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THE DANGER OF HEIGHT

Emma Christoffersen was twenty-eight years old when she collapsed moments after leaving a long flight from Australia. Her death highlighted…

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HOW BORING IS FAKENHAM?

Dictionaries are clear about, the meaning of 'boring' — "causing boredom, tedious". Boring means something so uninteresting and dull that…

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THE VULCANS

The dignified, imperturbable first officer of the starship 'Enterprise" was born in the 23rd century on the planet Vulcan, to…

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LEAVES OF GRASS

Walt Whitman's "Leaves of Grass" could stand as an autobiography, as a self-portrait, and as the life work of a…

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PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART’S FAMOUS STEPS

  More money is spent on art in Philadelphia than in any other American city. In fact, about one percent…

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MIGUEL GIL MORENO (1968-2000)

Even the most war-hardened journalists must have felt a cold shiver of shock on the day that Miguel Gil Moreno…

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The Bayeux Tapestr

The Bayeux Tapestry, a historical record created in the 11th century, is the only masterpiece of its kind in the…

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Judo

Judo, which means 'the gentle way’, is a perfect example of how skill can overcome brute force because it teaches…

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ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS 5

There are three main positions in a clause for adverbs: front position (before the subject): Normally, I write for about…

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