Search results for "The Five K's" - New World Encyclopedia
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- James Knox Polk (November 2, 1795 – June 15, 1849) was the eleventh ... His time as U.S. president is most notable for the largest expansion ...25 KB (3,708 words) - 21:19, 20 March 2024
- performed almost entirely by computer. The term, Computer Based Learning ... once an application has been set up, the cost per additional student ...12 KB (1,752 words) - 08:09, 14 January 2023
- is a material that is highly resistant to the flow of an electric current ... An important application of dielectrics is to separate the plates ...14 KB (1,888 words) - 14:27, 29 January 2024
- its thermodynamic critical point. It has the unique ability to diffuse ... In 1822, Baron Charles Cagniard de la Tour discovered the critical ...14 KB (2,010 words) - 13:54, 28 April 2023
- is a metallic element that is a member of the lanthanide series of chemical ... Promethium has also been identified in the spectrum of the star HR ...11 KB (1,429 words) - 23:55, 1 December 2022
- Megabat is the common name for any of the largely herbivorous Old ... Many of the megabat nectarivores are important for pollination of ...12 KB (1,663 words) - 09:38, 10 March 2023
- tree, Carica papaya, that is native to the tropics of the Americas, but ... The papaya fruit is both delicious and nutritious. It provides several ...11 KB (1,652 words) - 07:31, 18 November 2022
- The element is never found as a free element but does occur in the ... in columbite ore that was sent to England in the 1750s by John Winthrop, the ...14 KB (1,909 words) - 04:59, 15 November 2022
- a distinctive scent, flavor, or essence of the plant. This large and diverse ... For the plant, essential oils are thought to be vital for the life ...16 KB (2,270 words) - 12:06, 5 March 2021
- Anthropologist Alfred L. Kroeber with Ishi, the last known member of the Yahi ... 5, 1960) was an influential figure in the development of modern American ...9 KB (1,305 words) - 08:17, 20 July 2023
- Narwhal is the common name for an Arctic whale, Monodon monoceros ... The narwhal also is known as the unicorn whale because of its unique ...16 KB (2,316 words) - 01:26, 11 November 2022
- such as political changes and revolutions. The theory is mostly applied to ... it is questionable whether this represents the ideal human society. Although ...10 KB (1,445 words) - 08:14, 14 January 2023
- or neutralize its acidic properties, change the color of indicators (e.g. ... and several of them are commonly found in the home. Household ammonia is ...21 KB (3,307 words) - 11:03, 20 September 2023
- essays, and short stories, most notably in the fantasy and science fiction ... Le Guin was one of the pioneers of a sub-genre of science fiction ...24 KB (3,578 words) - 13:45, 3 May 2023
- Grebe is the common name for any of the swimming and diving birds ... . Their unique forms and behaviors add to the aesthetic beauty of the aquatic ...15 KB (2,144 words) - 19:50, 24 May 2024
- ), covers an area of 932 km², constituting the first national park of Nepal ... The Royal Chitwan National Park is the best example of a pristine ...12 KB (1,640 words) - 20:54, 21 December 2022
- blue-gray or blue-black transition metal in the platinum family and is found ... The compound osmium tetroxide is very toxic but has a number of important ...14 KB (1,905 words) - 04:43, 18 November 2022
- Uracil is one of the five main nucleobases found in the nucleic acids ... In RNA, uracil replaces thymine as the usual complement of adenine ...14 KB (1,996 words) - 19:37, 12 November 2022
- (IUPAC name)) is a chemical compound with the formula C2H4(OH)2. It is classified ... and aircraft. It is being used to inhibit the formation of natural gas clathrates ...16 KB (2,258 words) - 04:37, 22 March 2024
- The Good-Reasons Theory or Good Reasons approach, a theory in the ... This approach is associated mainly with the ideas of Stephen Toulmin ...4 KB (676 words) - 04:15, 24 May 2024
