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Cats

Adopting a cat? Make the Right Choice! You may have heard the saying, "You own a dog, you feed a cat." It's true that cats value their independence a bit more than their canine counterparts…

Algebra: Living Large with Scientific Notation

Living Large with Scientific Notation Algebra Encountering Expressions Introducing Variables Translating Words into Math Behold the Power of Exponents Living Large with Scientific Notation…

Writing Well: Panic in the Streets

Panic in the StreetsWriting WellIn the Hot Seat: Writing Under PressureWhat's the Big Idea?Write This WayThe Golden RulesWhen the Meter's RunningPanic in the Streets What happens if you have an…

Entertainment Bios — I

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Genetically Modified Foods

For thousands of years, farmers have improved their crops by crossbreeding plants that have good traits. They take pollen from one plant and add it to the flowers of another plant to produce a…

Semicolon

Separates the clauses of a compound sentence having no coordinating conjunction: Do not let us speak of darker days; let us rather speak of sterner days.—Winston ChurchillSeparates the clauses of a…

Karl Malden Biography

actorBorn: March 22, 1912Died: July 1, 2009 (California, USA) Best Known as: actor Karl Malden was one of the great character actors of his time. His 60 year…

Frank D. LUCAS, Congress, OK (1960)

LUCAS, Frank D., a Representative from Oklahoma; born in Cheyenne, Roger Mills County, Okla., January 6, 1960; B.S., Oklahoma State University, 1982; Republican chair, Roger Mills County and…

Hatshepsut Biography

Queen of EgyptBorn: c. 1472–58 B.C.Birthplace: Egypt Daughter of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Thutmose I, Hatshepsut was the wife and half-sister of Thutmose II. When Thutmose I died and Thutmose…