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(Encyclopedia) United Way of America: see community chest.ratchet and pawl
(Encyclopedia) ratchet and pawl, mechanical device that permits motion in one direction only. The ratchet is usually a wheel with slanting teeth. The pawl is a lever tangential to the wheel with one…Appii forum
(Encyclopedia) Appii forumAppii forumăpˈēī [key] [Lat.,=Appius' market], important stop on the Appian Way, c.40 mi (64 km) E of Rome. It was at the head of a canal through the Pontine Marshes. When…William Shakespeare: How careful was I when I took my way
How careful was I when I took my wayHow careful was I when I took my way, Each trifle under truest bars to thrust, That to my use it might unused stay From hands of falsehood, in sure wards…Poems by Emily Dickinson: VI ("The way I read a letter")
by EmilyDickinsonThe LetterVIIVI The way I read a letter 's this: 'T is first I lock the door, And push it with my fingers next, For transport it be sure. And then I go the furthest off…John G. Neihardt: When I have gone Weird Ways
When I have gone Weird WaysJohn G. NeihardtWhen I have finished with this episode, Left the hard, uphill road, And gone weird ways to seek another load, Oh, friends, regret me not, nor weep…Theories of the Universe: A Little Bit of Quanta Goes a Long Way
A Little Bit of Quanta Goes a Long WayTheories of the UniverseThe Dual Nature of LightYou Can't See It, but It Has to Be ThereThe Experiment That FailedA Little Bit of Quanta Goes a Long Way At…Writing Well: Why Not See It My Way?: Persuasion and Argumentation
Why Not See It My Way?: Persuasion and ArgumentationWriting WellWhy Not See It My Way?: Persuasion and ArgumentationA + B = C: Appeal to ReasonTake the High Road: Appeal to EthicsTug the Heartstrings…Kapteyn, Jacobus Cornelius
(Encyclopedia) Kapteyn, Jacobus CorneliusKapteyn, Jacobus Corneliusyäkōˈbəs kôrnāˈlēəs käptīnˈ [key], 1851–1922, Dutch astronomer. He was an authority on the Milky Way, of which he made notable…community chest
(Encyclopedia) community chest, cooperative organization of citizens and social welfare agencies in a city. Also known as a united fund, it has two purposes: to raise funds through an annual campaign…Trending
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