diff --git a/source/viz.Rmd b/source/viz.Rmd
index c896ced03..d06c6ce0b 100644
--- a/source/viz.Rmd
+++ b/source/viz.Rmd
@@ -973,7 +973,7 @@ and add a title to the chart. Plot titles are not always required, especially wh
 it would be redundant with an already-existing
 caption or surrounding context (e.g., in a slide presentation with annotations).
 But if you decide to include one, a good plot title should provide the take home message
-that you want readers to focus on, e.g., "The Earth's seven largest landmasses are all continents,"
+that you want readers to focus on, e.g., "Earth's seven largest landmasses are all continents,"
 or a more general summary of the information displayed, e.g., "The twelve largest landmasses on Earth."
 
 To make these final adjustments we will use the `labs` function rather than the `xlab` and `ylab` functions 
@@ -991,7 +991,7 @@ islands_bar <- ggplot(islands_top12,
   labs(x = "Size (1000 square mi)", 
   	   y = "Landmass",  
   	   fill = "Type", 
-  	   title = "The Earth's seven largest landmasses are all continents") +
+  	   title = "Earth's seven largest landmasses are all continents") +
   theme(text = element_text(size = 10))
 
 islands_bar