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- Zora Neale Hurston (4470 bytes)
5: ...studied [[anthropology]] at [[Barnard College]] under [[Franz Boas]] at [[Columbia University]].
7: Hurston's work slid into obscurity for decades, explainable for a number of reasons, cultural a...
11: ... me too. You know Ahm uh fightin' dawg and mah hide is worth money. Hit me if you dare! Ah'll wash ...
13: ...ng a caricature of Black culture and thus was not deserving of respect. Recently, however, critics ha...
17: ...rk was groundbreaking: She was among the first academics to study [[Voodoo]], even travelling to [[Hai... - Harriet Tubman (5215 bytes)
1: ...jpg|thumb|225px|Harriet Tubman in 1880, Image provded by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
2: ...e organizer, raid leader and [[intelligence commander]], [[nurse]] and healer, [[revival speaker]], [[...
5: ...eatment from her various owners, including an incident where an overseer hurled a two-pound weight in ...
9: ...e North, and again was never captured. And she guided hundreds of people trapped in slavery up to the ...
13: ...unning, daring and ruthlessness in following well developed plans for her expeditions. For instance, ... - Carpet (15753 bytes)
1: ...s or used on tables. Only with the opening of trade routes in the 17th century were significant numbe...
3: ...floor covering that is loose-laid, most often for decorative purposes.
8: ...of carpet 1.jpg|thumb|250px|Swatches of machine-made carpet]]
10: ...eave]]. Types of European flatwoven carpets include Venetian, Dutch, [[damask]], list, [[haircloth]],...
12: ...ch as burlap. This type of rug is now generally made as a [[handicraft]]. - Pennsylvania (32594 bytes)
10: ...rgestCity = [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] |
11: Governor = [[Ed Rendell]] |
21: DensityRank = 10<sup>th</sup> |
22: 2000Density = 105.80 |
23: AdmittanceOrder = 2<sup>nd</sup> | - Plymouth Colony (2283 bytes)
1: ...620]] before that company was dissolved. They founded the colony in a location the company did not hav...
3: ...620]], 102 [[Pilgrims]] from the [[Mayflower]] landed at [[Plymouth Rock]] on the western shore of [[C...
5: ...ony]] got its new charter in [[1691]], Plymouth ended its history as a separate colony.
7: ...[[1657]]. The patent of Plymouth Colony was surrendered by Bradford to [[The Freemen]] in 1640, minus ... - List of inventors (14020 bytes)
11: *[[Archimedes]], (circa 287 BC-212 BC), [[Greece]]
12: *[[Manfred von Ardenne]], (1907-1997), [[Germany]]
14: ...s]],(1927 - June, 1996)of the [[Canada|Canadian]] Department of Agriculture — instant mashed po...
19: *[[Robert Baden Powell]]- scouting movement
22: ... U.S. solar inventor and developer; architectural designer. - Colonial America (32872 bytes)
4: To summarize the areas of development in colonial America, historians typicall...
9: ... the development of [[seafaring]] technologies needed to make long voyages across open water.
11: ...on and conquest. Within a few years, they had divided up lucrative [[South America|South]] and [[Centr...
16: ...mercial enterprise]], [[over-population]] and the desire for [[religious freedom]] played their respec...
22: ...ir [[Walter Raleigh]]. The second resupply ship, delayed for several years by circumstances in Englan... - Oakland Athletics (34248 bytes)
5: ...in the minor [[Western League]]. Moved to [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] in [[1900]] when that league...
6: :'''Formerly known as:''' Philadelphia Athletics ([[1901]]-[[1954]]), Kansas City A...
9: :'''Logo design:''' A stylized "A's". The team also occasio...
17: ===The Philadelphia Years (1901-1954)===
18: ...t Shibe had a ?white elephant on his hands," Mack defiantly adopted the [[white elephant]] as the team... - Frederick Cook (12772 bytes)
2: ...[Robert Peary]] claimed to, April 6, 1909.<ref>Henderson, B. 2009, pp. 58-69</ref>
6: [[Image:Frederick Cook2.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Frederick Cook on South Michigan Avenue in [[Chicago]]]...
9: ...in 1890. On his 37th birthday he married Marie Fidele Hunt; they had one daughter, Helene. In 1923 t...
13: ...n missionary)|Thomas Bridges]] shortly before his death. As a result of that meeting, Cook brought bac...
15: ... a second expedition in 1906, and claim to have made the first ascent of that mountain (this claim is ... - Alpaca (9975 bytes)
16: ...ranging from white to black, including various shades of brown and gray.
17: ...h American [[camel]]-like [[ungulate|ungulates]], derived from the wild [[guanaco]]. It resembles a s...
19: ==Physical Description==
21: ...f around 15 to 20 years. Alpacas have a long, slender neck, a small head with pointy ears, and large, ...
23: ...hout the year. They are not used as beasts of burden like [[llama|llamas]], but are valued only for t... - Physics (25628 bytes)
2: ...ear particles from which all ordinary matter is made ([[particle physics]]) to the behavior of the mat...
4: ...of the underlying molecules, which are accurately described by areas of physics such as [[quantum mech...
6: ...cs, known as [[mathematical physics]], devoted to developing the mathematical structure of physical th...
15: ...hich no practical experimental test has ever been devised.
19: ...research into more specialized topics, and any student of physics, regardless of his or her specializa... - Global Positioning System (28209 bytes)
5: ...|satellite navigation system]] used for determining one's precise [[location]] and providing...
7: ...s controlled by the [[United States Department of Defense]] and can be used by anyone, free of charge....
8: The GPS system is divided into three segments: space, control, and user.
12: A GPS receiver decodes time signal transmissions from multiple satellit...
14: ... was launched [[November 6]], [[2004]] aboard a [[Delta II]] rocket ''(see article in External links s...
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