The Elements of Style William Strunk‚ Jr. CONTENTS Bibliographic Record NEW YORK: BARTLEBY.COM‚ 1999 Frontmatter ITHACA‚ N.Y.: W.P. HUMPHREY‚ 1918 I. II. INTRODUCTORY ELEMENTARY RULES OF USAGE 1. Form the possessive singular of nouns with ’s 2. In a series of three or more terms with a single conjunction‚ use a comma after each term except the last 3. Enclose parenthetic expressions between commas 4. Place a comma before and or but introducing an independent clause 5. Do not join
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940’shttp://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade40.html The 1940’s were dominated by World War II. European artists and intellectuals fled to the United States from Hitler and the Holocaust‚ bringing new ideas created in disillusionment. War production pulled us out of the Great Depression. Women were needed to replace men who had gone off to war‚ and so the first great exodus of women from the home to the workplace began. Rationing affected the food we ate‚ the clothes we wore‚ the toys with which children
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Stories of place Discovering new places is an important part of many enjoyable experiences. We use maps to guide us in our exploration but also to locate our findings. It is not rare that we use these personalized maps to share our knowledge of a place. Throughout the time‚ the importance of the relationship between personal stories‚ walking the land‚ experiencing places and knowledge became a continual topic of discussion. There is reasonably substantial literatures that explains how stories facilitate
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progress and the challenges ahead Marston C. and Cleland J. (2004). The Effects of Contraception on Obstetric Outcomes. Geneva: World Health Organization Planned Parenthood Federation of America. (2006). A History of Birth Control Methods. New York: Katharine Dexter McCormick Library Ross‚ J.‚ Stover J.‚ and Adelaja D. (2007). Family Planning Programs in 2004: New Assessments in a Changing Environment‚ International Family Planning Perspectives‚ 33(1): 22-30 9-15. [This examines the trends in contraceptive
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| * | Personality psychology isa branch of psychology that studies personality and individual differences. Its areas of focus include: * Constructing a coherent picture of the individual and his or her major psychological processes * Investigating individual differences—how people are unique * Investigating human nature—how people are alike "Personality" can be defined as a dynamic and organized set of characteristics possessed by a person that uniquely influences his or her cognitions
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Ka-tet of the Nineteen and/or Ninety and Nine[edit] Roland Deschain[edit] Main article: Roland Deschain Roland Deschain‚ son of Steven Deschain‚ was born in the Barony of Gilead‚ in In-World. Roland is the last surviving gunslinger‚ a man whose goal is finding and climbing to the top of the Dark Tower‚ purported to be the very center of existence‚ so that he may right the wrongs in his land. This quest is his obsession‚ monomania and geas to Roland: In the beginning the success of the quest
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7]iscussion RUSSELL AS PHILOSOPHER OF EDUCATION: REPLY TO HAGER HOWARD WOODHOUSE Educational Foundations / University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon‚ SK‚ Canada S7N owo I. INTRODUCTION aul Hager’s admirable article‚ "Why Russell Didn’t Think He Was a Philosopher of Education"‚ I contains much that is of worth. He takes seriously‚ for example‚ the claims’of educational philosophers like William Hare and myself that there is a logical connection between Russell’s philosophy and his educational
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Ela Bhatt : Hilary Clinton’s heroine - WASHINGTON: US secretary of state Hillary Clinton has hailed India’s eminent social activist Ela Bhatt as one of her "heroines" for her pioneering work in empowering women. "I have a lot of heroes and heroines around the world‚" Clinton said on Thursday‚ adding that one of them is Ela Bhatt‚ who started an organization called the Self-Employed Women’s Association (Sewa) in India many years ago. "She was a very well educated woman who had the options available
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Age “The secret to staying young is to live honestly‚ eat slowly‚ and lie about your age.” - Lucille Ball “Anyone who stops learning is old‚ whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young.” - Henry Ford “We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” - George Bernard Shaw “Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind‚ it doesn’t matter.” - Mark Twain “No
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Couture beginnings The first designer who was not merely a dressmaker was Charles Frederick Worth (1826–1895). Before the former draper set up his maison couture fashion house in Paris‚ clothing design and creation was handled by largely anonymous people‚ and high fashion descended from style worn at royal courts. Worth’s success was such that he was able to dictate to his customers what they should wear‚ instead of following their lead as earlier dressmakers had done. The term couturier was in
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