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- Mexico (27255 bytes)
2: ...is a [[country]] located in [[North America]], bordered by the [[United States]] to the north, and [[B...
17: national_anthem = ''[[Mexicanos, al grito de guerra]]'' |
21: government_type = [[Federal Republic]] |
22: leader_titles = [[President of Mexico|President]] |
23: leader_names = [[Vicente Fox ]] | - History of philosophy (13862 bytes)
1: ...premise]]s and approaches, examples of which include [[rationalism]] (through [[logic]]), [[empiricism...
7: ...odern" is a word with more varied use, which includes everything from [[Post-Medieval]] through the sp...
10: ...ents were [[Anaximenes of Miletus]] and [[Anaximander]] ("All is air").
12: ... parts), the [[Eleatic School|Eleatics]] [[Parmenides]] and [[Zeno of Elea|Zeno]] (All is One and chan...
14: ... the subjects and methods of debate became highly developed. - China (38909 bytes)
1: ...e [[3rd century BC]] to protect the north from raiders on horseback.]]
3: ...nding on one's point of view, modern China can be described as a single [[civilization]] or multiple c...
5: ...of China]] in [[1912]]; however the next four decades were marred by warlordism, the [[Second Sino-Jap...
7: ...utes on [[Chinese reunification]]/[[Taiwan independence]] issues.
14: ...of China at the centre of her known world, surrounded by lesser tributary states. - Mae Jemison (5527 bytes)
1: ...' blasted into orbit aboard the [[Space Shuttle Endeavour]], [[September 12]], [[1992]], she was the f...
5: ...ysician]], teacher and [[astronaut]], she has a wide range of experience in technology, engineering, a...
9: ...ldren, was born on [[October 17]], [[1956]], in [[Decatur, Alabama]] and raised in [[Chicago, Illinois...
11: ...B. in African and Afro-American Studies. She attended [[Weill Cornell Medical College|Cornell Medical ...
13: ... Share, (TM) an international science camp for students ages 12 to 16, that utilizes an experiential c... - Marie Curie (5862 bytes)
2: ...logy]] and a two-time [[Nobel laureate]]. She founded the [[Curie Institute|Curie Institutes]] in [[Pa...
5: ...Eventually, with the monetary assistance of her elder sister, she moved to [[Paris]] and studied [[che...
7: ... was far more radioactive than uranium; thus on [[December 26]]th Marie Curie announced the existence ...
9: ...itially the chloride salts (refining radium chloride on [[April 20]], [[1902]]) and then two new [[che...
11: ... Becquerel]]". She was the first woman to be awarded a Nobel Prize. - Sophie Germain (4906 bytes)
5: ...en, despite her parents' strong attempts to dissuade her from engaging in a 'men's profession'. Severa...
7: ...eal her identity to him. Lagrange apparently considered her a talented mathematician and became her me...
9: ...o him admitting she was female, to which he responded:
12: ...uite extraordinary talents and superior genius. Indeed nothing could prove to me in so flattering and ...
17: ... first female to attend sessions at the French Academy of Sciences—excepting the wives of other ... - Lillian Russell (2418 bytes)
1: ...illian Russell''' ('''Helen Louise Leonard''') ([[December 4]],[[1861]] - [[June 6]],[[1922]]) was an ...
7: ...eater]]. Tony Pastor, known as the father of [[vaudeville]], was responsible for some of the biggest s...
9: ...Tony Pastor's she was also the subject of a great deal fanfare in the [[newsmedia]]. For forty years, ...
11: ...Jacques Offenbach's]] ''[[The Princess of Trebizonde]]'', ''[[The Brigands]]'', and ''[[The Grand Duch...
13: ... the [[Actors' Equity]] strike of 1919, Russell made a major donation of money to sponsor the formatio... - Meryl Streep (12114 bytes)
2: ...m the [[1980s]] to the present day, has been regarded as one of the best in her field.
5: ...s]], [[1979]]), and ''[[Sophie's Choice]]'' ([[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]], [[1982]]...
7: ...on so many greatest movie star lists, Streep also defied expectations by her happy home life—mar...
9: ...to date—and her noted comic turn in ''[[She-Devil]]''.
11: ...s Room]]'', and completing another successful decade with ''[[Music of the Heart]]'', for which she le... - Spiderwort (2097 bytes)
1: {{Taxobox_begin | color = lightgreen | name = Spiderwort}}
2: ... = [[image:spiderworts.jpg|240px]] | caption = Spiderwort in flower}}
9: {{Taxobox_genus_entry | taxon = '''''Tradescantia'''''}}
14: ...ields. The [[leaf|leaves]] are long, thin and bladelike to lanceolate, from 3-45 cm long. The [[flowe...
16: ...unted a [[weed]], spiderwort is cultivated for borders and also used in containers. Where it appears a... - Raspberry (2847 bytes)
17: ...cultivated plant, it is easy to grow and has a tendency to spread unless cut back. Raspberry is someti...
21: A golden Raspberry, which is pale yellow, has been select...
23: ... plant, being a cultivar (usually) of ''Rubus occidentalis'', a [[North America]]n species. Several o...
