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accent


Why doesn't the modern American accent sound similar to a British accent?

The accent that we identify as British today was developed around the time of the American Revolution by people of low birth rank who had become wealthy during the Industrial Revolution.

In the 19th century, this distinctive accent was standardized as Received Pronunciation and taught widely by pronunciation tutors to people who wanted to learn to speak fashionably.

accomplish


It's hard enough to stick with goals you want to accomplish, but sometimes we make goals we're not even thrilled about in the first place.

achievement


He went to his father and shared his achievement.

actions


It is easy to judge people based on their actions.

We are often taught to put more value in actions than words, and for good reason.

The actions of others often speak volumes louder than their words.

adulthood


Natural consequences prepare children for adulthood by helping them think about the potential consequences of their choices.

advisor


So they are imagination engines," explains Jack Horner, a technical advisor for the Jurassic Park films.

anthropologist


About fifty years ago, a Pygmy named Kenge took his first trip out of the forests of Africa and onto the open plains with an anthropologist.

Finally, he turned to the anthropologist and asked what kind of insects they were.

"The anthropologist wasn't stupid, and he hadn't lied.

appear


Furthermore, the longer the close friends had known each other, the less steep the hill appeared to the participants involved in the study.

This shrinking exposes the parts of the nails and hair that were once under the skin, causing them to appear longer than before.

Buffalo appeared in the distance, and the Pygmy watched them curiously.

arousing


We remember the arousing aspects of an episode and forget the boring bits.

arrival


It took about a minute to get from the arrival gate to baggage claim, so the passengers spent seven more minutes waiting for their bags.

The solution was to move the arrival gates away from the baggage claim so it took passengers about seven minutes to walk there.

aspects


We remember the arousing aspects of an episode and forget the boring bits.

atmosphere


Static electricity is also found in the atmosphere.

attempting


The researchers at the U.S. Army conducted a study of motorcycle accidents, attempting to correlate the number of accidents with other variables such as socioeconomic level and age.

awkward


When done by a beginner, both are awkward, frustrating, and slow.

baggage


Houston Airport executives faced plenty of complaints regarding baggage claim time, so they increased the number of baggage handlers.

It took about a minute to get from the arrival gate to baggage claim, so the passengers spent seven more minutes waiting for their bags.

The solution was to move the arrival gates away from the baggage claim so it took passengers about seven minutes to walk there.

base


Social psychologists at the University of Virginia asked college students to stand at the base of a hill while carrying a weighted backpack and estimate the steepness of the hill.

We set resolutions based on what we're supposed to do, or what others think we're supposed to do, rather than what really matters to us.

Instead, make goals based on your own values.

Some people, however, found the traditional religious explanations inadequate, and they began to search for answers based on reason.

It is easy to judge people based on their actions.

You may find a great co-worker or best friend in someone, so don't eliminate a person from your life based on a brief observation.

basis


The following example will illustrate why it is difficult to make causal statements on the basis of correlational observation.

behavior


But neither behavior could be directly causing the other even though there is a relationship.

However, when someone exhibits some difficult behavior, you might want to reserve judgement for later.

People are not always defined by their behavior.

It is common to think, "He is so bossy," or "She is so mean," after observing less-than-desirable behavior in someone.

belief


"At that moment, the cameras outside took over and out there in the yard there was a scene of joy almost beyond belief.

biased


Having extremely vivid memories of past emotional experiences and only weak memories of past everyday events means we maintain a biased perception of the past.

brief


You may find a great co-worker or best friend in someone, so don't eliminate a person from your life based on a brief observation.

casual


The short answer is no, though it may not seem that way to the casual observer.

causal


The following example will illustrate why it is difficult to make causal statements on the basis of correlational observation.

chemistry


Her interest in chemistry started when she was just ten years old.

Her work on vitamin B12 was published in 1954, which led to her being awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1964.

claim


Houston Airport executives faced plenty of complaints regarding baggage claim time, so they increased the number of baggage handlers.

