The education that prepared me was my general education classes, which I tried to avoid when I was a stupid undergraduate, but which gave me the foundation of general knowledge that makes a career as a writer possible.

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The inspiration for your pit should stem from what you want to cook.

Zak Walters

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inspiration , your , pit

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We see the world through the lens of all our experiences; that is a fundamental part of the human condition.

Madeleine M. Kunin

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see , world , through

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I think when actors run away from their work that they're slightly crazy, really!

Andy Serkis

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think , run , away

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My songs always speak of love, that's the way I like them.

Mireille Mathieu

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songs , always , speak

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E-commerce is the centrepoint of our development spending and our M&A.

Van Dijk

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our , development , spending

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If anything, the power of the cover of 'Time' has increased as the media landscape has atomized.

Nancy Gibbs

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power , cover , increased

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Love is friendship that has caught fire. It is quiet understanding, mutual confidence, sharing and forgiving. It is loyalty through good and bad times. It settles for less than perfection and makes allowances for human weaknesses.

Ann Landers

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I wasn't going to catch him on foot. I just don't run very fast. I use a rope every day, that's how I make my living.

Robert Borba

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going , catch , him

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We must never lose our individuality.

Divyanka Tripathi

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must , never , lose

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Anything for a quiet life.

Thomas Middleton

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anything , quiet

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FOr a while, I'd never had the opportunity to prove on TV that I could play the piano.

Maurice Gibb

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never , had , opportunity

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Lord of myself, accountable to none, but to my conscience, and my God alone.

John Oldham

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lord , accountable , god

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The compact which exists between the north and the south is a covenant with death and an agreement with hell; involving both parties in atrocious criminality and should be immediately annulled.

William Lloyd Garrison

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It seems nothing good comes out of Abu Ghraib.

Richard Engel

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seems , nothing , good

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I couldn't live without Radio 1. They condemned me to oblivion, but they're what I grew up with.

Gilbert O'Sullivan

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live , without , radio

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Around 2000 different types of plants are used by humans to make food.

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While using energy from sunlight, plants turn carbon dioxide into food in a process called photosynthesis.

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Bamboo can be a fast growing plant, some types can grow almost a metre (3.28 feet) in just one day!

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Some plants are carnivores, gaining nutrients by eating various small insects and spiders. A well known example of a carnivorous plant is the Venus Flytrap.

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Tree resin which has been fossilized is known as amber, it sometimes contains plant material or small animals that were trapped inside.

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Bronze is a metal alloy made from copper and tin. Copper makes up the larger amount, usually between 80 to 95%.

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Metals are strong and are useful for making tools, buildings, bridges and other structures where strength is important.

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metals , strong , useful

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Tungsten has a very high melting point, after carbon it has the second highest melting point of all elements.

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Alkali metals such as sodium, potassium, rubidium, caesium and francium are extremely reactive elements, just putting them in water can result in an explosion! They are carefully stored in oil to prevent this happening.

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metals , extremely , reactive

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Aluminum is a good conductor of heat and is often used to make cooking pots.

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At room temperature, mercury is the only metal that is in liquid form.

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Copper is a good conductor of electricity and is often used for making wires.

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While aluminum is the most common metal found in the Earth's crust, the most common metal found on Earth is iron, mostly because it makes up such a large part of the Earth's core.

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The chemical symbol used for silver is Ag, this comes from the Latin word for silver, argentum.

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Gold is shiny and doesn't corrode, this means it is a great metal for making jewelry.

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The education that prepared me was my general education classes, which I tried to avoid when I was a stupid undergraduate, but which gave me the foundation of general knowledge that makes a career as a writer possible.

– Orson Scott Card –

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