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Purple Chick

By: Todd Van Buskirk

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A fictional memoir about the infamous record collector and bootlegger. The Beach Boys appeal strikes a chord with certain personalities who can relate to them in some way beyond liking their music on the surface. There are now dozens of popular books, both non-fiction and fiction, that can help to shed light on Asperger's Syndrome, either by representing a three-dimensional character with the syndrome, by directly explaining the ins and outs of the symptoms, or by telling the true story of someone living a life on the autism spectrum.

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1329500687

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9781329500686

Bergen County Voices from the American Revolution

Soldiers and Residents in Their Own Words

By: Todd W. Braisted

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Bergen County Voices from the American Revolution

Soldiers and Residents in Their Own Words

By: Todd W. Braisted

Bergen County saw much of the American Revolution from its own doorstep. Close to British-occupied New York City, this corner of New Jersey was divided by the Revolution. Some people were staunch Loyalists or Patriots, in disagreement with their families and neighbors; others wavered or remained neutral, while still others changed their minds as was expedient. In the end, the years of hostilities led to massive damage and upheaval within the community as men either left home or stayed nearby to fight for or against secession from Great Britain. After the war, their pension applications allow glimpses into their experiences. Compiled and edited by local historian and Revolutionary War expert Todd W. Braisted, these are the stories of the Revolutionary soldiers of Bergen County.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1614237514

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9781614237518

Teaching for Learning

101 Intentionally Designed Educational Activities to Put Students on the Path to Success

By: Claire Howell Major,Michael S. Harris,Todd D. Zakrajsek

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Teaching for Learning

101 Intentionally Designed Educational Activities to Put Students on the Path to Success

By: Claire Howell Major,Michael S. Harris,Todd D. Zakrajsek

Teaching for Learning is a comprehensive, practical resource for instructors that highlights and synthesizes proven teaching methods and active learning strategies. Each of the 101 entries describes an approach and lists its essential features and elements, demonstrates how the approach may be used in various educational contexts, reviews findings from the research literature, and describes techniques to improve effectiveness. Fully revised and updated to reflect the latest research and innovations in the field, this second edition also features critical new content on adapting techniques for use in online courses.

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Routledge

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1000402886

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9781000402889

Four men enter the restroom and see 7 urinals. The first two men choose urinals 1 and 7 (represented by p.7-45 and p.241-280). The Third Man chooses urinal 4 (or p.124-133). The Fourth Man uncomfortably chooses urinal 5 (p.58-122)...

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Four men enter the restroom and see 7 urinals. The first two men choose urinals 1 and 7 (represented by p.7-45 and p.241-280). The Third Man chooses urinal 4 (or p.124-133). The Fourth Man uncomfortably chooses urinal 5 (p.58-122)...

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Publishing public domain and PLR books is a numbers racket to some degree. It will depend on the niche and the earlier recognition of that author and work. The quality on these vary intensely. Some of the more recent ones are better written and edited. Now they are coming with high-quality covers and source files to edit them fully. Like public domain, there are essentially limitless competition out there with all these copies. But also like public domain, you will see that mostly they have been poorly edited or poorly marketed and are really no competition at all. In East Asian tradition, an anthology was a recognised form of compilation of a given poetic form. In this model, which derives from Chinese tradition, the object of compiling an anthology was to preserve the best of a form, and cull the rest.

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1365577392

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9781365577390

The sentence printed at the top of p.14 is Duplicated in the middle of p.168 and bottom of p.544 within the Context of a 234,348 word text (see p.6 through 609 excluding the Three pages mentioned above). On p.544 the sentence Bleeds onto p.545.

By: Todd Van Buskirk

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The sentence printed at the top of p.14 is Duplicated in the middle of p.168 and bottom of p.544 within the Context of a 234,348 word text (see p.6 through 609 excluding the Three pages mentioned above). On p.544 the sentence Bleeds onto p.545.