It took about a minute to get from the arrival gate to baggage claim, so the passengers spent seven more minutes waiting for their bags.

The solution was to move the arrival gates away from the baggage claim so it took passengers about seven minutes to walk there.

cling


You will find that the bits of paper or chalk dust cling to the pen.

colleagues


In 1949, she worked on the structure of penicillin with her colleagues.

collection


Even if you end up spending money making things yourself, you're at least building a skill rather than a collection of stuff that's quickly decreasing in value.

commoners


To distinguish themselves from other commoners, these people developed new ways of speaking to set themselves apart and demonstrate their new, elevated social status.

complaints


Houston Airport executives faced plenty of complaints regarding baggage claim time, so they increased the number of baggage handlers.

Although it reduced the average wait time to eight minutes, complaints didn't stop.

It resulted in complaints reducing to almost zero.

complex


That's because they are the people who know and understand the past and can explain its complex interrelationships with the present.

Moreover, a complex hormonal regulation directs the growth of hair and nails, none of which is possible once a person dies.

concern


The boy's parents were concerned about his bad temper.

Hodgkin showed great concern for social inequalities and resolving conflicts.

conclude


From a correlational observation, we conclude that one variable is related to a second variable.

It would be a ridiculous error to conclude that tattoos cause motorcycle accidents or that motorcycle accidents cause tattoos.

Rather than learning, "I should wear a jacket because it's cold outside," a child may conclude, "I have to wear a jacket because my mom makes me.

conducted


The researchers at the U.S. Army conducted a study of motorcycle accidents, attempting to correlate the number of accidents with other variables such as socioeconomic level and age.

conferences


As a result, she was president of the Pugwash Conferences from 1976 to 1988.

conflicts


Hodgkin showed great concern for social inequalities and resolving conflicts.

consequences


Overprotective parents spare kids from all natural consequences.

"Without an opportunity to experience real-world consequences, kids don't always understand why their parents make certain rules.

Natural consequences prepare children for adulthood by helping them think about the potential consequences of their choices.

considered


He passed on to his followers not only his answers but also the process of thinking rationally, together with an idea of what kind of explanations could be considered satisfactory.

correlate


The researchers at the U.S. Army conducted a study of motorcycle accidents, attempting to correlate the number of accidents with other variables such as socioeconomic level and age.

correlational


From a correlational observation, we conclude that one variable is related to a second variable.

The following example will illustrate why it is difficult to make causal statements on the basis of correlational observation.

cracked


The paths are cracked and littered with rocks and debris that make it impossible to roll her chair from place to place.

creative


Dinosaurs are studied in classrooms each year, not only for the science behind the topic, but also because of the creative thinking it seems to foster in students.

debris


The paths are cracked and littered with rocks and debris that make it impossible to roll her chair from place to place.

decreased


The number of nails the boy drove into the fence each day gradually decreased.

defined


People are not always defined by their behavior.

demonstrate


To distinguish themselves from other commoners, these people developed new ways of speaking to set themselves apart and demonstrate their new, elevated social status.

dense


Rather, because Kenge had lived his entire life in a dense jungle that offered no views of the horizon, he had failed to learn what most of us take for granted, namely, that things look different when they are far away.

devote


We hope you will devote resources to restoring the walking paths in Freer Park for all visitors.

directly


But neither behavior could be directly causing the other even though there is a relationship.

directs


Moreover, a complex hormonal regulation directs the growth of hair and nails, none of which is possible once a person dies.

discipline


Every political leader who had an impact on history practiced the discipline of being alone to think and plan.

I strongly encourage you to find a place to think and to discipline yourself to pause and use it because it has the potential to change your life.

discover


When the vote was announced, my brain just would not work out the right percentages to discover whether we had the necessary two-thirds majority.

distinguish


To distinguish themselves from other commoners, these people developed new ways of speaking to set themselves apart and demonstrate their new, elevated social status.

dust


Use a plastic pen and rub it on your hair about ten times and then hold the pen close to small pieces of tissue paper or chalk dust.

