So, uh . . . as Jim said, James Polk was the eleventh President, and . . . uh . . . well, my report's about the next PresidentZachary Taylor. Taylor was elected in 1849. It's surprising because . . . well, he was the first President that didn't have...
You may remember that a few weeks ago we discussed the question of what photography is. Is it art, or is it a method of reproducing images? Do photographs belong in museums or just in our homes? Today I want to talk about a person who tried to make h...
In the seventeenth century, the______here thatched their roofs with______and______, just as they had done in England. After a while, though, they began to replace the thatch with wooden______because wood was so plentiful. And eventually, other roofin...
Welcome to the Four Winds Historical Farm, where traditions of the past are preserved for visitors like you. Today, our master______will begin giving this______behind me a sturdy thatched roof, able to______heavy winds and last up to a hundred years....
Before starting our tour of______, I'd like to give you some historical facts that might help you______what you see today even more. Monticello was the very much loved home of Thomas Jefferson for over fifty years. Jefferson, who was, of course, Pres...
Now let's focus on______in the 1950's. Early in the______sales were down, so publishers started looking for some new______to get their readers interested again. They found what they were looking for withhorrorcomics, stories about______and______that...
I need to make sure you understand how to get______for next year. When you entered as first-year students this year, the school assigned you to a dorm and a roommate, but next year as returning students you'll choose both your roommate and your dorm....
That's an interesting question, Tom. Women did participatein the early days of______making. One of the most outstanding is Lois Weber. She is______as the first consistently successful woman film director. In the early 1900's,when she first arrived in...
In the few minutes that remain of today's class, I'd like to discuss next week's schedule with you. Because I'm presenting a paper at a conference in______on Thursday, I won't be here for either Wednesday's or Friday's class. I will, however, be here...
Did you ever wonder why it is that most people are ______ to sleep at night instead of during the day? If there's something about the cycle of light and dark that's telling us when to sleep, then shouldn't the sleep cycle of a blind person be differe...