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The Indiscerniblity of Identicals is the principle that if two objects are absolutely identical then they must be indistinguishable from one another with respect to all of their properties. But does that include the context of the identical objects? The notion of identical gives rise to many philosophical problems, including: 1. What does it mean for an object to be the same as itself? 2. If x and y are identical (are the same thing), must they always be identical? Are they necessarily identical? 3. What does it mean for an object to be the same, if it changes over time? (Is applet the same as applet+1?) 4. If an object's parts are entirely replaced over time, in what way is it the same?

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1329436857

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What People Believe When They Say That People Believe

Folk Sociology and the Nature of Group Intentions

By: Todd Jones

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What People Believe When They Say That People Believe

Folk Sociology and the Nature of Group Intentions

By: Todd Jones

In modern life, we often hear people say things like, 'Catholics don't believe in using birth control.' There are many reasons that we want to know what groups of people (such as Catholics) are thinking and doing. But it's hard to understand which social situations are being described by such statements. It's also difficult to understand what speakers believe when they make such statements (even when the speakers are social scientists.) In this work, cognitive scientist and philosopher Todd Jones looks at the different things that social scientists and ordinary speakers mean when they make statements ascribing beliefs or actions to groups, rather than individuals. Such statements are often denigrated as mere stereotypes or generalizations. Yet they are also used by people to strategize about what actions to take, and even for social scientific explanations. In this work, Jones takes a detailed look at the different things these kinds of statements about groups can mean, and the various social structures they correspond to. He also looks at how such statements can and can't be used to successfully explain the behavior of individuals or groups. While many people broadly dismiss such statements about groups, Jones gives a careful discussion of the problems and possibilities such statements have.

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Lexington Books

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0739148222

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9780739148228

There is an illustration (pixelated) that demonstrates all the 25 ways of combining two 4 X 2 LEGO bricks (each with eight pegs) printed on the cover of the book and on the frontispiece that is printed on page 2 (unnumbered). The (pixelated...

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There is an illustration (pixelated) that demonstrates all the 25 ways of combining two 4 X 2 LEGO bricks (each with eight pegs) printed on the cover of the book and on the frontispiece that is printed on page 2 (unnumbered). The (pixelated...

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The phrase (after Christian Bok) does a variety of things: It cites him as the author of an earlier work ("The Great Order of the Universe") that inspired Van Buskirk who used the words. It adds another layer of meaning to the work who cites the author - now readers can look at both and see how the two are similar or differ. It creates a history about the topic under discussion that both informs and questions. It may constrain the current author to follow similar form, discuss similar topics or alternatively it might answer the previous poem, or offer a different view or.... even lead to something entirely new. In general, it honors the spirit of poetry by saying "this poet made me think". "The Great Order of the Universe" is a response to the fiftieth anniversary of the LEGO patent. Source: Poetry (July/August 2009)

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1365875814

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Six groups (of two interior monologues) are located at six different locations, with Group 1 and 2 separated by 206 pages, 2 and 3 separated by 30 pages, 3 and 4 separated by 230 pages, 4 and 5 separated by 160 pages, and 5 and 6 separated...

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Six groups (of two interior monologues) are located at six different locations, with Group 1 and 2 separated by 206 pages, 2 and 3 separated by 30 pages, 3 and 4 separated by 230 pages, 4 and 5 separated by 160 pages, and 5 and 6 separated...

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Six groups (of two interior monologues) are located at six different locations, with Group 1 and 2 separated by 206 pages, 2 and 3 separated by 30 pages, 3 and 4 separated by 230 pages, 4 and 5 separated by 160 pages, and 5 and 6 separated by 90 pages. Groups are located on pages 217 (interior monologue A on page 219 and interior monologue B on page 223 is Group 1), 11 (interior monologue A on page 13 and interior monologue B on page 15 is Group 2), 41 (interior monologue A on page 43 and interior monologue B on page 47 is Group 3), 271 (interior monologue A on page 273 and interior monologue B on page 277 is Group 4), 111 (interior monologue A on page 113 and interior monologue B on page 117 is Group 5) and 21 (interior monologue A on page 23 and interior monologue B on page 27 is Group 6) (See page 9 for details.)

