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Play raillery discuss
Definition:	(noun) Light teasing repartee.
Synonyms:	backchat, banter, give-and-take
Usage:	Excitement instantly seized the whole party: a running fire of raillery and jests was proceeding when Sam returned.

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The Ghost Dance The Ghost Dance is the main ritual of a messianic religious movement that gained a widespread following among Native American groups in the American West during the late 19th century. The dance, which incorporates traditional circle dance rituals, was created by a member of the Paiute tribe known as Wovoka, who taught that it would hasten the ousting of whites, the restoration of traditional lands, and the resurrection of the dead. What role did the Ghost Dance play in the Wounded Knee massacre? More... Discuss

This Day in History

F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby Is Published (1925) Considered to be Fitzgerald's masterpiece, The Great Gatsby is a devastating critique of the American Dream and materialism at the height of the Roaring Twenties. It is the story of a bootlegger, Jay Gatsby, whose obsessive dream of wealth and lost love is destroyed by a corrupt reality. Today used as required reading in many high schools, the book has been cited as the paragon of the Great American Novel. Why did Fitzgerald dislike the title, and what did he want to call his novel? More... Discuss

Today's Birthday

Hugo Grotius (1583) Grotius was a Dutch jurist, philosopher, and writer. He enrolled at the University of Leiden at the age of 11 and became a lawyer at 15. Among his key legal treatises is the first definitive text on international law, On the Law of War and Peace, which prescribes rules for the conduct of war and advances the idea that nations are bound by natural law. In 1615, he became involved in a religious controversy that extended to politics and was eventually imprisoned. How did he escape? More... Discuss

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Play raillery discuss
Definition:	(noun) Light teasing repartee.
Synonyms:	backchat, banter, give-and-take
Usage:	Excitement instantly seized the whole party: a running fire of raillery and jests was proceeding when Sam returned.

Quote of the Day

Noise proves nothing. Often a hen who has merely laid an egg cackles as if she had laid an asteroid. Mark Twain (1835-1910) Discuss

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