Why do twelve-year-old boys only want things that are bad for them We’ve already told him that he can’t listen to rap music—the words are disgusting(令人反感的). And I’ve said no to beer with his meals. Right now I’m saying no to everything. Then a few weeks ago he asked...
"Living I Was Your Plague, O Pope, dead, I will be your death" are the words Martin Luther wrote on the wall, in chalk, the night before he died. They were the epitaph he wanted to be remembered by. This book, by Lyndal Roper, Regius Professor of History at the University of Oxfo...
How many three-letter (unordered) sets are possible that use the letters b, o, g, e, y at most once each? Using the letters of the word SQUARE, how many 6 letter arrangements are possible if we don't repeat any letter and we want consonants and vowels to a...
Her eyes looked from my face down to my ___ , then she took another piece of chalk from Mona and drew the single letter"A "on the floor in front of me. "Copy that, Christy. " She said. I tried to do the same action, but I ___ ."Try again, Christy. " she whispered in ...
Modern science is often seen as being so complex that mere enthusiasts shouldn't try to comprehend it. At Five Books, we take the view that science, whether ancient or modern, should be accessible to all readers. And every day, great authors publish fantastic popular science books with that...
With a boy's curiosity I have peeped through the keyhole, but I was never able to see more than such a collection of old trunks and bundles as would be expected in such a room. “One day—it was in March, 1883—a letter with a foreign stamp lay upon the table in front of the ...
Each of these words is a synonym highlighting some attribute of God’s instructions to His people. Another memorable feature of this psalm is its form. The psalmist constructs this hymn as an elaborate acrostic poem that moves artfully through each letter of the Hebrew alphabet. Essentially, ...
Answer to: A password consists of one letter followed by a five-digit number. How many passwords are possible if none of the letters or digits can...
“‘No, I forbid you. I won't have a fuss made about such nonsense.’ “It was in vain to argue with him, for he was a very obstinate man. I went about, however, with a heart which was full of forebodings. “On the third day after the coming of the letter my father went fr...
With a boy's curiosity I have peeped through the keyhole, but I was never able to see more than such a collection of old trunks and bundles as would be expected in such a room. “One day—it was in March, 1883—a letter with a foreign stamp lay upon the table in front of the ...