Prepositions: On my mind or in my mind?

Prepositions tell you the relationship the object has to the rest of the sentence.

The necklace is on the table, in the jewelry box, under the pillow, so on and so forth. Prepositions are short words that we take for granted (I interchange them more often than I care to admit), but it's important to get them right because they affect what the sentence is trying to say.

• Englishclub.com: English preposition rule - A simple site for English as second language learners.
• The Writing Centre, University of Ottawa: What is a Preposition?
• Betterenglish.com: Preposition quiz!
  

1898 events

Happy Independence Day, students!

Here, from Wikipedia, is a page about the other things that happened in 1898.

The US annexed the Hawaiian Islands, Marie and Pierre Curie discovered radium, and the carbonated beverage that used to be called "Brad's Drink" was renamed to... "Pepsi-Cola."

Back to school post! Asian history

Philippine high school students just went back to school... so this blog should be back as well. Today, we look at Asian history -- required for 2nd year students, and it's good for you to do well on this because it might show up again in college. And also, because it's good to understand the region we belong to, and what events led us to where we are now, and world peace, etc etc.

I admit to never reading more history than what my textbook provided, which is NOT a good thing. We don't need to rely purely on our required books anymore. (In my case, my required book had an obvious political and religious bias, which is difficult to shake off.) Plus, Asian history, like Afro-Asian literature, is just too broad. Just reading one website on the same topic as your assignment this week may give you something new and interesting to bring to class -- or to your test.

• University of Washington: Asian History sources - Many, many links, covering general Asian studies, Central, East, South and Southeast asia as well.
• History for Kids: West Asian History - Covering the history of areas we commonly know as the Middle East.
• Asiasource: This Day in Asian History
• Columbia University: South Asian History
• Asean Focus Group: History of Southeast Asia
• Newton.uor.edu: History of East and Southeast Asia