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Exhibition celebrates the life of scientist Stephen Hawking
AP Television
London, UK, January 19, 2012
1. Various of exhibit showing photograph of Stephen Hawking in his office in front of a board showing his astronomical calculations
2. Wide of exhibit displaying trophies and objects from his...
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Mr. Griot describes how to revise a nonfiction expository writing essay.
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Nonfiction Expository Writing: Tigers
Mr. Griot describes how to write a nonfiction expository writing essay.
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Biography:Mary McLeod Bethune: American Educator
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Robert Burns:The Bard of Scotland
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Summarize a Scientific Text
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Write a How-To Text
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