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bear ~ At 9 feet tall and 1,700 pounds~he Alaskan brown .fiMe. is the largest carnivorel that

lives on land.

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The brown recluse spider which is a poisonous spider found in the United States have

fangs six eyes and a violin-shaped mark on its back.

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Pet iguanas like to sit in high places however it is still a suprise when one jumps

onto your head.

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Allowing species to become extinct is a big risk its imposible for us to know which

missing species will upset the whole balence of the earth.

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The Taenaris macrops butterfly which feeds on ripe bananas has eyespots on it's

wings that flash like the eyes of a predater.

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Instead of reading and writing the Incas used the quipu a cord with knotted strings

of various lengths and colors to record every aspect of there daily lifes.

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On our camping trip to Wash. their were trails to hike lakes to kayak and mountains 1

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If someone took away all of your senses sight touch hearing smell taste what do you

think life would be like. -t•

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She closed the book and looked at the clock she had fmished reading The Elder

Brothers at exactly 1200 AM.

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Hey Elena asked Steven Baron Sr. as we unpacked did you forget the grapes. You

forgot the T shirts, too? Oh, brother

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The lungfish an unusual animal has both lungs and gills therefore it can breath

eather underwater or on land.

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Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter wrote the song Here Comes Sunshine; my friends and

" I who heard it preformed on July 2 1999 in Irvine California loved Robben Ford's

rendition.

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Holistic medicine which includes treatments such as acupuncture and aromatherapy

focuses on treating the hole person body and mind rather then just the effected part.

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About 500 or so less than healthy hedgehogs are brought to lincolnshire's hedgehog

hospital each year. Where 70 percent are helped and returned to the wild.

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The first five books of the hebrew bible the torah. Contane the laws of judaism and

the early history of the jewish people.

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In his book "things fall apart." Chinua achebe relates the story of a beautiful

fascinating african culture that has all but dissapeared.

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From about 620-560 B.C.E., an ancient greek named aesop wrote stories that are fun

to read. And contain advice like, "do not trust flatterers" and "Better beans and

bacon in peace than cakes and ale in fear."

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The sun was just slipping below the horizon when aunt Nakki who had ridden her

camel from the sultry areas to the south. Arrived at our camp near Siwa egypt.

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At first, passengers on the titanic paid no attention to the emergency siren, they

thought it was a false alarm.

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Tom dempsey of the new orleans saints was born with only half a right foot, in 1970

he kicked the longest feild goal in pro football history 63 yards.

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The Cactus Finch which lives on the .galapagos islands displays a trait rarely seen in

birds, it uses a cactus spine to dig for insects in trees and cacti.

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III, Kitty hawk is the name of a town. It is the town where orville and wilbur wright;1 IiIi [I made the first powered airplane flite, it was also the name of the first hot-air baloon 1

to fly nonstop from the west coast to the east coast.

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Teak loggers in mya,nmar use elefants to move the logs because elefants are cheaper

than other transporting methods, they dont require forest damaging roads.

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In 1957. tennis player Althea Gibson won the womans championship at Wimbledon

later that year, she became the 1st African American woman to win the us open.

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The impact of the automobile on life in the U.S. isnt all positive: streetes arent safe

for pedestrianes, deers and other animals are killed in tremendous amounts on roades,

and polution from car emissions harms everyone.

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Attendence at the soccer game on Sept. 3 was 10379, approximately twenty percent

were between 8 and sixteen year's old.

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however, ~ lost control of ~vehicle and nearly hit a three year old child.

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Its interesting to visit another country such as Mex. or Can. and check out the

differences among it and your own country everything from traffic rules to dining

habites.

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The piaroa tribe in venezuela has an interesting custom on special occassions, they

roast spiders the size of dinner plates.

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John Muir decided to become a naturalist at the age of 30 and he hiked from the

midwest to the gulf of mexico to acquaint himself with the land and his writings

inspired the development of national parks in the US.

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In 1875, Matthew Webb of great britain became the irrst person to swim across the

english channel which lies between england and france and he arrived in france 21

hours and 45 minutes after he left england.

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The speed of sound Mach 1 can be reached at sea level at around 742 mp hour at

36,000 feet the speed of sound becomes 661 mp hour. StJ.y:J ~J ul\CIe W~1)o. rs o so~·h yt ..

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In many companys everyone, including the President, takes their turn at making

coffee.

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Whenever the neighbor's dog trespasses on our lawn, my Mom likes to recite this line

from a Robert Frost poem to my brother and I: good fences make good neighbors.

