| 单词 | basic |
| 例句 | I lacked even a basic knowledge of grammar, though I was learning, beginning with nouns and moving on to prepositions and gerunds. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “This is the language called basic,” she said. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Although there is discussion over whether improvisation skills can be taught, there are some basic steps that allow children a safe, secure context in which to experiment with improvisation. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z That was the basic flaw in his philosophy. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Once Torricelli’s experiment had been accepted as a basic model, it was possible to devise all sorts of variations. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Even basic spells are difficult when one is not operating at full strength. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z He had been learning about journalism at school, from a textbook, and it seemed to him that his father had abridged some basic journalistic principle. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z They made arrangements to meet again and agreed to a few basic rules. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z For good measure I added Pi = 3.14 and I drew a large circle, which I then sliced in two with a diameter, to evoke that basic lesson of geometry. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z He recorded basic shark stats from one of my mom’s books and left a big space for me to draw an image of the great white. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z His father is a respected climbing Sherpa who taught him the basics of mountaineering at an early age so tThe sirdar is the head Sherpa. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z It was the first time he had been armed since basic training. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z For example, because improvising music is far more complex than imitating basic patterns, the latter is required in order to perform the former. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Of course he wasn’t a foundling or a millionaire, but it was the same basic concept. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z At the end of basic training, he was assigned his specialty: “Indirect fire crewman.” Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z He wasn’t bound to 600 square feet of ghetto retail space like my father, who more or less duplicated the same basic store in various parts of the city. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The designs were basic colors like Easter eggs that no one in Tabriz would know. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z However, I have a stronger hunch that the greatest part of the important biomedical research waiting to be done is in the class of basic science. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z We call the kids from Garden Heights Basics ’cause we say they’re “basic as hell.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z In any nonviolent campaign there are four basic steps: collection of the facts to determine whether injustices exist; negotiation; self-purification; and direct action. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z So perhaps the other three elements can be considered the most basic components of music. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Will it matter to them, the way I can’t hold on to even basic facts surrounding my accident? We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Galen wrote basic works on healing and anatomy which dominated medicine until the Renaissance. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Equally important to understand is this: Merely reducing sentence length, by itself, does not disturb the basic architecture of the New Jim Crow. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z In these theories the basic objects are not particles, which occupy a single point of space, but things that have a length but no other dimension, like an infinitely thin piece of string. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z A borrowed division occurs whenever the basic meter of a piece is interrupted by some beats that sound like they are "borrowed" from a different meter. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z It is from this basic step that most American Black dances are born. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z By outlining the cyclotron’s vast potential for advancing the peacetime goals of basic science, Ernest convinced Fosdick that the machine just might serve as a beneficent scientific counterbalance to Hiroshima. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “All in favor of admitting first-term student Kvothe’s reckless use of sympathy as proof of mastery of the basic principles of sympathy vote by show of hands.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The increased attention also led to several Supreme Court rulings that provided basic due process protections for imprisoned people. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z It was the breaking of an unspoken agreement between us—a very basic agreement—and he knew it. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Each protocol had a different function: TCP/IP was the basic plumbing of the Internet, or the basic railroad tracks, on which everything else above it was built and moved around. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z It’s really just a basic plain lobby, and lemme tell you: If you think everything in New York is high class, like the inside of a yacht or something, it isn’t. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z That is really the basic question here, because that’s the basic context in which all persuasion takes place. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She got herself some basic science textbooks, a good dictionary, and a journal she’d use to copy passage after passage from biology textbooks: “Cell is a minute portion of living substance,” she wrote. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z And maybe less basic research—maybe considerably less. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z There was only one thing in basic training that scared most of us. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z This has a direct effect on the frequency and pitch of harmonics, and so it affects the basics of music tremendously. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Back then, networks had only very basic protocols for exchanging files and e-mail messages. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z They all had the same stories no matter where they had taken basic. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I already felt like the freak of freaks without the added realization that I lacked the basic ability of communicating normally with other human beings. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Yet all these gases have very basic properties in common: heat them up and they expand; cool them down and they contract. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Learning the basics of child rearing is difficult at any time. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Got me feeling basic as hell with my ponytail. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z This version has the basic plainchant as normal, but instead of adding another line following its contours like the parallel train tracks, the new additional line stays put. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z With the help of high-speed communications, stringent training, and standardized forms, these young Indians can fairly rapidly be converted into basic Western accountants at a fraction of the cost. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z You could never tell when people would make a run on the basics before a storm arrived, and she wanted to avoid the crush. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The trick to looking rich, he told me, is to have one expensive item, and for the rest of the things you get basic, good-looking quality stuff. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Observing the look of dumb horror on his face as the waiter delivered the ugly pizza, I decided that, in a test of basic intelligence, I was a definite shoo-in. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z My dad taught me the basics in a huge, empty parking lot. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Sarai’s words were simple enough, but they challenged the basic tenet of their lives: that they had an enemy. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Then there was the reality that funding for basic research was always in danger of cutbacks, especially in periods of economic strain. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z In other words, on the most basic neurological level, for someone with autism, a face is just another object. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Just the basic standards of not sounding like a braying donkey and not smelling like a pair of cursed sneakers ruled out half the guys in her class. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z And the basic elements of this equipment are in the Gospels. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I forced myself into a longer warm-up routine than normal, including some basic calisthenics and my usual stretching routine, but I couldn’t shake the fatigue I was feeling. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “Would your viewers like to know the five basic components of the refrigeration cycle?” asked Jake. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z For all his interest at the hearing, he had never seemed particularly engaged over the basic question of whether Walter was guilty or innocent. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z But I had perpetuated the Mandela name and the Madiba clan, which is one of the basic responsibilities of a Xhosa male. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Hence they must have inexorable explanations, ones more basic than mere details concerning who happened to win some battle or develop some invention on one occasion a few thousand years ago. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z During his brutal reign, the Russian people were denied basic liberties, including freedom of speech and religion, and millions of Soviet citizens were killed in what has been called the Great Purge. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Although organic chemists in Alexander Todd’s nearby lab thought this the basic arrangement, they were still a long way from chemically establishing that all the internucleotide bonds were identical. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Kevin stays in character as he answers a few basic questions about Langston Hughes’s life. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Dr. Atchley used a basic premise: He theorized that if technology was like an addictive substance, say, alcohol, then users would find the information delivered on a device as irresistible as alcoholics do booze. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z I have a basic five-point code to reading people’s faces, which Mr Shepherd has taught me from cartoon pictures: 1: Lips up, loads of teeth showing = very amused, happy. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside was what Kurnakov described as a “neatly written report” outlining the basic scientific principles of the atomic bomb. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z So finally I get bored in the down under and I'm hanging out in the so-called back yard, your basic chunk of chain-link heaven. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z “We could use the fringe’s slide show to supplement a basic history lesson,” I say. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z On another occasion, when she had not yet given up the idea of saving her for the world, she had tried to get her interested in basic domestic affairs. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z The basic approach utilizes discovery in terms of music learning, and also is synchronous with many of the 21st-century learning approaches discussed in Chapter 1. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Yet, for some reason, that most basic human ability deserted those officers that night. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z From time to time, Clara and Jaime bought her clothes or gave her something for her basic needs, but usually she could not afford to buy a pair of stockings. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z All educators can incorporate the basic techniques used in these methods as they offer creative, arts-driven curricula through which to teach. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Their basic train of thought was this: Hannibal’s Rest? Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Her mother said comfortable with a faint shudder, and Olanna almost smiled because her mother had Odenigbo’s basic university house in mind, with its sturdy rooms and plain furniture and uncarpeted floors. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The cards indicated how the person was likely to vote on certain issues, what his basic values were, and what past indications he had given about his feelings toward women attaining the vote. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z It was just that Ruza had an eager nature—eager to tease, more than anything else—and had taken it upon himself to teach Lazlo basic skills, such as riding, spear-throwing, cursing. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “During my admission, you said that my admittance to the Arcanum was granted, contingent upon proof that I had mastered the basic principles of sympathy.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He’s my literature and linguistics teacher, and he’s currently trying to teach me how to conjugate basic Kushoto verbs. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z A few minutes’ conversation, nonetheless, revealed no basic change in his outlook. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Jim Crow laws denied blacks access to the white world at the most basic levels. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z It was the way things were and there was nothing to be done about such a basic thing. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Genes, phenotypes, selection, and evolution were bound together by cords of relatively basic laws—but it was easy to imagine that these laws could be misunderstood and distorted. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Truth, i think that is the last basic element. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z People were stealing the most basic things in Chisamba Singles these days. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z All on top of the long and monotonous years spent learning the basics of the machine that had given birth to the space program. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Tibbets learned the basics of how the atomic bomb would work and approximately how powerful the explosion might be. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I learned that there aren’t a lot of answers to even the most basic questions. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z It overlooks a staggering amount of basic research to say that modern medicine began with the era of antibiotics. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s another reason he never cared to examine things beyond the basic benchmark of being attracted to women. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “I fully realize the importance of basic human interest elements in a story such as this and would propose therefore that you drop down to see Dr. TeLinde and myself.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z As with humans, the basic plan for the adult body is furled into an embryo. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Aware by now of his reputation for recklessness, she reminded him again of basic security precautions. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z At Sandringham, we were taught more about World War II thanthe typical black kids in the townships were, but only in a basic way. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z We asked for contact with other prisoners, and in general made the same basic complaint that we always had: to be treated as political prisoners. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z While Sumerian and Mesoamerican languages bear no special relation to each other among the world’s languages, both raised similar basic issues in reducing them to writing. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z They realize that saving themselves is as easy as using basic scientific principles to build lots of booby traps. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Gradual changes in the basic tempo are also common in music, though, and these have their own set of terms. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Immediately after graduation, they were headed for Lackland Air Force Base for basic training, and then they would use the GI Bill for college. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z This violates a basic principle of numbers called the axiom of Archimedes, which says that if you add something to itself enough times, it will exceed any other number in magnitude. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z “Unh-uh. Sam Houston, in Texas. I did basic there and then went right into medical school. I got assigned to the hospital in Devens, but it got boring. ” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It is a fundamental law of Nature, as basic as gravity. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He would say, “Clean water and health care and school and food and tin roofs and cement floors, all of these things should constitute a set of basics that people must have as birthrights.” Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Eating with awareness is one of the basic joys of life, and one that everyone can experience even without hunting and gathering your food. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Under the nazis, normal life became impossible for young people and their families as they lost their basic freedoms. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Neither one would help him because of a basic spy law: Give information only to those with a need to know. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Kemp hadn’t the time in, but he was learning the basic rule. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The kicks are more difficult, though he only teaches us the basics. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z To Alvarez, who was chafing in his peacetime harness after spending four postwar years doing basic research, the Soviet bomb represented not merely a crisis but also an opportunity. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He was a mess at first, and each time the car twitched my mom would exclaim, “Ay!” but he took to the basic coordination of it surprisingly easily. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Students who are already familiar with notation and basic musical definitions can skip the first sections and begin with this introduction to the physical basis of music. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z So I just show him the basic stroke and let him practice going back and forth in waist-high water. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z A very basic security flaw, and one that would have to be remedied once this business was over. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z But at that time we lived in a small village called Tehuipango where the medical care was very basic. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Consider seven pieces of transparent paper colored with the seven basic colors of the rainbow. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z He claimed to have witnessed the incident with his own eyes, and I remember how upset he became one morning when Mitchell Sanders challenged him on its basic premise. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z You do not engage the attention of the reader unless your story has basic human interest elements. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z He could see the basics—where they would enter, how they would leave. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Yet underlying them all, perhaps, only a few basic kinds of injuries to the cell are responsible. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “A basic rule was being broken,” KGB agent Alexander Feklisov later lamented. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The rule is suspiciously complicated for something as basic to everyday expression as future time, and it turns out not to be a rule at all. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z There were two soldier boys in green uniforms who didn’t look any older than Uncle Darnell—high school cap and gown one day, army boots and basic training four days later. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The slaves insisted they were not property; like the Jews in Egypt, they were God’s children, who were owed their basic human rights. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z The collection of tables and chairs had been rearranged into a basic U shape around the room, and multiple colleges had set up their displays on them. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z But what Aristotle is attempting is a basic taxonomy of forms of argument: and like so much in his book, those forms are so familiar to us that we have long ceased to notice them. