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    “Henry ford Created the first mass-produced car” (St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, 2013). Using past knowledge and applying it to new situations Henry Ford helped change the industrial age. He grew up with nothing huge, just a normal family. He tinkered with steam watches as a kid to develop a skill of engineering at a young age. He used this skill to help him in his early jobs. Henry Ford was the Da Vinci of the early 1900’s as he impacted the industrial age with his vast engineering…

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    "Gaius Julius Caesar." Encyclopedia of World Biography. 2004, "Caesar, Julius." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th Ed.. 2015, "Caesar, Julius." UXL Encyclopedia of World Biography. 2003, "Caesar, (Gaius) Julius." World Encyclopedia. 2005, Elizabeth Knowles, John Cannon, MICHAEL KENNEDY;JOYCE BOURNE, "Julius Caesar." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th Ed.. 2015, and "Julius Caesar." World Encyclopedia. 2005. "Gaius Julius Caesar." Encyclopedia.com. HighBeam Research, 01 Jan. 2004. Web. 4 Oct. 2015. .…

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    homebuilders, schools, and the workplace. Radon is everywhere in our environment. Radon comes up from the ground and into our home and schools. Colorless and odorless, radon is a decay product of radium (Radon Encyclopedia). Radon continues to break down into products termed radon progeny (Radon Encyclopedia). It is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States today. To protect people’s health, the government is requiring more radon testing…

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    Four years later, he succeeds and went out by himself with a business partner (Biography, 2016). The first business he created to deal with hay, grain, meats, and other goods (Encyclopedia Britannica, 2017.) He made a new business with a partner, John Rockefeller got influenced by another man, Andrew Carnegie (History, 2010). Andrew Carnegie influenced him by using his money for good causes (History, 2010). Rockefeller wanted to…

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    Early Christian Art Essay

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    century Christian works of art (Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia). The theme of death and resurrection were not directly shown in the works of art but they were represented through many images that had been derived from the Old Testament. Faith and orthodox beliefs were important in Christianity this is shown in the work of art of the Christ in the Catacomb of Domitilla flanked by his group of disciples (Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia). The early Christian art borrowed many forms…

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    Titans In Greek Myths

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    I personally think this Titan has the most symbolic meaning. This Titan, according to Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia is “the personification of memory.” She is a female which causes her reference to be “Titaness.” She is also the daughter of Uranus and Gaea like the rest of her siblings. Her own offspring include the Muses by Zeus. She relates to today’s society…

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    16, 1934, and ended October 20, 1935(Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica). Communists paid for peasants’ goods and did not damage crops. This is what attracted many young Chinese to join the Communists (Clayton 653). The Nationalist leader in China, Chiang Kai-Shek, surrounded communist base areas in an attempt to annihilate them. These were called military encirclement campaigns. The Communists were surrounded with no way out(Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica). They hit the Nationalists at…

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    Credible Sources

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    However, encyclopedia is just a starting point for research, not an ending point. It can’t be a credible source. Student can use encyclopedia to search the general knowledge like the historical events or the basics knowledge of chemistry. The knowledge is just surface in the subject and students can’t get professional research in it. If students want to find more professional research or information, encyclopedia or Wikipedia is just play the role of guide and…

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    Julius Caesar Rough Draft

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    impact it caused on future generations. "Gaius Julius Caesar." Encyclopedia of World Biography. 2004, "Caesar, Julius." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th Ed.. 2015, "Caesar, Julius." UXL Encyclopedia of World Biography. 2003, "Caesar, (Gaius) Julius." World Encyclopedia. 2005, Elizabeth Knowles, John Cannon, MICHAEL KENNEDY;JOYCE BOURNE, "Julius Caesar." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th Ed.. 2015, and "Julius Caesar." World Encyclopedia. 2005. "Gaius Julius Caesar." Encyclopedia.com. HighBeam…

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    central California, in the North Pacific. During the summer months they can be seen inshore off New England, off shore as far north as Nova Scotia, in the North Atlantic. They are found as far south as Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. (Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals) Female dolphins can live to be more than 57 years old and male up to 48 years old. Calves grow most during the first two years of life, while suckling. Females usually reach sexually maturity before males. Sexually maturity…

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