You will find that the bits of paper or chalk dust cling to the pen.

The accent that we identify as British today was developed around the time of the American Revolution by people of low birth rank who had become wealthy during the Industrial Revolution.

economist


If you want to know why something is happening in the present, you might ask a sociologist or an economist.

electrically


This kind of electricity is produced by friction, and the pen becomes electrically charged.

elevated


To distinguish themselves from other commoners, these people developed new ways of speaking to set themselves apart and demonstrate their new, elevated social status.

eliminate


You may find a great co-worker or best friend in someone, so don't eliminate a person from your life based on a brief observation.

emotional


Having extremely vivid memories of past emotional experiences and only weak memories of past everyday events means we maintain a biased perception of the past.

We tend to view the past as a concentrated time line of emotionally exciting events.

encourage


He used reason to inquire into the nature of the universe, and encouraged others to do likewise.

I strongly encourage you to find a place to think and to discipline yourself to pause and use it because it has the potential to change your life.

entire


Rather, because Kenge had lived his entire life in a dense jungle that offered no views of the horizon, he had failed to learn what most of us take for granted, namely, that things look different when they are far away.

episode


We remember the arousing aspects of an episode and forget the boring bits.

estimate


Social psychologists at the University of Virginia asked college students to stand at the base of a hill while carrying a weighted backpack and estimate the steepness of the hill.

The participants who stood with close friends gave significantly lower estimates of the steepness of the hill than those who stood alone, next to strangers, or next to newly formed friends.

As a result, when we estimate how our next summer vacation will make us feel, we overestimate the positive.

We should not "put the telescope backward" when we look into the past and underestimate the old and overestimate the new.

executives


Houston Airport executives faced plenty of complaints regarding baggage claim time, so they increased the number of baggage handlers.

experience


Learning to ski is one of the most embarrassing experiences an adult can undergo.

Having extremely vivid memories of past emotional experiences and only weak memories of past everyday events means we maintain a biased perception of the past.

"Without an opportunity to experience real-world consequences, kids don't always understand why their parents make certain rules.

Great artists spend countless hours in their studios or with their instruments not just doing, but exploring their ideas and experiences.

Time alone allows people to sort through their experiences, put them into perspective, and plan for the future.

explanations


Some people, however, found the traditional religious explanations inadequate, and they began to search for answers based on reason.

He passed on to his followers not only his answers but also the process of thinking rationally, together with an idea of what kind of explanations could be considered satisfactory.

exposes


This shrinking exposes the parts of the nails and hair that were once under the skin, causing them to appear longer than before.

extended


Now we are seniors, and my wife must use a wheelchair for extended walks.

extinct


Something about these extinct creatures from long ago seems to hold almost everyone's attention, young or old, boy or girl.

"I think the reason kids like dinosaurs so much is that dinosaurs were big, were different from anything alive today, and are extinct.

extremely


Having extremely vivid memories of past emotional experiences and only weak memories of past everyday events means we maintain a biased perception of the past.

fascinating


Though we don't know a lot about dinosaurs, what we do know is fascinating to children of all ages.

figure


The idea is to first consider what matters to you, then figure out what you need to do to get there.

It can help you to figure out what's really important and what isn't.

fingernails


Do hair and fingernails continue to grow after a person dies?

Typically, fingernails grow about 0.1 millimeters a day, but in order to grow, they need glucose—a simple sugar that helps to power the body.

followers


He passed on to his followers not only his answers but also the process of thinking rationally, together with an idea of what kind of explanations could be considered satisfactory.

following


The following example will illustrate why it is difficult to make causal statements on the basis of correlational observation.

friction


This kind of electricity is produced by friction, and the pen becomes electrically charged.

frustrating


When done by a beginner, both are awkward, frustrating, and slow.

furious


Nevertheless, he was so furious that during the very first day he drove in 37 nails.

gadget


Shopping for new gadgets, clothes, or just random junk can turn into a hobby in itself.

