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(Encyclopedia) coconut, fruit of the coco palm (Cocos nucifera), a tree widely distributed through tropical regions. The seed is peculiarly adapted to dispersal by water because the large pod holding…walnut
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Black walnut, Juglans nigra walnut, common name for some members of the Juglandaceae, a family of chiefly deciduous, resinous trees characterized by large and aromatic compound…Ralp Waldo Emerson: The Poet, II
IIThe gods talk in the breath of the woods, They talk in the shaken pine, And fill the long reach of the old seashore With dialogue divine; And the poet who overhears Some random word they…2005 World History
Mahmoud Abbas(1935– )Mahmoud Ahmadinejad(1956– )Angela Merkel(1954– )Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf(1938– )2005Worldwide aid pours in to help the 11 Asian countries devastated by the Dec. 26, 2004,…Our Top Stories for the Week of May 23, 2022
It’s been a busy week, from President Biden's new policies to storms. Who has time to keep track of it all? That’s why we’ve boiled it all down to our top stories of the week. Biden Battles…Sample Essays: Important Issue
Please select from the following sample application essays: Essay 1: Carnegie Mellon | Essay 1: Harvard Note: The following essays were not edited by…Do Checks and Balances Really Secure the Rights of the People?
Do Checks and Balances Really Secure the Rights of the People?by This satire is from a pamphlet of "ARISTOCROTIS", The Government of Nature Delineated; Or An Exact Picture of the New Federal…The Supreme Court: Abortion & Roe v. Wade
Photo Source: iStock The U.S. Supreme Court, founded in 1789, is the highest federal court in America. Located in Washington D.C., it has final jurisdiction over all federal and state court cases…The Mother Lobe of Genius
The fossil skull of a 260-million-year-old sheep-sized animal was found near Williston on the Northern Cape, South Africa. It is the most primitive member yet discovered of a group of plant-eaters…Brewer's: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: E
E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z E. E.G. E Pluribus Unum Eager Eagle Eagle-stones Ear Ear-finger Ear-marked…