: any of three loop-shaped tubular parts of the inner ear that are filled with a watery fluid, are positioned at nearly right angles to each other, and play a role in the maintenance of balance and stabilization by detecting rotations or angular movements of the head. What do theRead More →
The Civil Rights Movement racked up many notable victories, from the dismantling of Jim Crow segregation in the South, to the passage of federal legislation outlawing racial discrimination, to the widespread awareness of the African American cultural heritage and its unique contributions to the history of the United … WhatRead More →
Locomotor skills move the body from one location to another. Many locomotor skills are used on a daily basis (e.g. running after a bus, leaping over a puddle), as well as in many games and sports (e.g. jumping up to catch a ball). Why are non locomotor skills important? Non-locomotorRead More →
However, non locomotor movements can be combined with locomotor movements such as a walk and arm swing. Swing – a pendular motion of a body part that can move forward and backward or side to side. … Rock or sway – shift of the body weight forward, backward, side toRead More →
With the simple message “School strike for climate” handwritten on poster board, Thunberg began skipping school on Fridays and protesting outside the Swedish Parliament. Thanks to social media, her actions have spread and influenced millions of young people all over the world to organize and protest. How did Greta ThunbergRead More →
Originally a publication, De Stijl was founded in 1917 by two pioneers of abstract art, Piet Mondrian and Theo van Doesburg. De Stijl means style in Dutch. Why did De Stijl start? Like other avant-garde movements of the time, De Stijl, which means simply “the style” in Dutch, emerged largelyRead More →
Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Sunday launched the Fit India mobile app, a personal trainer-cum-fitness guide, on the occasion of the second anniversary of the Fit India Movement here. When was fit India Programme launched? FIT INDIA Movement was launched on 29th August, 2019 by Hon’ble Prime Minister with aRead More →
On the other hand, visual art critic Clement Greenberg called Immanuel Kant (1724–1804) “the first real Modernist”, though he also wrote, “What can be safely called Modernism emerged in the middle of the last century—and rather locally, in France, with Baudelaire in literature and Manet in painting, and perhaps withRead More →
The muckrakers played a pivotal role in initiating the Progressive Era, because they spurred everyday Americans to action. Unlike earlier sensationalist journalists, the muckrakers told their stories with the explicit goal of galvanizing their readers and encouraging them to take steps to address the issues. How did the muckrakers contributeRead More →
The food coloring and the water are going through a process called diffusion – movement of molecules from a region of high concentration to a region of low concentration. … Because the molecules move somewhat randomly (with gravity pulling them downward), they leave behind trails of color as they diffuse.Read More →