@ Pronoun (Case), Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement, Comma (Nonrestrictive Phrase or Clause), Capitalization

Her and me are researching the peace corps which was established in 1961 by

president Kennedy to see how it has changed since their early days.

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~~~~ . \ Its not a question of who's water balloon it is, its the mere fact '~~t someone left

their water balloon on the seat of my chair said Ramon.

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The clavicle, or collarbone, is the most frequently broken bone in the body. Because

they're a relatively thin bone, and often involved in· shoulder injuries.

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My class read Jimmy Santiago Baca's poem Fall, which I found very pleasant, and

they did by the way inspire me to write a beutifull poem.

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Though icebergs are found in saltwater seas they are formed from freshwater and are

well known sources of drinking water for parched sailors.

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In 365 Amazing Days in Sports he takes a day-by-day look at sports in history..

[The author of this book is Eric Sherman.]

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More than 50 times a year, lightning strikes the empire state building, it causes an

average of 400 deaths and 1,000 injuries every year.

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A panophobe (in Greek, "pan" means "all" and "phobia" means "fear") IS a person

whom fears everything they would probably not be alot of fun to be around.

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Most American car horns beeps in the key of F, a listener with a good ear can tell a

domestic made car from a foreign made car by listening to its hom.

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Unusual and comical is the kinds of stories that her and me like best.

@ Subject-Verb Agreement, Using the Right Word

Neither Arlo nor Scott are willing to continue painting the fence while you just set

there.

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Playwright William Shakespeare and mystery novelist Agatha Christie is the English

authors. Who's works have been most translated into other languages.

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Is a elephant the only creature besides primates who have 4 appendages with hinge

joints?

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Tattooing the art of making designs on the face and body by inserting dye under the

skin is practiced in Egypt before 1300 b.c.e.

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Gone with the Wind the only book ever written by Margaret Mitchell was published

in 1937 and sells 1,500,000 copies in its first year it weighed three pounds, ran 1,037

pages, and sells for three dollars.

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Basketball All-Star Wilt _ Chamberlain scored 100 pts. in one game on March 2 1962,

in the same year he scores 4029 points, a record far from being matched. i' "

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Cars my Mother exclaimed when our car dies its third death in a month. "You can't

live with them and you can't live without them".

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The hawaiian word Aloha and the hebrew word Shalom means both hello and

good-bye.

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I, When swallowing, both toads and frogs close its eyes tightly, this action presses the t

roofs of there mouths onto there tongues, pushing the food into there digestive tracks.

@ Adverb Form, Abbreviation, Using the Right Word, Comma Splice

Teenagers are 50% most likely to catch colds then people over 50 are, also, people

who are basically good are least likely to get sick then those who are run-down.

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This a.m. Andre painted a real life-like picture of our dog still wearing his pajamas.

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Most turkies are raised in California than in any other state in the U.S.

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These horses are usually sold to circus bareback riders with their strong backs and! I.

stout, muscular legs, the stables owner commented.

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While reading a book about magicians, Harry Houdini the great escape artist died of

an acute appendicitis attack on halloween of 1926, I learned.

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Looking from outer space, the only man-made structure that can be seen is the

3,500 mile great wall of china.

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Catgut, the tough thread used for tennis-racket strings and surgical sutures, isn't

never made from out of cat intestines, sheep and horse intestines are used instead.

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Kentucky bluegrass is the popularest lawn grass. Because it grows even and thrives

in just about any climate.

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In human beings, the indentation between the nose and the upper lip is called the

philtrum but don't nobody knows it's 'purpose or if it's real necessary.

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Would you borrow me the book of yours who learns a person how to juggle.

@ Using the Right Word, Capitalization

All is good with those to who I have spoken, accept the young woman working in

siberia.

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50 years ago, in 1950, the United States had seventy % of all the cars, buses and ~

trucks in the hole world.

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I no several palindromes (words or phrases that read the same backward or forward)

but the one I think is real amazing is this a man, a plan, a canal-Panama.

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"Go lay down Rufus" said Tomas. You're 'doggy desert' will be already in a minute."

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After listening to the child recite "Peter Peter pumpkin eater Had a wife and couldn't

keep her Put her in a pumpkin shell And there he kept her very well" for nearly 15

minutes he asked "With who am I speaking, anyway"?

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Id like you to except this offer you learn me to play the trumpet and III take you

the old record player from my attic.

