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DK History: Reformation

WHO LED THE REFORMATION? WHAT WERE THE RESULTS OF THE REFORMATION? FIND OUT MOREThe Reformation was a Christian movement of the 1500s. Its followers criticized the Catholic Church for corruption…

Homework Center: Reading Textbooks

Reading Textbooks Active reading for learning is very different from passive reading for pleasure. Expect to read more slowly and carefully when you are reading material you…

Clauses: Introduction

IntroductionClausesIntroductionSubordinating Conjunctions Link 'Em TogetherAdverb Clauses: Hot ShotsAdjective Clauses: Paint by NumbersNoun Clauses: What's in a Name? Here you'll meet…

Text of the Constitution of the United States

(Encyclopedia) Text1 of the Constitution of the United States Preamble We, the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic…

NFL Football Preview 2000: NFC Central

  NFL Preview: NFC Central Tampa Bay, Minnesota, Green Bay, Chicago, Detroit   by Mike Morrison   1. Tampa Bay—They missed the Super Bowl last year by just…

Homework Helper: Writing Skills

Writing Skills Look for Sources of Information Take a trip to the library. Use the electronic catalog or browse the shelves to look for books on your topic. If you…

History of the Egyptian Calendar

The Egyptian year coincided precisely with the solar year only once every 1,460 years Related Links History of the Calendar History of the Lunar Calendar…

What's New in Taxes This Year?

Home Sales If you sold your main home in 1998 and all four of the following apply, you do not have to report the sale on your tax return.No part of the home was used for business or rental…

Olympic Preview: Wrestling

First Olympic Appearance: 1896 (Greco-Roman); 1904 (freestyle) by John Gettings and Mark Zurlo Did You Know? Russia's Martin Klein wrestled Alfred Asikainen of Finland for 11 hours and 40…

halogen

(Encyclopedia) halogenhalogenhălˈəjĕn [key] [Gr.,=salt-bearing], any of the chemically active elements found in Group 17 of the periodic table; the name applies especially to fluorine (symbol F),…