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z He had not even taken the most basic of steps to test the construction: filling the tank with water to check for leaks. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z The basics of the forager economy can be reconstructed with some confidence based on quantifiable and objective factors. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Sanitation was practically unknown; only 10 percent of households had even a basic privy. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z My middle name, Tree, comes from your basic tree, a thing of such beauty to my mother that she made it part of my name. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z A unit, membership in which is obligatory for all Communists, is the party’s basic form of organization. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Regardless of the type of encounter, the basic music elements play a significant role in how children respond to music. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z If he read him, Newcomen had only to put two and two together in exactly the way Papin was to go on to do to have the basic design of a steam engine. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “The basic reality,” Sandman told The New York Times, “is that the risks that scare people and the risks that kill people are very different.” Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z “Somebody else could do basic research on what a tangerine is and how it is grown. We thought that you and your friend could handle that.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He gave viewers a basic overview of cell structure and cancer using diagrams and a long wooden pointer. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z To be provided with the basic things you need to live and stay healthy. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “From each according to his ability, to each according to his need. Isn’t that the basic tenet of socialism, Bill?” my dad says. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The new plan stuck close to that basic strategy, but with a twist. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The troll paused, some basic curiosity piqued by the lack of fear. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z We know the basic parts of a plant—roots, stem, leaves, flowers. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z What has changed since the collapse of Jim Crow has less to do with the basic structure of our society than with the language we use to justify it. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Kuhn’s distinction between two types of science was too neat, but his basic approach was sound: sometimes, as we have seen, one discovery leads to another in a way which is, with hindsight, entirely inevitable. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z What she didn’t know was that my problem in school was much more basic than a learning disability. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z He’s never shown much interest in swordsmanship at school, and, although he knows the basics, I am not sure he practices. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I had gone through basic training just fine until the end when we had to go under live fire. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Bach could layer three, four, five or even six simultaneous parts on top of each other, all using variants of the basic theme. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z “During the whole show, I was never stationary. Sometimes it was fun, but I got frustrated. I was like, ‘Everybody else is getting basic blocking, so why can’t I get blocking?’ Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Thus, the crops and animals of the Fertile Crescent’s first farmers came to meet humanity’s basic economic needs: carbohydrate, protein, fat, clothing, traction, and transport. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The lodge was very congenial in a basic and rustic sort of way, with a high ceiling and plenty of room to move around. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z I will never have to explain so many basic things to him. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Neither Elizebeth nor her team was fluent in Chinese, but Elizebeth had learned some basic characters while breaking another drug case earlier that year. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z He pays $900 a month for a basic health insurance policy—vital to keep his wife, Vicky, who has a rare brain disease, alive. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z I played through all of the basic rudiments and then did all of my lesson pages for the week. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z To survive the neighborhoods and shield my body, I learned another language consisting of a basic complement of head nods and handshakes. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Marie says the basic requirement for employment these days is a heartbeat, which is why she doesn’t fire him. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z I could tell by his face that he had already been told the basic facts. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I interacted with people on only the most basic, perfunctory levels, and otherwise spent most of my time listening to music. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z How could two people who loved her so much simply not get her on such a basic, essential level? When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z But most of all you need the intelligible basic facts to begin with, and these must come from basic research. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z That outcome, with all of its momentous advantages for Eurasian societies, stemmed from three basic facts of mammalian geography, history, and biology. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The regularity of their number system also means that Asian children can perform basic functions, such as addition, far more easily. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Butler scanned the sheet: basic field equipment, a few eyebrow raisers, nothing too puzzling until... Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “And he ignored his basic, most fundamental duty.” Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Each sketch showed her with a different expression, and in each one she found the basic essence of herself. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I am relieved that the questions are basic, mostly wanting to know my interests and what I see as my strengths and weaknesses. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z “Let’s have no clauses at all beyond the basic rules of interference and see what happens,” Hector says. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Mutations in genes that specified the basic elements of the body plan were more difficult to identify, since the mutations sharply decreased the survival of organisms. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Then I take Twill out in the woods and try to explain the basics of hunting. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Especially as, like most shot-down British airmen, she spoke only the most basic schoolgirl French and had no clever forged identity to fall back on in Nazi-occupied France. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Supreme Court struck down this basic requirement as “unrealistic.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z For the first two weeks of July, Danny spent part of our reading time in the library patiently explaining to me some of Freud’s basic concepts. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Our home was in bad shape, but the basic structure was still there. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z In fact, it was even more basic than that: if the surgeon’s voice was judged to sound dominant, the surgeon tended to be in the sued group. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Elementary schools by and large do manage to teach the basic algorithms for multiplication and division, addition and subtraction, as well as methods for handling fractions, decimals, and percentages. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The hotel room was basic: two double beds separated by a wooden nightstand with a gray lamp on it, across from a chest of drawers that doubled as a stand for the TV and coffeemaker. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z To Dr. Treisman, there were two basic conclusions: first, “the attention filter is very effective,” but second, “our filter is not a total block.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z But those are just the basic skills that every gymnast builds on. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z A slighdy younger Old Babylonian clay tablet, dating from 2000-1700 bc, gives basic details on how to learn and time a four-stringed fretted lute, including instructions for the notes to play. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z “That shows a basic difference between you and me, Ben.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Even more important is the fact that medical men who received their basic training before 1950 have had little opportunity to realize the critical importance of the process and the hazards of disrupting it. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z They are often called the basic elements of music. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Five years later, archaeologists remained unsure of the answers to such basic questions as where the geoglyph builders lived—the structures show no sign of habitation. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z At the opposite end lies “idea diffusion,” when you receive little more than the basic idea and have to reinvent the details. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He was vaguely aware of this particular young man, who had built a reputation during basic training as a thoroughly eager warrior, ready to kill and businesslike every bit of the time. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Their goal was to figure out the basics of how an atomic bomb might work, and what materials would be needed. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z But Seven only knew the very basic things, like the spell for dodging attacks—evitar—and a low-level striking spell—zarpazo. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z The halfway technology that was evolving for poliomyelitis in the early 1950s, just before the emergence of the basic research that made the vaccine possible, provides another illustration of the point. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z But to the three doctors who refused to help with Southam’s research, injecting cancer cells into a person without consent was a clear violation of basic human rights and the Nuremberg Code. