Thursday, April 9, 2009

CLASSICAL THOUGHTS

NOTICE

There will be no posting tomorrow, Friday, April 10.

Corrections and explanations for this week's entries will be posted on Saturday, April 11.



EPOCH/EPIC

Explain the difference in meaning of the words "epoch" and "epic".
What part of speech is each word?
Create a sentence to illustrate the meaning of each word.


TODAY'S WORD

The word for today is "hubris".
Define "hubris" and use it in a sentence.
Bonus: identify and explain the etymology of "hubris".

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