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…electricity experiment, which included flying a kite during a lightning storm took place in 1752. In addition to his science projects, Franklin was elected to the Pennsylvania assembly and held the post for 14 years. In 1753, he was appointed deputy postmaster…
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…of a judge, who likes Tom but sometimes fights with him. Injun Joe is an indian who kills someone named Dr. Robinson and makes everyone believe that the real killer is a man named Muff Potter. Mr. Potter, a nice man, helps Tom and Huck to fish and fly kites. D…
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…or leather, with square or leaf shaped ends. The tunic came down to the knees and had sleeves to the elbows. The skirt was cut into wide strips to protect the rider’s thighs. The knight’s shields were round or they were shaped like kites with round tops…
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…in the field of electricity (Middleton 302-303). With his famous kite and key experiment, Franklin made the discovery that lightning and electricity are identical. While most people are familiar with Franklin's elevations in electricity, many are not apprised…
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…Caesar's "ghost", interpreted as an omen of his defeat. He also looks upon the ensign, and instead of the usual stock of eagles, ravens and kites replace them, construed as another sign of their loss at Phillipi. Not surprisingly, Caesar's death is avenged…
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…in the field of electricity (Middleton 302-303). With his famous kite and key experiment, Franklin made the discovery that lightning and electricity are identical. While most people are familiar with Franklin's elevations in electricity, many are not apprised of his…
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…deeply, in 1748 he turned his printing business over to his foreman, intending to devote his life to science (#5). Experiments he proposed, showed that lightning was in fact a form of electricity. Later that year his famous kite experiment, in which he flew…
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…and fly kites. D. This story takes place in St. Petersburg, Missouri, in the mid-1800's. E. The main problem in this story is the many ways which Tom tries to avoid Injun Joe because as a witness to the murder of Dr. Robinson…
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…fights with him. Injun Joe is an indian who kills someone named Dr. Robinson and makes everyone believe that the real killer is a man named Muff Potter. Mr. Potter, a nice man, helps Tom and Huck to fish and fly kites. D. This story takes place in St…
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…upon the ensign, and instead of the usual stock of eagles, ravens and kites replace them, construed as another sign of their loss at Phillipi. Not surprisingly, Caesar's death is avenged in the end, with the two of the conspirators' double suicide…
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