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Donner Party

(Encyclopedia) Donner Party, group of emigrants to California who in the winter of 1846–47 met with one of the most famous tragedies in Western history. The California-bound families were mostly from…

hardening

(Encyclopedia) hardening, in metallurgy, treatment of metals to increase their resistance to penetration. A metal is harder when it has small grains, which result when the metal is cooled rapidly.…

Plagiarism

What is and what is not plagiarism by Holly Hartman Homework Center Links Writing SkillsTips for Writing EssaysReading Your Sources and Taking Notes Using Footnotes or Endnotes to…

Tales from Shakespeare: Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing There lived in the palace at Messina two ladies, whose names were Hero and Beatrice. Hero was the daughter, and Beatrice the niece, of Leonato, the governor of Messina…

Jo's Boys: Chapter 4 — Dan

DanMrs Jo often thought that Dan had Indian blood in him, not only because of his love of a wild, wandering life, but his appearance; for as he grew up, this became more striking. At twenty-…

The Koran/Sura XVII — The Night Journey

Sura XVII — The Night Journey MECCA.[446] —111 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful GLORY be to Him who carried his servant by night[447] from the sacred temple of…