Buying a new gadget might give you a similar rush, but it's also probably more temporary.

glucose


Typically, fingernails grow about 0.1 millimeters a day, but in order to grow, they need glucose—a simple sugar that helps to power the body.

Once the body dies, there's no more glucose.

granted


Rather, because Kenge had lived his entire life in a dense jungle that offered no views of the horizon, he had failed to learn what most of us take for granted, namely, that things look different when they are far away.

growth


Moreover, a complex hormonal regulation directs the growth of hair and nails, none of which is possible once a person dies.

handlers


Houston Airport executives faced plenty of complaints regarding baggage claim time, so they increased the number of baggage handlers.

horizon


Rather, because Kenge had lived his entire life in a dense jungle that offered no views of the horizon, he had failed to learn what most of us take for granted, namely, that things look different when they are far away.

hormonal


Moreover, a complex hormonal regulation directs the growth of hair and nails, none of which is possible once a person dies.

humanity


But even more importantly, studying history helps us ask and answer humanity's Big Questions.

humiliating


Probably you have been reading for a long time, too, and starting to learn all over again would be humiliating.

hurtful


Often, he got angry and said hurtful things to people around him.

The same happens when you say hurtful things to people.

identify


The accent that we identify as British today was developed around the time of the American Revolution by people of low birth rank who had become wealthy during the Industrial Revolution.

illustrate


The following example will illustrate why it is difficult to make causal statements on the basis of correlational observation.

imagination


So they are imagination engines," explains Jack Horner, a technical advisor for the Jurassic Park films.

Since no one knows what colors dinosaurs actually were, a child can use what information he has―and his imagination―to draw a dinosaur as he sees it.

impassable


We find that the beautiful walking paths through the park are all but impassable to her.

importantly


But even more importantly, studying history helps us ask and answer humanity's Big Questions.

inadequate


Some people, however, found the traditional religious explanations inadequate, and they began to search for answers based on reason.

inconsistent


This is often inconsistent with the facts.

industrial


The accent that we identify as British today was developed around the time of the American Revolution by people of low birth rank who had become wealthy during the Industrial Revolution.

inequalities


Hodgkin showed great concern for social inequalities and resolving conflicts.

judge


It is easy to judge people based on their actions.

However, when someone exhibits some difficult behavior, you might want to reserve judgement for later.

laughter


"When I told Kenge that the insects were buffalo, he roared with laughter and told me not to tell such stupid lies.

least


Even if you end up spending money making things yourself, you're at least building a skill rather than a collection of stuff that's quickly decreasing in value.

lie


Experts believe that British residents and the colonists who settled America all sounded the same back in the 18th century, and they probably all sounded more like modern Americans than modern Brits.

"When I told Kenge that the insects were buffalo, he roared with laughter and told me not to tell such stupid lies.

"The anthropologist wasn't stupid, and he hadn't lied.

"At that moment, the cameras outside took over and out there in the yard there was a scene of joy almost beyond belief.

littered


The paths are cracked and littered with rocks and debris that make it impossible to roll her chair from place to place.

louder


The actions of others often speak volumes louder than their words.

maintain


Having extremely vivid memories of past emotional experiences and only weak memories of past everyday events means we maintain a biased perception of the past.

majority


When the vote was announced, my brain just would not work out the right percentages to discover whether we had the necessary two-thirds majority.

nails


He called his son and gave him a hammer and a bag of nails.

Nevertheless, he was so furious that during the very first day he drove in 37 nails.

The number of nails the boy drove into the fence each day gradually decreased.

Eventually, the boy started to understand that holding his temper was easier than driving nails into the fence.

He didn't need the hammer and nails anymore when he learned to hold his temper.

At last, the boy was proud of himself as all the nails were gone.

