Tongues Spoken from a Speaker's Tongue
The language of the Romans, it is the progenitor of French, Italian, Spanish, and Romanian. "Veni, vidi, vici!"
This mermaid princess's fight to save the ocean from Ursula mirrors our favorite Sunrise Princeton's fight against BP.
Who is Ariel from the Little Mermaid?
Harriet Beecher Stowe is (mythologically) credited with starting this domestic conflict - a war which spawned the songs "Marching through Georgia," "John Brown's Body," and "Battle Hymn of the Republic."
What is the Civil War?
San Franciscans and Philadelphians alike might've been frustrated at this "All Too Well" singer's repeated cameos at the Super Bowl.
Who is Taylor Swift?
The official language of Nigeria, and not the United States. "It needs no quote."
What is English?
Not to be confused with its Maclaurin equivalent (a special case of this concept), this approximation of a function with a polynomial sometimes stumps MAT104 students.
What is a Taylor Series?
Oink! This is not the language of Orwell's Cicero or Caesar - though speaking of Caesar, this is a childhood cipher. "Igspay oday otnay eakspay atinlay."
What is Pig Latin?
This "California Love" rapper's feud with the Notorious B.I.G.'s in the 1990s escalated further and further, leading to the deaths of both artists.
Who is Tupac Shakur?
This language, whose name originates from the Arabic word for "coast," is the lingua franca on parts of the East African coast. "Fuata nyuki ule asali."
What is Swahili?
A leader of the Radical Republicans, this Congressman's plans during Reconstruction often distressed moderates and Democrats alike - though he is often lauded as a hero today.
Who is Thaddeus Stevens?
Europe basks in a vast basket of Indo-European languages - but this language, spoken in an area straddling France and Spain, is considered a language isolate. "Martinek egunkariak erosten dizkit."
What is Basque?
For years, scientists struggled to synthesize this element with an atomic number of 117 - it was a Vanderbilt professor who discovered it, and named it after a state.
What is Tennessine?