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1312882026

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Forty-eight original (hand drawn) one panel scenes are reused (or modified to add new dialogue and narration) to create (at two panels per page) a 305 page narrative. How many panels are nestled between pages 44 through 350?

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Forty-eight original (hand drawn) one panel scenes are reused (or modified to add new dialogue and narration) to create (at two panels per page) a 305 page narrative. How many panels are nestled between pages 44 through 350?

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This Graphic Novel focuses on visual comprehension skills as they apply to mathematics story problems. Traditionally 'story problems' depend on reading comprehension skills for the development of successful problem-solving strategies. Once addition, subtraction, multiplication, division are learned in school, the students encounter story problems, also known as word problems, which require the student to read a problem and decide which operation to perform in order to get the answer. In the story there are key words that often indicate which operation you will use. Likewise, in his graphic novel Van Buskirk uses key words in the title to guide the reader to a solution. Drawings take their meaning from their positioning inside a panel sequence, a panel sequence that's nestled in the network of a page, a page that's nestled in the network of a book, a book that's nestled in the network of a culture, and a culture that's nestled in an Era of history. Drawings take their meaning from their positioning inside...

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1329146190

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Five Words are printed on p.11 and five Definitions are printed on p.338. On p.167 the five words are Anagrammed into a two word phrase that fit each of the five definitions. The Context is 380 pages (intentionally left blank).

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Five Words are printed on p.11 and five Definitions are printed on p.338. On p.167 the five words are Anagrammed into a two word phrase that fit each of the five definitions. The Context is 380 pages (intentionally left blank).

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Time in games works differently than in narratives. The relation between the reader/viewer and the story world is different than the relation between the player and the game world. "This duality not only renders possible all the temporal distortions that are commonplace in narratives (three years of the hero's life summed up in two sentences of a novel or in a few shots of a "frequentative" montage in film, etc.) More basically, it invites us to consider that one of the functions of narrative is to invent one time scheme in terms of another time scheme" (Christian Metz). The difference between the now in narratives and the now in games is that first now concerns the situation where the reader's effort in interpreting obscures the story - the text becomes all discourse, and consequently the temporal tensions ease. The now of the game means that story time converge with playing time, without the story/game world disappearing.

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1312903406

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The Sound of the Given Name ‘Angela’ is three syllables (the first syllable is accented). The name Itself is located Individually on page 428 and once within the 30 word dedication on (unnumbered) page 5. The header and the page number...

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The Sound of the Given Name ‘Angela’ is three syllables (the first syllable is accented). The name Itself is located Individually on page 428 and once within the 30 word dedication on (unnumbered) page 5. The header and the page number...

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The Sound of the Given Name 'Angela' is three syllables (the first syllable is accented). The name Itself is located Individually on page 428 and once within the 30 word dedication on (unnumbered) page 5. The header and the page number (printed on each page starting on page 8) are intentionally left off of page 428 and the text is set in Arial font. The text of the name Angela on page 428 is set in Garamond.

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1312893702

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The frontispiece is located opposite the title page (on p.3) to illustrate a 82,510 word (unformatted and uncorrected) proof titled "Countess Caroline Esterhazy" printed 265 pages after p.2 (the location of the frontispiece)

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The frontispiece is located opposite the title page (on p.3) to illustrate a 82,510 word (unformatted and uncorrected) proof titled "Countess Caroline Esterhazy" printed 265 pages after p.2 (the location of the frontispiece)

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Words take on their meaning from their positioning in a network of a sentence, a sentence that's nestled in the network of a paragraph, a paragraph that's nestled in the network of a complete document, a complete document that's nestled in the network of a culture, and a culture that's nestled in an Era of history, a culture that's networked into a historical period in whose context the words make sense. Is there a specific reason the author places the proof 265 pages after page 2? And why the importance of the frontispiece? The title on the cover states that the proof is titled "Countess Caroline Esterhazy" and that the text is "unformatted and uncorrected," but 265 pages after page 2 there is no sign of the title of the proof. The title of the proof, therefore, only exists within the title of the novel. The frontispiece appears to exist to reveal the distance and location of the proof.