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31: *[http://www.armeniapedia.org/index.php?title=Rubus_idaeus Medicinal Uses of Raspber... - Brain (22060 bytes)
4: ...[Image:Anatomy06-brain.jpg|thumb|250px|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
5: The brain is primarily made up of two types of [[cell (biology)|cell]]s: [[gl...
7: ==A smart device==
11: ...the volume of the brain compact enough to fit inside the skull.
14: ...vessel]]s in the brain, is another major cause of death and brain damage. - Retina (13061 bytes)
5: ...ant part in [[visual perception]]. In [[embryonal development]], the retina and the optic nerve origin...
9: ...s in the retina have been used for [[biometric]] identification.
12: ... the peripheral retina. The edge of the retina is defined by the [[ora serrata]]. The length from one ...
14: ...heir axons. This spatiotemporal pattern of spikes determines the raw input from the eyes to the brain....
20: ...rs of [[neuropil]]s where synaptic contacts are made. The neuropil layers are the outer [[plexiform]] ... - Pottery (17136 bytes)
2: ... [[clay]]s are shaped and dried, then fired to harden them and make them waterproof. Unglazed pottery...
4: ...s of years old but also takes advantage of more modern innovations in the fields of chemistry and elec...
8: ... and date the stratum, by the formation style and decoration. The relative chronologies based on pott...
19: ...symmetry, so that it does not move from side to side as the wheel head rotates is referred to as "cent...
21: ...f the foot of the pot to create a smooth and well-defined surface. - Engraving (3556 bytes)
1: ... [[silver]] or [[gold]] are engraved, or may provide an [[intaglio (printmaking)|intaglio]] plate, whe...
5: ...lity of line that is characterized by its steady, deliberate appearance and clean edges. The angle tin...
11: ...illennium B.C. The majority of so-called engraved designs on ancient gold rings or other items were pr...
15: ...ries, and/or used when a more "elegant" design is desired and a limited color range is acceptable.
17: ==Modern engraving== - Glass (26176 bytes)
1: The materials definition of a '''glass''' is a uniform [[amorphous...
3: ...ed the word ''glaes'' to describe [[amber]], recorded by [[Roman Empire|Roman]] historians as ''glaesu...
5: ...glasses in common use as a building, container or decorative material.
9: ...d with very smooth and impervious surfaces. These desirable properties lead to a great many uses of gl...
13: ...ommon glass''' is mostly amorphous [[silicon dioxide]] ([[Silicon|Si]][[Oxygen|O]]<sub>2</sub>), which... - Science (19868 bytes)
8: ...ce in terms of [[ontology]]: science attempts to identify what "things" in the world, their causal pow...
10: ...the empiricist tradition, we must be careful to understand that "prediction" refers to the outcome of ...
12: ...used interchangeably. Both have been subjected to devastating criticisms:
14: ...demonstrated the impossibility of a theory-independent observation language, so the very notion of tes...
15: ...steady accumulation of facts, as the empiricist model implies. - Hunter-gatherer (4757 bytes)
1: ...es]] before the [[Neolithic]] Era, and by an ever-declining number of populations after the [[Neolithi...
5: ...nd making complex trap systems to catch elks, reindeer, etc. However, this usage is beginning to be re...
7: All [[archaeology | archeological]] evidence to date suggests that prior to twelve thousand...
8: ...re found in the Arctic, tropical rainforests, and deserts where other forms of [[List of subsistence t...
10: It is estimated that in only a few decades there will be no more such communities. - Social studies (4053 bytes)
3: ... many social studies classes in North American grade schools.
29: ...om/lessons/Social_Studies/Ancient_Civilizations/index.htm Ancient Civilizations Lesson Plans]
30: ...lancentral.com/lessons/Social_Studies/Economics/index.htm Economics Lesson Plans]
31: ...entral.com/lessons/Social_Studies/Famous_People/index.htm Famous_People Lesson Plans]
32: ...ancentral.com/lessons/Social_Studies/Government/index.htm Government Lesson Plans] - War (7002 bytes)
1: ...ar is contrasted with [[peace]], which is usually defined as the absence of war.
8: ...vance of technology has led to an increase in the destructiveness and cost of warfare throughout human...
14: ...position was forcefully defended by the Indian leader [[Mohandas K. Gandhi]] (called "Mahatma" or "Gre...
16: ...] to the [[fascist]] states of the [[1930s]]. The defeat and repudiation of the fascist states and the...
18: ...use suffering, but are started to counter what is deemed even worse suffering) as legitimate, and it i... - Nile (13738 bytes)
12: ... River|Amazon]] still remains the subject of much debate. This is, for the most part, due to two reaso...
24: ...lthough the lake itself has feeder rivers of considerable size from the other [[Great Lakes (Africa)|G...
26: ...Abyad, or the [[White Nile]], from the clay suspended in its waters. From there, the river flows to [...
32: ...[[:Image:Nile River and delta from orbit.jpg|Nile delta]])]]
40: ...he Nile in Sudan, looking north across the Sahara Desert towards Lake Nasser and Egypt. Photograph IS...
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