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Brewer's: Foot

(Greek, pod'; Latin, ped'; French, pied; Dutch, voet; Saxon, fot. Foot and pedal are variants of the same word.) Best foot foremost. Use all possible dispatch. To “set on foot” is to set…

Chemistry: Why Are Solids Solid?

Why Are Solids Solid?ChemistrySolidsWhat Are Solids?Why Are Solids Solid?Types of Solids Until you started studying chemistry, you probably took it for granted that it's a bad idea to hit yourself…

Kwanzaa

Honoring African heritage and cultural values Related Links The Principles of Kwanzaa The Seven Symbols Kwanzaa Word Search Encyclopedia: Kwanzaa Winter Holidays African American History Timeline…

The Summer Solstice Meaning

Have you ever heard of Midsummer? Not only was this portion of the year memorialized by William Shakespeare in his seminal work, "A Midsummer Night's Dream", but it has long been an important time…

Travel & Transportation

Cite /**/ The Tobin and Zakim Bridges in Boston, MA. The Zakim was part of the largest intra-state transit project in the U.S.The world is a very big place. The Earth has almost 60 million square…

Transitions

  Applicants often ignore transitions to their own detriment. A good essay must use transitions within paragraphs--and especially between paragraphs--to preserve the logical flow…

William Shakespeare: King John, Act IV

Act IVScene IA room in a castleEnter Hubert and ExecutionersHubertHeat me these irons hot; and look thou stand Within the arras: when I strike my foot Upon the bosom of the ground, rush forth…