Together, they went to the fence, and he said, "You did a good job, my son, but pay attention to the holes left from the nails.

Do hair and fingernails continue to grow after a person dies?

This shrinking exposes the parts of the nails and hair that were once under the skin, causing them to appear longer than before.

Typically, fingernails grow about 0.1 millimeters a day, but in order to grow, they need glucose—a simple sugar that helps to power the body.

Moreover, a complex hormonal regulation directs the growth of hair and nails, none of which is possible once a person dies.

namely


Rather, because Kenge had lived his entire life in a dense jungle that offered no views of the horizon, he had failed to learn what most of us take for granted, namely, that things look different when they are far away.

observation


From a correlational observation, we conclude that one variable is related to a second variable.

The following example will illustrate why it is difficult to make causal statements on the basis of correlational observation.

You may find a great co-worker or best friend in someone, so don't eliminate a person from your life based on a brief observation.

observer


The short answer is no, though it may not seem that way to the casual observer.

obviously


Obviously, a third variable is related to both—perhaps preference for risk.

occupied


Research shows occupied time feels shorter than unoccupied time.

People usually exaggerate about the time they waited, and what they find most bothersome is time spent unoccupied.

opportunity


"Without an opportunity to experience real-world consequences, kids don't always understand why their parents make certain rules.

overestimate


As a result, when we estimate how our next summer vacation will make us feel, we overestimate the positive.

We should not "put the telescope backward" when we look into the past and underestimate the old and overestimate the new.

overprotective


Overprotective parents spare kids from all natural consequences.

participants


Some participants stood next to close friends whom they had known a long time, some stood next to friends they had not known for long, some stood next to strangers, and the others stood alone during the exercise.

The participants who stood with close friends gave significantly lower estimates of the steepness of the hill than those who stood alone, next to strangers, or next to newly formed friends.

Furthermore, the longer the close friends had known each other, the less steep the hill appeared to the participants involved in the study.

passengers


It took about a minute to get from the arrival gate to baggage claim, so the passengers spent seven more minutes waiting for their bags.

The solution was to move the arrival gates away from the baggage claim so it took passengers about seven minutes to walk there.

Thus, occupying the passengers' time by making them walk longer gave them the idea they didn't have to wait as long.

pause


I strongly encourage you to find a place to think and to discipline yourself to pause and use it because it has the potential to change your life.

perceiving


In perceiving changes, we tend to regard the most recent ones as the most revolutionary.

percentages


When the vote was announced, my brain just would not work out the right percentages to discover whether we had the necessary two-thirds majority.

perception


Having extremely vivid memories of past emotional experiences and only weak memories of past everyday events means we maintain a biased perception of the past.

philosophy


This shift marked the birth of philosophy, and the first of the great thinkers that we know of was Thales of Miletus.

plains


So they are imagination engines," explains Jack Horner, a technical advisor for the Jurassic Park films.

About fifty years ago, a Pygmy named Kenge took his first trip out of the forests of Africa and onto the open plains with an anthropologist.

plenty


Houston Airport executives faced plenty of complaints regarding baggage claim time, so they increased the number of baggage handlers.

positive


As a result, when we estimate how our next summer vacation will make us feel, we overestimate the positive.

potential


Natural consequences prepare children for adulthood by helping them think about the potential consequences of their choices.

I strongly encourage you to find a place to think and to discipline yourself to pause and use it because it has the potential to change your life.

preference


Obviously, a third variable is related to both—perhaps preference for risk.

process


He passed on to his followers not only his answers but also the process of thinking rationally, together with an idea of what kind of explanations could be considered satisfactory.

psychologists


Social psychologists at the University of Virginia asked college students to stand at the base of a hill while carrying a weighted backpack and estimate the steepness of the hill.

published


Her work on vitamin B12 was published in 1954, which led to her being awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1964.

rank


The accent that we identify as British today was developed around the time of the American Revolution by people of low birth rank who had become wealthy during the Industrial Revolution.

rationally


He passed on to his followers not only his answers but also the process of thinking rationally, together with an idea of what kind of explanations could be considered satisfactory.

receive


In the 19th century, this distinctive accent was standardized as Received Pronunciation and taught widely by pronunciation tutors to people who wanted to learn to speak fashionably.

