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A Salty Story By Robin Doak Analysis
Name:lyana
Date:September, 30

“A Salty Story”
In the article Robin Doak discusses the history of salt.First Doak illustrates salt has been important to people since early times.Robin Doak tells us about how it is used to melt ice on slippery roads.He points out that salt is everywhere.Robin Doak emphasizes that Salt was important in United States history,too.Finally Robin Doak concludes that other chemicals are produced from salt,such as chlorine and sodium.

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