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1329127773

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A birth date, first name, activity and place are determined for each character. Each clue is printed on one page (pages 203 through 215). The birth dates are listed on p.57, the first names on p.463, the activities on p.567, and the places on p.654.

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A birth date, first name, activity and place are determined for each character. Each clue is printed on one page (pages 203 through 215). The birth dates are listed on p.57, the first names on p.463, the activities on p.567, and the places on p.654.

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The novel is essentially constructed of two parts; the categories and the clues. It is a mystery regarding four characters in the form of a logic grid puzzle. In each puzzle you are given a series of categories, and an equal number of options within each category. Each option is used once and only once. Each puzzle has only one unique solution, and each can be solved using simple logical processes (i.e. educated guesses are not required). The Logic Grid Puzzle is popular among puzzle enthusiasts and available in magazines dedicated to the subject. It is a format in which the set-up to a scenario is given, as well as the object (for example, determine who brought what dog to a dog show, and what breed each dog was), certain clues are given ("neither Misty nor Rex is the German Shepherd"), and then the reader fills out a matrix with the clues and attempts to deduce the solution.

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1312917210

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9781312917217

The word ÒPinkÓ is printed at the bottom left of p.32, followed (on p.33) by a 49,288 word excerpt from ÒThe Pink BunnyÓ; on p.473 ÒBunnyÓ is printed at the bottom of the page (at left) followed by a sentence on p.474

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The word ÒPinkÓ is printed at the bottom left of p.32, followed (on p.33) by a 49,288 word excerpt from ÒThe Pink BunnyÓ; on p.473 ÒBunnyÓ is printed at the bottom of the page (at left) followed by a sentence on p.474

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The title for this novel explains what is seen on/between p.32 through 474. In particular an excerpt from a novel titled "The Pink Bunny" about an abstract painter. The words "Pink" and "Bunny" are also the frame that serves to enclose the excerpt, created out of the reality of the title itself. The excerpt is followed by many blank pages, but this emptiness still exists within the frame of "Pink" and "Bunny." The frame "Pink" and "Bunny" does not enclose the sentence on page 474.

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1312898569

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9781312898561

a Fake Vincent Van Gogh (1853-90) landscape is located on p.168 and 169 as a double-page spread. The Margin of the gutter divides the Image in two. The dimensions of the image on p.168 are 1042 X 1024 pixels and the image on p.169 is 1005 X 1024 pixels...

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a Fake Vincent Van Gogh (1853-90) landscape is located on p.168 and 169 as a double-page spread. The Margin of the gutter divides the Image in two. The dimensions of the image on p.168 are 1042 X 1024 pixels and the image on p.169 is 1005 X 1024 pixels...

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Note: the painting in the book is printed in black and white. The Lulu preview shows the painting in color. Debates have arisen as to whether all biographies are fiction, especially when authors are writing about figures from the past. All history is seen through a perspective that is the product of our contemporary society and as a result biographical truths are constantly shifting. So the history biographers write about will not be the way that it happened. It will be the way they remembered it. On the other hand, the Art Newspaper named eighteen "Van Goghs" in public collections that had been downgraded as fakes or are works of questionable authenticity. Most of them were taken off display, including pictures in the Van Gogh Museum, the Kröller-Müller Museum, the Detroit Institute of Arts and the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm. Art scholars and expert historians alike constantly challenge and raise issues about van Gogh's oeuvre and presumably will continue to do so.

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1312995440

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9781312995444

Geriatric Dosage Handbook

Including Monitoring, Clinical Recommendations, and OBRA Guidelines

By: Todd P. Semla,Judith L. Beizer,Martin D. Higbee

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Geriatric Dosage Handbook

Including Monitoring, Clinical Recommendations, and OBRA Guidelines

By: Todd P. Semla,Judith L. Beizer,Martin D. Higbee

As the percentage of patients over 65 increases, many healthcare professionals have to address the challenge of how to appropriately administer dosage and medication to this segment of the population. The Geriatric Dosage Handbook, 8th Edition, is a practical and convenient reference for clinical drug information for the elderly. A key resource, this handbook covers 2,500 geriatric-sensitive medications and over 1,000 drug updates/ improvements, lists brand and generic names alphabetically, has over 800 monographs and an index of international brand names from over 58 countries.