She also became the first woman to receive the Copley Medal and was a winner of the Lenin Peace Prize.

regard


Houston Airport executives faced plenty of complaints regarding baggage claim time, so they increased the number of baggage handlers.

In perceiving changes, we tend to regard the most recent ones as the most revolutionary.

regulation


Moreover, a complex hormonal regulation directs the growth of hair and nails, none of which is possible once a person dies.

related


From a correlational observation, we conclude that one variable is related to a second variable.

Obviously, a third variable is related to both—perhaps preference for risk.

relationship


That's because they are the people who know and understand the past and can explain its complex interrelationships with the present.

But neither behavior could be directly causing the other even though there is a relationship.

religion


For early societies, the answers to the most basic questions were found in religion.

religious


Some people, however, found the traditional religious explanations inadequate, and they began to search for answers based on reason.

resolving


Hodgkin showed great concern for social inequalities and resolving conflicts.

resources


We hope you will devote resources to restoring the walking paths in Freer Park for all visitors.

restoring


We hope you will devote resources to restoring the walking paths in Freer Park for all visitors.

revolution


The accent that we identify as British today was developed around the time of the American Revolution by people of low birth rank who had become wealthy during the Industrial Revolution.

In perceiving changes, we tend to regard the most recent ones as the most revolutionary.

Recent progress in telecommunications technologies is not more revolutionary than what happened in the late nineteenth century in relative terms.

Moreover, in terms of the consequent economic and social changes, the Internet revolution has not been as important as the washing machine and other household appliances.

revolutionary


In perceiving changes, we tend to regard the most recent ones as the most revolutionary.

Recent progress in telecommunications technologies is not more revolutionary than what happened in the late nineteenth century in relative terms.

ridiculous


It would be a ridiculous error to conclude that tattoos cause motorcycle accidents or that motorcycle accidents cause tattoos.

risk


Obviously, a third variable is related to both—perhaps preference for risk.

A person who is willing to take risks likes to be tattooed and also takes more chances on a motorcycle.

roared


"When I told Kenge that the insects were buffalo, he roared with laughter and told me not to tell such stupid lies.

satisfaction


We get the same kind of satisfaction from making things that we do from buying things.

satisfactory


He passed on to his followers not only his answers but also the process of thinking rationally, together with an idea of what kind of explanations could be considered satisfactory.

scars


Your words leave scars in their hearts like those holes in the fence."

seniors


Now we are seniors, and my wife must use a wheelchair for extended walks.

shift


This shift marked the birth of philosophy, and the first of the great thinkers that we know of was Thales of Miletus.

shrinking


This shrinking exposes the parts of the nails and hair that were once under the skin, causing them to appear longer than before.

similar


Why doesn't the modern American accent sound similar to a British accent?

Buying a new gadget might give you a similar rush, but it's also probably more temporary.

skill


Even if you end up spending money making things yourself, you're at least building a skill rather than a collection of stuff that's quickly decreasing in value.

smart


He was smart, talented, and handsome.

social


Social psychologists at the University of Virginia asked college students to stand at the base of a hill while carrying a weighted backpack and estimate the steepness of the hill.

To distinguish themselves from other commoners, these people developed new ways of speaking to set themselves apart and demonstrate their new, elevated social status.

Moreover, in terms of the consequent economic and social changes, the Internet revolution has not been as important as the washing machine and other household appliances.

