I'm sure you realize that your research papers are due in six weeks. I've looked at your proposed topics and made comments about them. The most frequent problem was proposing too broad a topic. Remember, this is only a fifteen-page paper. As I return...
Word comes from California of a new weapon in the war on_____,______. Two scientists working for a firm in Anaheim, California, have developed a method to eliminate insects without using dangerous chemicals. The new poison? Hot air. The basic idea is...
Today we'll examine the role that private transportation,_______, the________plays in city planning. A number of sociologists blame the automobile for the decline of the downtown areas of major cities. In the 1950's and 1960's the automobile made it...
Before we start our first lab, I'd like to tell you a little bit about the_____we'll be using. The first thing I'd like to point out is that the workbook contains a very large amount of material, far more than you could ever handle in a single semest...
Most people think of astronomers as people who spend their time in cold______through telescopes every night. In fact, a typical astronomer spends most of his or her time analyzing data and may only be at the telescope a few weeks of the year. Some as...
Let's proceed to the main exhibit hall and look at some of the actual vehicles that have played a prominent role in speeding up mail delivery. Consider how long it used to take to send a letter across a relatively short distance. Back in the 1600's i...
Today we're going to practice______the main tool used when______groupsthe voice. There are three main elements that combine to create either a positive or negative experience for listeners. They can result in a voice that is pleasing to listen to and...
Now that we've all introduced ourselves to the new members, let's get down to work. As the committee in charge of this year's tree-planting project, we have several______on our agenda. First, we have to review the budget. The president has informed m...
Thank you. It's great to see so many of you interested in this series on Survival in Outer Space. Please excuse the cameras;we're being______for the local TV stations. Tonight I'm going to talk about the most basicaspect of survivalthe space suit. Wh...
Located at the NASA Research Center in Iowa is a 5,000-______ ______ of water, and inside the ______ is an underwater treadmill designed by Dava Newman, an ______ engineer. For four years Newman observed ______ as they ______ walking on the Moon and...
I hope you've all finished reading the assigned chapter on ______ so that you're prepared for our discussion today. But, before we start, I'd like to mention a few things your text doesn't go into. It's interesting to note that insurance has existed...
Community service is an important ______ of education here at our university. We encourage all students to volunteer for at least one community activity before they graduate. A new community program called One On One helps elementary students who've...
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...