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1591950252

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“Square Box” symbols replace (most) characters (letters) between pages 6 and 638. You may see readable words among the formatting that was stripped out. In particular you notice three (three-letter) words (“ant”) printed on page 6...

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“Square Box” symbols replace (most) characters (letters) between pages 6 and 638. You may see readable words among the formatting that was stripped out. In particular you notice three (three-letter) words (“ant”) printed on page 6...

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It's hard to argue that word problems, or puzzles, used as they are in our schools as disposable exercises, could be lived with over time, and seen to have inexhaustible levels of meaning (as a parable in the religious sense), particularly poetic meaning about the depths of human experience. There is certainly the element of the indescribable involved in mathematical concepts, particularly those that deal with infinity, or with entities that exist perhaps only as mental images. Although word problems do reflect historical situations of their authors, is it stretching the metaphor to claim that word problems mediate the ultimate reaches of the reality of man? That they involve eschatological crisis, or that they express the drama between human beings and God?

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1329828739

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Picher, Oklahoma

Catastrophe, Memory, and Trauma

By: Todd Stewart,Alison Fields

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Picher, Oklahoma

Catastrophe, Memory, and Trauma

By: Todd Stewart,Alison Fields

On May 10, 2008, a tornado struck the northeastern Oklahoma town of Picher, destroying more than one hundred homes and killing six people. It was the final blow to a onetime boomtown already staggering under the weight of its history. The lead and zinc mining that had given birth to the town had also proven its undoing, earning Picher in 2006 the distinction of being the nation’s most toxic Superfund site. Recounting the town’s dissolution and documenting its remaining traces, Picher, Oklahoma tells the story of an unfolding ghost town. With shades of Picher’s past lives lingering at every intersection, memories of its proud history and sad decline inhere in the relics, artifacts, personal treasures, and broken structures abandoned in disaster’s wake. In Todd Stewart’s haunting photographs, faded snapshots and letters, well-worn garments, and books and toys give harrowing and elegiac testimony of constancy and dislocation. Empty buildings and bared foundations stand in silent witness to the homes, schools, churches, and businesses that once defined life in Picher. As these photographs and Alison Fields’s accompanying essays explore the otherworldly town teetering over massive sinkholes, they reveal how memory, embedded in everyday objects, can be dislocated and reframed through both chronic and acute instances of environmental trauma. Though hardly known outside the Three Corners Region of Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri, the fate of Picher echoes well beyond its borders. Picher, Oklahoma reflects the broader intersections of memory, time, material objects, and changing environments, demanding our attention even as it resists easy interpretation.

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080615411X

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Five words (located on p.116) complete the missing letters (represented by the underscore symbol) needed in the five uncompleted words printed on p.30. The completed words are printed on p.300. The other (numbered) pages are intentionally left blank.

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Five words (located on p.116) complete the missing letters (represented by the underscore symbol) needed in the five uncompleted words printed on p.30. The completed words are printed on p.300. The other (numbered) pages are intentionally left blank.

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In the title, the word 'uncompleted' suggest that five words were purposely uncompleted, rather than inherently incomplete. When we use the word 'incomplete', we're focusing on the condition something is in at that moment and stating that it's missing something. When we use 'uncompleted, ' we're focusing more on the fact that work still needs to be done on or to something in order to finish it. We're not thinking so much about the fact that something is missing (as we are with incomplete) but on the fact that this is still a work in progress. Incomplete means something that needs a part that has been taken away. For example a house that needs renovation is incomplete not uncompleted because it was first complete but due to time or weather it lost something or its part that needs to be put to make it complete again. The opposite of incomplete is complete; i.e, all parts are present

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