It remains the world's tallest freestanding masonry structure, constructed entirely of stacked granite and marble blocks with no metal structural supports. ... Special scaffolding had to be used during the outside phase of the process to avoid drilling holes into the granite and marble blocks. ... The Monticello plantation of 5,000 acres, with its four farms, was a center of agriculture and industry, and was home not only to the Jefferson family, but also to workers, black and white, enslaved and free. ...

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They used limestone in Italy and Sicily, marble in the Greek islands and Asia Minor, and limestone covered with marble on the Greek mainland. Later they built chiefly in marble. ... White, yellow, and purple were often used to highlight details, produced a bold and striking effect. ...

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I nodded in agreement and pushed aside the wispy white drapes at the large bay window in the living room. ... His face was white with fear and I instantly realized why - we were not alone in the room! ... It was like a dark shadow, but had a faint glimmer to it as if it were wet, giving it a sheen like that of polished marble. ...

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Line 67 - "Thick-lips" " White men were dominant and thought to be superior over any other race and this is evident when Roderigo used a derogatory term and racial slur, "thick-lips' towards the Moor, Othello. ...

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VOCABULARY Archaeology: the scientific study of ancient people and cultures principally revealed through excavation. Cromlech: a circle of megaliths. Henge: a Neolithic monument, characterized by a circular ground plan. Used for rituals and marking astronomical events. Megalith: a stone of great size used in the construction of a prehistoric structure. ...

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The thinner white draperies give a good contrast to the large black background. ... The floor achieved its ruined effect through the marble-like painted linoleum and the hay spread all throughout the stage. The white and black dots made by the brush strokes gave the floor texture and roughness. ... The bright and vibrant red orange and white bands on Kassandra's dress are very apt for her line "Ako ang tanglaw!". ...

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Ionic solids formed from group 1 and 2 metals are white or colourless while those formed from transition metals are usually coloured The strong, electrostatic attractions between the oppositely charged ions in the three-dimensional lattice result in ionic solids being hard and difficult to cut. ...

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Computing machines can be dated back to the advent of the abacus, a wooden rack holding two horizontal wires with beads strung across them. Several different types of arithmetic operations could be performed when these beads were manipulated. Another early calculator, later called Napier's Bones, made its debut in the early 1600's. This device, invented by Charles Napier, consisted of a series of rods that could be used to perform multiplication. The first digital calculation machine was built by Blaise Pascal in 1642. ...

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