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... called a heretic . In the light of today's knowledge , some heresies were bad and some were good . Many of the pioneers of modern science were called heretics ; wit- ness the cases of Copernicus , Galileo , Bruno . Today's bad names ...
... called a heretic . In the light of today's knowledge , some heresies were bad and some were good . Many of the pioneers of modern science were called heretics ; wit- ness the cases of Copernicus , Galileo , Bruno . Today's bad names ...
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... called pacification . Millions of peasants are robbed of their farms and sent trudging along the roads with no more than they can carry : this is called transfer of pop- ulation or rectification of frontiers . People are imprisoned for ...
... called pacification . Millions of peasants are robbed of their farms and sent trudging along the roads with no more than they can carry : this is called transfer of pop- ulation or rectification of frontiers . People are imprisoned for ...
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... called acid rain “ poorly - buffered precipitation " then dropped that term in favor of " atmospheric deposition of anthropogenically - derived acidic substances , " but recently decided that acid rain should be called “ wet deposition ...
... called acid rain “ poorly - buffered precipitation " then dropped that term in favor of " atmospheric deposition of anthropogenically - derived acidic substances , " but recently decided that acid rain should be called “ wet deposition ...
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Simplicity WILLIAM ZINSSER | 13 |
Freewriting PETER ELBOW | 19 |
Revising Your Own Manuscript | 28 |
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