Hodgkin showed great concern for social inequalities and resolving conflicts.

societies


For early societies, the answers to the most basic questions were found in religion.

socioeconomic


The researchers at the U.S. Army conducted a study of motorcycle accidents, attempting to correlate the number of accidents with other variables such as socioeconomic level and age.

sociologist


If you want to know why something is happening in the present, you might ask a sociologist or an economist.

spare


Overprotective parents spare kids from all natural consequences.

statements


The following example will illustrate why it is difficult to make causal statements on the basis of correlational observation.

static


What you have done there is to create a form of electricity called static electricity.

Static electricity is also found in the atmosphere.

status


To distinguish themselves from other commoners, these people developed new ways of speaking to set themselves apart and demonstrate their new, elevated social status.

steepness


Social psychologists at the University of Virginia asked college students to stand at the base of a hill while carrying a weighted backpack and estimate the steepness of the hill.

The participants who stood with close friends gave significantly lower estimates of the steepness of the hill than those who stood alone, next to strangers, or next to newly formed friends.

structure


In 1949, she worked on the structure of penicillin with her colleagues.

stuff


Even if you end up spending money making things yourself, you're at least building a skill rather than a collection of stuff that's quickly decreasing in value.

supposed


We set resolutions based on what we're supposed to do, or what others think we're supposed to do, rather than what really matters to us.

For example, reading more is a good habit, but if you're only doing it because you feel like that's what you're supposed to do, not because you actually want to learn more, you're going to have a hard time reaching the goal.

tattooed


A person who is willing to take risks likes to be tattooed and also takes more chances on a motorcycle.

technical


So they are imagination engines," explains Jack Horner, a technical advisor for the Jurassic Park films.

technicians


Then one of the technicians turned to me with a big smile on his face and said, "You've got it!

temporary


Buying a new gadget might give you a similar rush, but it's also probably more temporary.

thinkers


This shift marked the birth of philosophy, and the first of the great thinkers that we know of was Thales of Miletus.

thrilled


It's hard enough to stick with goals you want to accomplish, but sometimes we make goals we're not even thrilled about in the first place.

thunderstorm


During a thunderstorm, clouds may become charged as they rub against each other.

tissue


Use a plastic pen and rub it on your hair about ten times and then hold the pen close to small pieces of tissue paper or chalk dust.

topic


Without a doubt, dinosaurs are a popular topic for kids across the planet.

Dinosaurs are studied in classrooms each year, not only for the science behind the topic, but also because of the creative thinking it seems to foster in students.

"I think it's the mystery of dinosaurs―the fact that there are still so many things we don't know―that inspires them to use that topic in their journals.

tough


"The fence was very tough, and the hammer was heavy.

traditional


Some people, however, found the traditional religious explanations inadequate, and they began to search for answers based on reason.

typically


Typically, fingernails grow about 0.1 millimeters a day, but in order to grow, they need glucose—a simple sugar that helps to power the body.

unoccupied


Research shows occupied time feels shorter than unoccupied time.

People usually exaggerate about the time they waited, and what they find most bothersome is time spent unoccupied.

value


Instead, make goals based on your own values.

Even if you end up spending money making things yourself, you're at least building a skill rather than a collection of stuff that's quickly decreasing in value.

We are often taught to put more value in actions than words, and for good reason.

variable


From a correlational observation, we conclude that one variable is related to a second variable.

The researchers at the U.S. Army conducted a study of motorcycle accidents, attempting to correlate the number of accidents with other variables such as socioeconomic level and age.

Obviously, a third variable is related to both—perhaps preference for risk.

vivid


Having extremely vivid memories of past emotional experiences and only weak memories of past everyday events means we maintain a biased perception of the past.

volumes


The actions of others often speak volumes louder than their words.

vote


When the vote was announced, my brain just would not work out the right percentages to discover whether we had the necessary two-thirds majority.

We hope you will devote resources to restoring the walking paths in Freer Park for all visitors.

wealthy


The accent that we identify as British today was developed around the time of the American Revolution by people of low birth rank who had become wealthy during the Industrial Revolution.

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