Self-tutoring about Canadian history: the tutor mentions a fact perhaps surprising. Today, we probably think of malaria as a disease that exists in faraway, tropical places. Yet, it did reach Canada in the past. At various times during the 1800s, …
Self-tutoring about philosophy: the tutor mentions the concept of ad hominem. ad hominem: suggesting that a person’s argument doesn’t make sense based on something personal about them, rather than referencing their argument itself. An example of ad hominem: “She told …
Tutoring English, vocabulary is always interesting. The tutor mentions impugn. impugn: to insult or criticize. Source: Mish, Frederic C., editor. Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Springfield:Merriam-Webster, 2004.
Tutoring math, terms arise. The tutor mentions mensuration. Mensuration means determining quantities that can’t be measured directly from ones that can. Basic measurements or observations, arrived at using a measuring tool such as a ruler, protractor, watch, etc, are input …
Self-tutoring about business terms: the tutor mentions vertical integration. Vertical integration is a type of business organization in which numerous different activities are carried out by the same company because they are related. The company may consume most of the …
Self-tutoring about real life: the tutor begins about ball caps. While, in the bigger picture, we all may be created equal, at any specific thing we aren’t. One obvious example: wearing a ball cap. Some people do it well, while …
Self-tutoring about economics: the tutor recalls a story. When I used to visit family in the Lower Mainland, my uncle – we’ll call him X – was among them. He had a daughter whom we’ll call A: she’s my cousin. …
Self-tutoring about the economic downturn circa 2008, apparently centred in the US: the tutor begins. The economic trouble known as “The Great Recession” in the US may have begun, noticeably, around 2008, and lasted possibly until 2010, depending on which …
Self-tutoring about people and events from the past: the tutor relates a memory about public compost. When we moved to the Annapolis Valley, our house came with a garden. We arrived at the start of spring; our second week there, …
Tutoring English, vocabulary is always important. The tutor mentions the word rictus. rictus: a facial expression that seems to be a smile, but doesn’t suggest good feeling. It may be in reaction to shock. Source: vocabulary.com