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Best Director Nominees

Below are the nominees in the directing category. This is the second directing nomination for Alejandro G. Iñárritu. He was previously nominated for the 2006 film Babel…

Slinky History

The Question: How did the lady who thought up the Slinky get the company to pay her for her idea? The Answer: It was actually quite easy. The woman behind the…

Thelma Catherine Pat Ryan Nixon

First LadyBorn: 3/16/1912Birthplace: Ely, Nevada Her father, a miner in Ely, Nevada, gave her the nickname “Pat” because she was born the evening before St. Patrick's Day. The family soon moved to…

language acquisition

(Encyclopedia) language acquisition, the process of learning a native or a second language. The acquisition of native languages is studied primarily by developmental psychologists and psycholinguists…

reading, mental process

(Encyclopedia) reading, process of mentally interpreting written symbols. Facility in reading is an essential factor in educational progress, and instruction in this basic skill is a primary purpose…

Geometry: And the Rest

And the RestGeometryThe Unit Circle and TrigonometryThe Tangent RatioThe Sine RatioThe Cosine RatioAnd the RestHow Does This Relate to the Unit Circle? There are three other trigonometric ratios…

Geometry: Basic Terms

Basic TermsGeometryAnatomy of a CircleBasic TermsArcsCircumference and Area: Pi Anyone?TangentsFrom One Theorem Comes Many Start with a point C, and collect all of the points a fixed distance r…

Geometry: Let's Get Parallel

Let's Get ParallelGeometryProving Relationships Between LinesProofs Involving Perpendicular LinesLet's Get ParallelProofs About Alternate AnglesParallel Lines and Supplementary AnglesUsing…

Geometry: Non-Euclidean Geometry

Non-Euclidean GeometryGeometryWhose Geometry Is It Anyway?Non-Euclidean GeometryHyperbolic Geometry: Saddle Up!Spherical GeometryTaxi-Cab GeometryMax GeometryHow Many Shapes Can a Circle Have?…

Geometry: Parallel Lines and Supplementary Angles

Parallel Lines and Supplementary AnglesGeometryProving Relationships Between LinesProofs Involving Perpendicular LinesLet's Get ParallelProofs About Alternate AnglesParallel Lines and Supplementary…