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Using Search Engines

By Pearson Education Development Group There is an enormous amount of information on the Web! However, there's an easy way for you to find specific information without searching…

Using Meaningful Graphics

By Pearson Education Development Group By now, your research project may have grown from a simple question to an interesting, information-packed paper or oral report. You've found…

Countries Using Torture

According to Human Rights Watch (www.hrw.org ), the use of torture was documented in the following countries in 2004 and 2005: China, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Malaysia, Morocco, Nepal,…

Brewer's: Used Up

Worn out, tired out, utterly fatigued, or exhausted. Used up alludes to articles used up. Worn out alludes to dresses and articles worn out by use. Exhausted alludes to wells, water, etc…

Contraceptive Use by Women

The following table shows the number and percent of women using contraception and not using contraception in the United States in 1982, 1995, 2002, and 2006–2010 according to type of contraception…

Using Scientific Notation

Sometimes, especially when you are using a calculator, you may come up with a very long number. It might be a big number, like 2,890,000,000. Or it might be a small number, like 0.0000073…

Brewer's: Millstono used for a Ferry

(A). The saint who crossed the Irish Sea on a millstone was St. Piran, patron saint of tanners. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894MillstonesMillstone A B C…

Sentences using every letter?

The Question: I've always thought that the only sentence that uses all the letters of the alphabet was "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog." Is…

Who uses Euros in the EU?

The Question: Which EU members are using the euro as a currency? Is EU different from EEC? What does EEC stand for? The Answer:…

Where Americans Use the Internet

Home only 36% Home and work 34% Home and another place other than work 10% Home and work and another place 8% Work only 7% Another place only 3% Work and another place…