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"Youve done good, Mr. Wu", said Donald. "Just among you and I, this is the most

intriguing dessert landscape painting I've seen in a long time".

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Goldfish may stay gold only if kept in a well lit pond or bowl, in dim light or in a !.

body of running water they loose they're color.

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This is all that was written in the strange letter "To who it may concern, The truth

is that all is good with the world".

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It seams that americans have a great capacity for consuming popcorn, spending 250

million dollars on the snack in theators· each yr.

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Psychologists says that people who "picture" things look up when they think, people

who ask theirselves questions and "listen" for answers look down when they think.

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We didnt no that the name "sardine" is used as a generic term for many difrent

small fish.

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Most mails look at their fingernails upside down but most females look at their's right

side up.

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London and Paris is the two citys in Charles Dickens novel a tale of two cities.

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Cashews dont have shells because there not nuts, there seeds from cashew apples.

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A good laugh not only gets your mind off of your troubles, but it also effects almost

every muscle increases your heart rate and reduces stress.

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If you must stay awake to study 10 minutes of excercize will help you

as much as a cup of coffee, and exercize don't have no negative affects.

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A opera is a play sat to music in which the actors sing all his or her lines.

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You can live even if 80% of you're liver is destroyed, in a few mos. the liver will

grow back to it's original size.

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When you think of "cricket" you probably think of a small, chirping insect it's also the

name of 1 of the most popular sports in England.

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According to the old encyclepedia article, "John Wilkes Booth, the man whom sic

assassinated Abraham Lincoln, was a well-known actor.

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The declaration of independence states that life liberty and the pursuit of happyness

are rites belonging to every american.

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Helen Keller who's sight and hearing were took by an illness during infancy went on I,

to read, write, use sign language, and she even graduated from college in spite of her

physical challenges. Many people felt she had 1· 100 chance of ever learning anything.

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A totem pole is a large wooden pillar carved by native americans in the coastal

regions of the pacific northwest it expresses a familys kinship with animals and

spirits.

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On December 7 1941 the Japanese caught americans by surprise when they attack

Pearl Harbor an American Naval Base in Hawaii.

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The poet, Homer, whom was blind according to some historians is usually given credit

for writing The Iliad and The Odyssey.

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Karl Marx were a philosopher and social reformer of the 1800s, whom believed, that

all property should be owned by the community.

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The motto of the united states is e pluribus unum, a latin phrase meaning out of

many, one.

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The Central Intelligence Agency CIA is an governmental agency who collect

information about other nations.

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Ramses II an Egyptian pharaoh who lived around 1300 bce had one hundred eleven

sons and sixty-seven daughters.

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As long ago as 200 RC.E. a written exam lasting for days were use to select Chinese

I civil servants.

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Paper was invented in China but some of the earliest libaries was built around

2 thousand b.c.e. in what is now iraq.

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The minoan culture of Crete which dates from 1500 RC.E. was the earliest culture to

grant equal rites to women.

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Amazonian Indians invented galoshes centuries ago buy dipping there feet into liquid

rubber. To protect theirselves against insects on the ground.

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In 1968, an oil company heiress left 4.3 million dollars to her 150 or so dogs, when

the dogs died the money went to the auburn university school of veterinary medicine.

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Eric the Red the norseman who discovered greenland gived the continent that name to

make it seam like an attractive place to live.

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What music group called theirselves by the following names, the Quarrymen, Johnny

and the Moondogs the Moonshiners and Long John and the Silver Beatles. Answer:

The Beatles

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The interlocking bones in a horses legs allow it's body to hang like a hammock while

they sleep sta,nding up.

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Nelson Mandela the former president of south africa had spent much of his life

behind bars as a palitical prisner before he becomes president.

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Our astronomy teacher, Ms. Ficka, said Its a allusion of course but the moon and sun

does appear to grow smaller as they rise in the sky.

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Unscented hair spray do have perfume added, it merely has fewer perfume then the

scented variety.

@ Sentence Fragment, Using the Right Word, Comma (Nonrestrictive Phrase or Clause), Comma (Other)

The glue on a postage stamp Martina is made with gum. Which also thickens and

adds smoothness too ice cream pudding and drugs.

@ Subject-Verb Agreement, Apostrophe, Double Negative

Ai?, long as sugar dont get wet, it wont never spoil or gets moldy.

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Although you're body temperature is 98.6 degrees fahrenheit your most comfortable

at a room temperature of 72 degrees because the clothes you where help retain

body heat.

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