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Geometry: Ratio, Proportion, and Geometric Means
Ratio, Proportion, and Geometric Means Geometry Similar Triangles Ratio, Proportion, and Geometric Means Properties of Similar Triangles The Big Three Before you start analyzing similar…Elevations in the U.S. (Highest, Lowest, & Mean)
Are you curious about the varied elevations of the United States? Do you know the highest and lowest points in the country? From the soaring peaks of Colorado to the below-sea-level valleys of…semantics
(Encyclopedia) semantics [Gr.,=significant] in general, the study of the relationship between words and meanings. The empirical study of word meanings and sentence meanings in existing languages is a…phonology
(Encyclopedia) phonology, study of the sound systems of languages. It is distinguished from phonetics, which is the study of the production, perception, and physical properties of speech sounds;…Hocking, William Ernest
(Encyclopedia) Hocking, William Ernest, 1873–1966, American idealist philosopher, b. Cleveland, grad. Harvard (B.A., 1901; Ph.D., 1904). He was professor of philosophy at Harvard from 1914 until his…What It Means to be Colored in the Capital of the United States
by Mary Church Terrell Washington, D.C., has been called "The Colored Man's Paradise." Whether this sobriquet was given to the national capital in bitter irony by a member of the handicapped…Chinese New Year History, Meaning, and Celebrations
One of the World's Biggest Celebrations Chinese New Year celebration, Brazil, 2016 Source: AP Photo/Andre Penner Related Links Chinese New Year Quiz Chinese Zodiac China | Map…Highest, Lowest, and Mean Elevations in the United States
State Elevation(ft.)1Highest point Elevation(ft.)Lowest point Elevation(ft.)Alabama 500 Cheaha Mountain 2,405 Gulf of Mexico Sea levelAlaska 1,900 Mt. McKinley 20,320 Pacific Ocean Sea…Davy Jones
(Encyclopedia) Davy Jones, personification or spirit of the sea. The name is best known in the expression “Davy Jones's locker,” meaning the bottom of the sea, to which drowned sailors go.Richards, I. A.
(Encyclopedia) Richards, I. A. (Ivor Armstrong Richards), 1893–1979, English literary critic. Richards was one of the founders of the school of interpretation known as the New Criticism, which…Trending
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