that reflects changing social norms or emerging perspectives and technologies.
As new terms gain acceptance and older meanings shift, debates arise over whether language is clarifying reality or reshaping it. These disagreements extend beyond vocabulary, reflecting deeper differences about history, identity, law, culture, and the proper role of institutions -- such as standards setting organizations -- in defining and communicating public values.
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Popular music is one of the chief ways that American vernacular English is created, refined, and shared. A successful song can introduce a phrase, metaphor, or rhythm of speech that quickly spreads beyond its original audience into everyday conversation. Because songs are repeated on radio, streaming services, at sporting events, and in schools, their lyrics become familiar across generations and regions. Memorable lines are quoted in casual conversation, advertising, journalism, and even political speeches, giving them cultural authority.
Songwriters pick up on the language of ordinary people while expressing it with economy, wit, and emotional force. As a result, lyrics preserve regional expressions, technical domains, idioms, thus reshaping older ones into forms that feel fresh and memorable. Over time, the most enduring lyrics become part of the nation's shared vocabulary, enriching American vernacular English by providing common expressions, cultural references, and memorable turns of phrase that unite speakers from diverse backgrounds.
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2026-11-11 All day21 pictures that will change the way you think:
— Gladiators zone (@Gladiatorszonee) November 30, 2024
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 4, 2024
Worked through the rain today to hit our deadline. Only two figures to add to the wall! pic.twitter.com/vaBi7tWk6E
— Sabin Howard (@SabinHoward) August 9, 2024
https://standardsmichigan.com/not-again-maumee-city-schools/
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2026-11-26 - 2026-11-29 All dayForever thankful for our Michigan family. To all those celebrating, we wish you a #HappyThanksgiving! pic.twitter.com/70pGgq8dJD
— University of Michigan (@UMich) November 28, 2024
Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Exeter College! 🍂🦃
Today, we are thankful for our incredible community—students, staff, alumni, and friends near and far.
Wishing you a day filled with warmth and joy however you celebrate 🧡#ExeterCollegeOxford #HappyThanksgiving pic.twitter.com/P0HEsB4Cex
— Exeter College, Oxford (@ExeterCollegeOx) November 28, 2024
Happy Thanksgiving! pic.twitter.com/g6EtPwWcNc
— Jeremy Wayne Tate (@JeremyTate41) November 28, 2024
Minnesota produces the most #Turkeys in the US, with 600 farms producing 39 million turkeys every year. 🦃 To keep us safe today, NSF/ANSI/3-A 14159-1-2024 sets hygiene requirements for the design of meat and poultry processing equipment. Happy Thanksgiving! @NSF_Intl pic.twitter.com/wOVWbc2zbG
— ANSI (@ansidotorg) November 28, 2024
Happy Thanksgiving from my family to yours pic.twitter.com/kd47Oqip6g
— Peyton Jones (@peytonjones4592) November 28, 2024
Wishing all my wonderful American friends a very #HappyThanksgiving, from the beautiful gardens of Winston Churchill's country home at Chartwell. 🇺🇸🦃 pic.twitter.com/ce56nf642u
— Katherine Carter (@katieculture) November 28, 2024
Sir Roger Scruton on Gratitude
"The True, the Good and the Beautiful"
Wheatley Institute @BYU@Scruton_Legacyhttps://t.co/XwXRMiWJ00https://t.co/4rmZZwY7OE pic.twitter.com/ItlYGVBMyr— Standards Michigan (@StandardsMich) November 28, 2024
Kicking off the day with French Toast! The Cowboy’s recipe is in the comments. pic.twitter.com/vUStSAqtWb
— Prairie Wife (@PrairieHeels) November 28, 2024
Joy Harjo was appointed the new United States poet laureate in 2019. Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma Harjo is a member of the Mvskoke Creek Nation.https://t.co/2Q0OsG6ujr pic.twitter.com/dYYK8vLBX7
— Standards Michigan (@StandardsMich) November 28, 2024
Workout out at the gym on #Thanksgiving2024 😂 pic.twitter.com/dJ3ym3PSpa
— Riley Nuttall (@nuttallriley1) November 29, 2024
Blessed and grateful to spend Thanksgiving with my family. From my home to yours, Happy Thanksgiving! pic.twitter.com/Q9QbdVQNmo
— Chris Yates (@CPY87) November 29, 2024
Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃♥️ So many people and things to be grateful for this year. #ThankfulThursday #Family #Thanksgiving pic.twitter.com/ieqsQ3lQgr
— Shyanne Irvin (@ShyIrvin) November 28, 2024
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2026-11-29 All dayhttps://standardsmichigan.com/stopping-by-woods-on-a-snowy-evening/
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2026-11-30 All dayScotland is the origin of The Industrial Revolution. A tendril of Old Scotland remains alive in the hills of Arkansas
Standards Arkansas
Arkansas Tech University is playing host to the 34th annual Arkansas Choral Connection choir camp on its Russellville campus July 6-11.
Read more: https://t.co/tY9OsJS78O pic.twitter.com/jMkfgZZFMY
— Arkansas Tech (@ArkansasTech) July 9, 2026
For almost a decade, Arkansas Tech University has collaborated with THM University of Applied Sciences in Giessen, Germany, to provide study abroad opportunities for students on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.
That partnership continued this summer when 14 ATU students… pic.twitter.com/LZeDOvAmPA
— Arkansas Tech (@ArkansasTech) July 8, 2026