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z The Helsing technique is just as hard as it looks, but Dylan is pretty confident we’ll win our duels with just the basics. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z The basic theory underlying this strategy is that white Americans will abandon discriminatory practices if and when it becomes apparent that black people aren’t inferior after all. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z During those chaotic years, as the basic functioning of Kim Jong Il’s government stalled, think tank experts in the West were writing books with doomsday titles such as The End of North Korea. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z It’s the most basic option we sell, but still worth a week of my wages. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z There was no more “new and improved,” there was just the trick of different—new styles, and advertisements to convince that stylishness was all the rage—but the basic technology remained exactly the same. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Any standard music theory book or course will introduce the basics of Western music. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Several articles popped up about severe inflation and how people were struggling to afford basic necessities like food. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z I subscribed to Marx’s basic dictum, which has the simplicity and generosity of the Golden Rule: “From each according to his ability; to each according to his needs.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z From Cicero onward, it has been conventional to divide up the business of oratory into five basic parts—sometimes known as the “canons of rhetoric.” Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z They seem to have no mathematical frame of reference and no basic understandings on which to build. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He was so weak that basic tasks required tremendous effort. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Craig, meanwhile, insisted that Dad would want something basic—modest and practical and nothing more. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Even Sebond’s work had fallen foul of the censors, not for its basic thrust, but for the extravagant claims made on behalf of it by Sebond in his preface. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Here, it is possible to see the way in which our devices play so beautifully to our two basic attention systems: top- down and bottom-up. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z He gave Poulsson the basic chemistry: a molecule of water is made up of two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The exact song or activity may vary, but the basic nature of the activity is the same and predictable. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z There were hundreds of details to hammer out, but the basic design was set. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z This extraordinary circumstance—unheard of in the rest of the world—is treated here in America as a basic fact of life, as normal as separate water fountains were just a half century ago. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z I mean, it’s pretty basic, but I was—well, I cracked it. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z During long walks along New York City streets, Sam gave Gold a basic education in tradecraft—the art and science of spying. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Melody is one of the most basic elements of music. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z I showed off a little and used my basic Arabic to thank the storekeeper when we were done. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He said, “Honey, I’m not sure I can turn myself in to these people. There are principles at stake, basic human rights.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z I know only how to get to the most basic places: the sleeping area, the cafeteria, the lobby, the interrogation room. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z They were taught general chemistry and had to memorize basic formulas in bomb making. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z The basic unit of measure in the solar system is the Astronomical Unit, or AU, representing the distance from the Sun to the Earth. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z It's basic and simple, not the kind of music you would play to show off. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “Just relax. This is going to be great. Just stick with the tried-and-true, like a diner. Something basic.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Beyond these basics, though, there wasn’t much consensus. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I started with the basic facts, a paragraph or two, but I couldn’t stop there. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It might first help to ask a more basic question: what, exactly, are we afraid of? Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z The ward was filled with children who were sick and unable to walk or perform basic activities, like playing with toys. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z She flipped through more styles, settling on basic hair, dark and short. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z They did not answer her, for that would have taken time, and very basic enzymes of survival raced through the bloodstreams of the Meecham children as they headed for their preordained hiding place. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Foster parent groups provided some of the basics, and our sponsors bought the big-ticket items. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z I went first to Fort Ord in Monterey, California, for basic training and then to Aberdeen, Maryland. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z He recited basic rules and warnings that a very small child might be asked to memorize in kindergarten. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Over the next two years, many southern blacks found themselves out of work or working for next to nothing, earning barely enough to cover basic necessities. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z But he was making one basic mistake—the assumption that Root would play by the rules. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, the various naming systems may use the same terms to mean different things, so even a list of basic terms is a bit confusing. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z “How are you so smart in almost every possible way except this most basic of things?” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Then the bunch of reeds was pulled apart in the middle to form a hollow, and the two sides were tied all along their length to make a basic boat shape. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The Cranes’ rentals were always furnished with the basics, and that was it. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z He began to apply the basic principles of language acquisition to music learning, and called his method the mother-tongue approach. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z There are three basic flavors of incentive: economic, social, and moral. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z There were always subtle differences, but for the most part, a lamb chop tended to maintain its basic shape. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z But the basic principle is still the same. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Then I say, “I’m not some basic chick from the hood who thinks all that glitters is gold. I watch TV. I’ve seen fancy things before.” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Each true-or-false question taught the user—and the alien—basic Earth science facts. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z It devoted itself to developing protective vaccines, and it concentrated on basic research into ways to control lethal microorganisms. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The basic element, carbon, is one whose atoms have an almost infinite capacity for uniting with each other in chains and rings and various other configurations, and for becoming linked with atoms of other substances. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “But there are differences. The social studies I’ve read . . .” “They don’t deal with any basic difference in human nature between black and white,” I said. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z In those camps, researchers found, the “basic unit of survival” was the pair, not the individual. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z The color of his pallor, however, was a curiously basic white—unmixed, that is, with the greens and yellows of guilt or abject contrition. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z I’ve taken a wrong turn somewhere, because I get answers to a lot of questions, but not to the most important question of all: How does Algernon’s regression affect the basic hypothesis of the experiment? Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Teren measured me against the hilt of his sword and judged that I had grown tall enough to begin the basics of swordplay. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Yet, in spite of these spectacular strides in science and technology, and still unlimited ones to come, something basic is missing. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z This course will go no further than to encourage you to develop a basic understanding of what harmonic analysis is about. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Herschel was particularly interested in the creation of biological organisms—and his methodical mind broke the problem down to its two basic components. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The word had meant, originally, a Jew educated in Judaism who denied basic tenets of his faith, like the existence of God, the revelation, the resurrection of the dead. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z But that desire was fundamentally at odds with the incremental pace and the serendipity of basic science. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Recognizing the five basic emotions is one thing. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z We have allowed ourselves to be willfully blind to the emergence of a new caste system—a system of social excommunication that has denied millions of African Americans basic human dignity. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The basic framework for all these institutions and traditions was built in a sudden spasm of enforced inspiration and makeshift construction during the final decades of the eighteenth century. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Its agenda was more basic—that is, to determine who was the best American player period. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z While the Rad Lab quickly moved back into basic nuclear research, Ernest Lawrence maintained his personal interest in military projects. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “Holy Jesus,” said the man, going on to explain not only what a dame was, but other basics. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The pinch of the Depression forced many research philanthropies to reduce their grants for basic science in physics and chemistry, but money still flowed abundantly for projects in biology and medicine. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He drew her out in conversation on this matter, and she told him how she tried to keep in mind certain basic articles of her faith. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z When a blackboard was brought forward, Elizebeth gave the whole court a lesson in the basics of cryptology. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z I’m no math whiz—hate the subject with the passion of a Firebird, if you want the truth—but I can handle basic subtraction. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z We shall see, however, that over the years this basic pattern went through ever more severe crises that challenged its ability to survive. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z But all this happened for one basic reason: no matter how many detours and adjustments it made, the caravan moved toward the same compass point. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Whenever we experience a basic emotion, that emotion is automatically expressed by the muscles of the face. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z So maybe what we call imaginary time is really more basic, and what we call real is just an idea that we invent to help us describe what we think the universe is like. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, with Cole struggling to hold the bow, Edwin passed ashore the heavy boxes of basic supplies they had brought to go with the building materials delivered earlier by a larger boat. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z It was nothing at all like the sort of thing they taught you in elementary school gym classes; instead, it was a move that, like much of breakdancing, challenged the basic rules of gravity. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z As explained above, scholars cannot even agree on the basics, such as the existence of private property, nuclear families and monogamous relationships. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Fortunately, all of us had been trained in basic medical procedures, and the Hab had excellent medical supplies. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m looking at this experience as if it was basic training. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Once you arrive at a Reception Center or Facility, you will be provided clean basic state-issued clothing and sufficient personal hygiene items. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Indigenous nations did not consent to a basic assumption of the Treaty of Paris: that they and their homelands were part of this “United States.” An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z He grabbed a piece of scrap paper and spent nearly a half-hour drawing diagrams and explaining the basic biology of cells as Deborah asked questions. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z That afternoon we learned how to put the magazine into the gun and other such basics. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Aristotle said that the basic job of the rhetorician was to “discover the best available means of persuasion.” Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z So the question is: what are the truly elementary particles, the basic building blocks from which everything is made? A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Line may be regarded as the most basic visual element. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Jess was torn between two — one a long, strapless, basic black number, the other a knee-length electric blue with spaghetti straps. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Perhaps, however, we are linked in circuits for the storage, processing, and retrieval of information, since this appears to be the most basic and universal of all human enterprises. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ignore the English letters—I’m just showing you how to use the mouse to click and drag. The basics.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z He gave up; the false cat had ceased functioning, so evidently the short—if that was what ailed the thing—had finished off the power supply and basic drive-train. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z In a country that preaches the virtues of democracy, one could reasonably assume that being stripped of basic political rights would be treated by judges and court personnel as a serious matter indeed. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Bits and pieces of basic combat advice continues to echo through the line. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z He and his followers believed that numbers were the ruling principle of the universe, and that musical harmonies were a basic expression of the mathematical laws of the universe. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z The key thing is that it is halfway to being a handbook: here is not an academic exercise, but a course of instruction in the basic principles behind the successful composition of speeches. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z For the first few months after Sam’s death I was not able to do much more than my basic chores. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z They are, in a basic sense, our reward centers. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z I already knew how to do a basic six-step, which was exactly what it sounded like: it was a series of six steps performed on the ground. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z If you go back and read the basic economics textbooks, they will tell you: Goods are traded, but services are consumed and produced in the same place. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z Meaningful reforms can be achieved without such a movement, but unless the public consensus supporting the current system is completely overturned, the basic structure of the new caste system will remain intact. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z I was even ignorant of Bragg’s Law, the most basic of all crystallographic ideas. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z The basic alphabet of the genetic code was complete. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Vincent knows that to earn money as a draftsman, he has to have all the basics down. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Or is there some general principle of failure basic to the whole procedure? Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z The divisiveness among scientific disciplines, especially between the basic sciences and the applied science of medicine, was then fostered deliberately by medical schools. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z It’s probably because Ella and I always were much closer as basic types; we’re dominant people, and Mary has always been mild and quiet, almost shy. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Literate readers rely on punctuation to guide them through a sentence, and mastering the basics is a nonnegotiable requirement for anyone who writes. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z But it seemed pretty basic, and I had pockets full of money. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z The homily at Sunday mass, intended to give parishioners basic religious instruction, has often been poorly prepared and aimed at a childish listener. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z And then the two basic ideals of modem man—without them he is unthinkable—the idea of free personality and the idea of life as sacrifice. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Its extinction in the Southeast had been accomplished — a triumphant demonstration of the worth of scientific creativity, aided by thorough basic research, persistence, and determination. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z He was practical, in a basic sort of way, an efficient shoplifter, and occasional thug who did not care about being liked as long as the other kids, all smaller, did what he said. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z "I know a few basic snares," I mutter. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z A house is a compressed territory where our basic needs can be fulfilled close by and safely. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Within a few hours, the earthquake had brought her face to face with violence, death, and vulgarity and had put her in touch with the basic needs to which she had been oblivious. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z But before I could go to flight school, I had to do basic training down at Camp Leonard Wood. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Proximity has taught me some basic and humbling truths, including this vital lesson: Each of us is more than the worst thing we've ever done. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z It was a basic power struggle and Dr. Greenfield adopted what he describes as a “paradoxical approach.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “I didn’t expect to have to teach the basics.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Gold knew only the basics: Communists had taken over Russia in a recent revolution and renamed the country the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, or Soviet Union. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z We began with basic arithmetic and worked our way up to the complexities of trigonometry. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z He was asked basic questions: name, address, occupation, country of origin. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Newcomb worked alongside Director of the Geological Survey, John Wesley Powell, who had engineering training, to find a solution that improved on Jennings’s basic design. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “It’s one of the basic rules of breeding,” she said. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z To understand more clearly how the pollution of our world is happening, we must now look at another of the earth’s basic resources, the soil. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z She's smarter than people think—she goes to school and everything—but she's not very physically coordinated, so she needs a lot of help with basic things. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He had been selling to friends to earn extra money for shoes and basic things his mother could not afford. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z All of this awareness depends on a basic grasp of what grammatical categories are, how they differ from functions and meanings, and how they fit into trees. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z I hadn’t written much during basic training, but now I wanted to, and I really wasn’t sure why. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z African-American traditions are so basic to popular music that they are generally not included in World music, but other North American traditions, such as Native American and Cajun traditions, sometimes are. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Just a basic human figure with tiny gold hooks serving as joints. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “This is the main reading area. You’ll find all the necessary tomes used for most of the basic classes.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Indian and Coloured women manned the department, and one of them was assigned to teach me the basics. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z From this, linguists conclude that ten was the basic unit in the Germanic protolanguages that English came from, and thus those people used a base-10 number system. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z She gets the basics, of course—but in her black-and-white world, kids are either nice or evil. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z In the first stage of the experiment, he gave them just basic information about Kidd. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z She and William also came up with basic working practices that they would use for the rest of their lives. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The nightingale has twenty-four basic songs, but gains wild variety by varying the internal arrangement of phrases and the length of pauses. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I was not well versed in American history, but I had learned the basics in school in Africa. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “I would regard that as the basic stance of O for the P,”he says. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z “The basic principle of physical science is this: two bodies cannot occupy the same space at the same time. Do you understand that?” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Statistical mechanics—the theory of wiggles—explained some of the basic properties of matter, and it even seemed to explain the nature of light itself. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z I run from the closet down the hallway to the kitchen, where Lily keeps a drawer of basic tools. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Texture is one of the basic elements of music. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Wednesday nights, at eight p.m. , is what is called Student Enrollment, where Islam’s basic issues are discussed; it is about the equivalent of catechism class in the Catholic religion. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Which is pretty basic: I go snoop, she waits. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Living without basic amenities such as electricity had worn him down. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z My various jobs—from city hall to Public Allies to the university—had helped me see how hard it could be for some people to secure things like basic health care and housing. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Heisenberg opened by explaining the basics of a complex mathematical theory called S-matrix, quickly filling the blackboard with a jumble of symbols and formulas. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “A foil can be used forever. It is the most basic sword, but don’t think it isn’t powerful. Great men and women have fought honorably with a foil.” Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “Things are getting so expensive—even basics like flour cost so much that it’s hard for poor people to afford simple bread. May Allah have mercy on them.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Some of the guys were talking about how hard they had had it in basic training. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt that the two races stood like blocks of concrete, immovable, and that the basic issues of right and wrong, of justice and injustice, were lost from view by the whites. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z These were the basic Pepette requirements, but some girls went beyond in their show of spirit. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Even putting aside such concerns, though, recent research indicates that the basic assumptions upon which drug war defenses typically rest are simply wrong. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The burns so scarred and disfigured his face and neck that he needed multiple surgeries to regain basic functioning. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Staggering from the examination room, Livingston sought out Lawrence to warn that he almost certainly would be refused his doctorate, due to his failure to demonstrate a grasp of basic nuclear physics. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z There are few impulses as basic and inescapable as the one that urges you to turn around if someone taps on your shoulder. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Feynman explained the basics: how uranium atoms split when hit with neutrons, how they give off energy, how a chain reaction could lead to an explosion. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z On the second, she constructed the cake, using cardboard bases and straws for supports, and made the basic icing to cover the layers. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z I replied that there was this flaw about the bubbles being bigger than the universe, but that the basic idea of a slow breaking of symmetry was very good. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The Klan had neither the economic clout nor the political savvy to manipulate social institutions, and so it depended on overt violence of the most basic type: the fist, the rope, or the gun. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Another reason is that children’s songs are uniquely structured to make them easy to memorize while containing basic musical and cultural material; language and codes that we come to recognize in all of our songs. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z The doctors claim Frederick retains no memories, that his brain maintains only basic functions, but there are moments when she wonders. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “This is fundamental stuff. You should have been trained to do this in middle school. This is basic basketball. The only guy to make a difference on the boards last game was B,” Coach said. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Today scientists describe the universe in terms of two basic partial theories—the general theory of relativity and quantum mechanics. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I wear basic Dumpster togs— smelly gray turtleneck and jeans. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z “I realize that writing is not basic or important. But, given time, I think I can make a contribution.” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Hey, don’t forget where you left off felt mildly inappropriate, so I settled on a basic “Nice to meet you, sir.” Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z They spent the next two hours on the basic rides—the ones Benji would have preferred to skip. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z When he finished basic training, he had an unhappy surprise. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z The first time he and Cara went to the resource center on Monday afternoon, it took him only twenty minutes to set up the basic framework of the newspaper. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z But I know, too, of the basic comfort in this familial precision, where the relation abides no argument, no questions or quarrels. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z First, I would take all the basic courses; then I would specialize in English literature or philosophy. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z I already knew the basics, but I’d never actually tried to play before. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Aristotle believed that all the matter in the universe was made_up of four basic elements—earth, air, fire, and water. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Aside from the basic African dialects, I would try to learn Chinese, because it looks as if Chinese will be the most powerful political language of the future. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z We might indeed expect to find several new layers of structure more basic than the quarks and electrons that we now regard as “elementary” particles. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Biology sets the basic parameters for the behaviour and capacities of Homo sapiens. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “She's my friend. And if I were in her position, I'd expect her to tell me. It's just basic Golden Rule stuff, really.” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z Rusty scales and triads led to first attempts at “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” that eventually gave way to basic etudes until I was playing Bach suites. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I know that doing his schoolwork is morally wrong, so I try to explain basic concepts before I hand over the material. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z “Coop, do you know the basic definition of stupidity?” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z We were now aligned on the basic framework that would take the country into a democratic future. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But even though the labels have changed over the years—from “bonehead,” to “remedial,” to “basic”— the effects are still the same. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Indigenous peoples are portrayed as having helped make the country great by sharing corn, beans, buckskin, log cabins, parkas, maple syrup, canoes, and even the basic concepts of democracy. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z It has been shown experimentally to disturb the basic physiological process of respiration in the cell, and to imitate X-rays in damaging the chromosomes. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The first courses imparted the basics of aerodynamics. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The shelter—a basic, three-sided affair with a sloping roof—looked crowded, and a dozen or so tents were scattered around the open ground. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “That’s basic psychology. You dress a beggar in fine clothes, people treat him like a noble, and he lives up to their expectations.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z These women and their children can no longer live in public housing, receive food stamps, or access basic services. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The house was wired for basic television, Vonage, and Internet service. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z That part of basic training had passed them by. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z As for tying knots, a basic weaver’s knot, the girl simply couldn’t do them. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z This list comprises the basic elements of music as we understand them in Western culture. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z She's smarter than people think—she goes to school and everything—but she's not very physically coordinated, so she needs a lot of help with basic things. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The Ring may have aspired, through ancient myth, to explain and explore basic human instincts, yet it was still, by and large, a series of oversized operas. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z But the study went well beyond these basics. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z It was the same basic high school garbage wrapped in a slightly different skin. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z No one had ever been able to replicate Carrel’s work, and the cells seemed to defy a basic rule of biology: that normal cells can only divide a finite number of times before dying. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z She shows me the basic positions of the slide. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z He had started off simply, announcing a change of basic strategy. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The unfortunate reality we must face is that racism manifests itself not only in individual attitudes and stereotypes, but also in the basic structure of society. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z It seemed as if every adult felt compelled to give us young people basic instructions. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z We worked with poor people and particularly seniors, with everything from tax preparation to basic economics to HIV education. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He began with sight-reading and mastering basic rhythms and pitches that gradually increased step by step to become more complex, sometimes by adding only one new note or rhythmic value at a time. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z In Shakespeare’s day, rhetoric was one third of a basic education. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Using sun-dried brick as a basic building block, the Mesopotamians devised complex cities centered around the temple. The Annotated Mona Lisa 1992-06-01T00:00:00Z Joe and Joyce took the four children out for ice cream and then stopped by a grocery store and bought some basic provisions before dropping them off back at the house. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Those sorts of earnings flashes are to the news business what vanilla is to the ice cream business—a basic commodity that actually can be made anywhere in the flat world. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z The basic idea was one that Elizebeth and her team had often used before, so they knew it was crucial to harvest as many cribs as they could from the South American messages. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Described by some as incoherent ranting and too melodramatic, Bobby’s story, if it could be trusted on the basics, was truly horrifying. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z There are two basic ideas that lead to the rules for stem direction. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z As it is, the basic elements of mathematical culture are in many cases not being communicated to our students. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Let’s get down to basics, boy. If you don’t ante up, you won’t get any Thanksgiving dinner, and nobody will play Monopoly with you for a full week.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He elaborated without encouragement, citing the advantages of Devon’s physical hardening program and of a high school diploma when he did in good time reach basic training. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z African Americans, largely excluded from this new industry, found themselves confronting new economic challenges even as they won basic civil rights. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z This capacity, Beadle understood, was due to the presence of enzymes within the cell—proteins that acted as master builders and could synthesize complex biological macromolecules out of basic precursor chemicals. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z They were irritatingly garrulous, prone to fits of chicanery, and often surprisingly incompetent at what seemed to Indians like basic tasks. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z That is the basic message that Martin Luther King Jr. aimed to deliver through the Poor People’s Movement back in 1968. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Although there is plenty of music that has no counterpoint, independent parts are one of the most basic ways to make music sound rich and interesting. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z “Not dormant. Off. I mean, completely. They can’t right now. It replaces too many basic functions. It’s tied in to everything.” Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z So they opened another section, called the observation unit, where they could put a patient for half a day or so under the most basic care. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Without a basic education in their own language, they were playing catch-up in schools where classes were taught in a new language, one many of the boys could barely understand. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z After basic instruction, Monsieur Durant uses Alan and his team to test tryouts. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “Okay, can you give me some basics? Your dorm? Your roommate?” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Stamitz’s music is at best agreeable, but he does demonstrate an important first step in the process of creating proportion from basic melodies. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Even in her confusion, she tried to remember the basic courtesies. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Now these are my basic rules,” she said to me, and taped them firmly to the upper corner of my desktop. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z One morning Mr. Bow took me down to the hole, which was a corridor of isolation cells under the hospital wing, when he was doing basic medical rounds. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z There were no formal conferences or rules or even basic principles of organization. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z I offered her what I could of me, inventing a story around the basic reasons why I was in El Paso. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z All this will happen because people have neglected the basic lessons of Science, they have gone in for politics and religion and wars instead, and sought out passionate excuses for killing one another. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z It’s basic math: the better a competitor’s result, the more points she’s awarded, and the higher her ranking becomes. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “I only missed the first day. I got the basics covered.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z In basic research, everything is just the opposite. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry decided to start with a basic test, asking all applicants for the team to divide into groups of ten and fly once around the pitch. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z At first she was simply intrigued by the basic things she didn’t know, and the many things she’d wrongly presumed. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z To understand them, we must see of what they are made, and how, although linked with the basic chemistry of all life, they lend themselves to the modifications which make them agents of death. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z It's nothing special, but the wife will see to it everything's clean and comfortable enough in a basic sort of way.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z There were so many basic things that defied her presumptions. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z With him rested the basic responsibility for his father’s military appearance. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I had to run through the Saturday-morning deliveries pretty quickly, which wasn’t hard, as you might remember, since not everyone knows the basic principle of physical science. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Broadbent’s interest also stemmed from the war, and the basic day-to- day challenges he observed pilots facing as they tried to stay focused. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z He’s clearly smart, but lacks basic common sense in the strangest of ways. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z He would thus have been familiar with the basic principle that objects appear smaller as they recede into the distance, a principle analysed by Euclid, and familiar in the Middle Ages. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The basic idea behind the possibles theory was simple, and didn’t provoke much dispute. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Just two basic braids, but it’s not like I can say that. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z The basic history of the empire was known well enough by the time Dobyns began reading the old colonial accounts. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z With his experience in chemistry, Gold was able to follow the basic science. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Every morning, Allen made sure the small Bible he’d been given in basic training was in his left-hand pocket, carefully wrapped in plastic to stay dry. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z “That’s way too serious for me—I’m your basic fun lover.” The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I did some basic acceleration and deceleration, turned in increasingly tight circles, and even did a power-stop. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “They were aiming for white-owned businesses that sell inferior goods at inflated prices. There’s a study out about how the poor actually pay more for the basic necessities.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z He explains the basic equipment you need: a couple of magnets, some small iron bars, some iron pointers. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Deep inside is the oldest part, the brainstem, which conducts the basic biological functions, including the rhythms of life—heartbeat and respiration. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Once I had my four main characters and the basic situation, I just let them go where they wanted to and enjoyed the ride. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z Along with the basics of photography, she began to absorb Mia’s aesthetics and sensibilities. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He hires an assistant to complete some of the basic woodwork, but he takes care of all the details himself. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Music is a very large subject, and the advanced theory that students will want to pursue after mastering the basics will vary greatly. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z The basic structure of the system remains intact. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “Let’s start with something more basic. Isn’t it strange that I know you’d risk your life to save mine...but I don’t know what your favorite color is?” he says. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z At my first recital, held just a few weeks after I joined the JO program, we were supposed to perform basic conditioning exercises. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The basic cause, we suspect, was that the Neolithic Revolution had been too successful in this area, permitting the local population to grow beyond the available food supply. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “I felt a new inspiration in life and was enthused with new ideas of individual rights and the basic principles of government.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Was Snowden a hero for blowing the whistle on a perilous threat to the basic liberties guaranteed to all Americans? Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “No, it's not, because you can see into the future if you have a basic understanding of how people are likely to act.” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z “I can be trusted to know basic information about our family. All summer I’ve been working to remember my accident, and what happened right before. Why not tell me, Mummy?” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Neither Archimedes nor Galileo could explain this basic fact, but an Aristotelian, they were happy to report, could. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The very basic core of a man's living spirit is his passion for adventure. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Like hydrogen and oxygen, carbon is an element, one of the basic building blocks of matter. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z He explained that he would have no leave until his basic training was over. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z It was enough for the basics: rent, food, clothes. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z There are, I have noticed, two basic types of French spoken by Americans vacationing in Paris: the Hard Kind and the Easy Kind. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z It was basic, simple street politics: you want something from me then you better have something I need. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z If these basic principles can be misinterpreted, it shouldn’t be surprising that more esoteric mathematics can be, too. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It makes sense, then, that the construction of small and mediumsized hydroelectric plants—capable of serving local industry and built mostly by hand, using basic technology—has been a priority since the 1990s. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Although they may sound as if they don’t have very much in common, they share a basic, underlying pattern. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They can also understand some of the basic vocabulary and building blocks of music. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z “The basic thing about the Amazon is that these people had a longterm period to learn about and experience and benefit from their knowledge of the environment,” Meggers said. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The three basic strategies underlying writing systems differ in the size of the speech unit denoted by one written sign: either a single basic sound, a whole syllable, or a whole word. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z In singing, there are two types of basic part-singing appropriate for children: polyphony and harmony. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Once a basic idea is established, an artist may develop it into a more complete study. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Just as the basic rules for putting together sentences and paragraphs help people understand each other, knowing what to expect from a piece of music helps people understand and like it. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z “I thought you taught this boy the basics. My father is Zeus, of course.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Once again, the war years shaped and hardened his convictions on this score, though the basic attitudes on which they rested were in place long before he assumed command of the Continental Army. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The concern was much more basic than that. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “My mom drove me nuts with her citizenship test. She doesn’t know even the basic facts, like each state has two senators.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z “They told me all I had to do was prove I mastered the basic principles of sympathy.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Nonetheless, most continue to accept Seton s basic thesis: the Americas seen by the first colonists were a wildland of thundering herds and forests with sky-high trees and lakes aswarm with fish. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z If Fidelito was anything to go by—and the little boy was at least cute in a basic sort of way—the two of them were as attractive as a pair of mangy coyotes. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z No one seemed to realize calculating sums requires only the most basic machinery and good concentration. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He took away basic freedoms, such as the freedoms of speech, press, and assembly. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z The first scribes had to settle on basic principles that we now take for granted. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “School stuff, I guess. Math, a little science, some reading—depends on whatever books we were able to scrounge. It’s important to the boss that everyone gets the basics down.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Just convey the basic facts and be done with it. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z The main purpose of the course, however, is to explore basic music theory so thoroughly that the interested student will then be able to easily pick up whatever further theory is wanted. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z “You covered the basics very clearly, sir. The principles you mentioned today will lay a good foundation for the other students in the class.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z We know that Ernest Lawrence acquired the basic idea from an article in an obscure German technical journal, and we know the journal, the article, and its author. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Until 1996, there was a basic understanding that poverty-stricken mothers raising children should be afforded some minimal level of assistance with food and shelter. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The convention that seems basic to us—that illustrations represent reality—was not immediately obvious. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Work is deemed so fundamental to human existence in many countries around the world that it is regarded as a basic human right. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Every creature had a basic instinct for survival, but for that poor critter, there was no getting away. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Their failure to conduct tests was reflected in their inability to agree on the most basic points. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “Well, let’s show you some basic steps, ¿si?” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z The amendment established that basic rights of citizenship—including suffrage—would be granted to male former slaves, and by specifying the sex it explicitly denied those rights to women. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z He thumbed through various basic encyclopedia entries on the zebra. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Bah ... these midwives! Any doctor in Boston would have known ... You see, the thumb is pulled about like that, not because of any basic injury, but by scar tissues.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z While those differences constitute the most basic fact of world history, the reasons for them remain uncertain and controversial. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z This complaint was an outgrowth of the lab’s chronic shortcoming: the lack of time for basic scientific experimentation. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z No time for fancy maneuvers, but she did know one basic command: Up. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z To understand how chemicals can alter the course of heredity, we must first watch the basic drama of life as it is played on the stage of the living cell. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z He asked Reggie the basic questions about what happened the morning of the accident. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z These contain an incredible variety of chemical additives and medicinal agents in addition to the basic foodstuffs. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Before we left Guadalcanal, it reunited me with one of my buddies from basic training. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z For all I know the test was a challenge to her at the level of basic literacy. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Only such real, meaningful actions as those which are sincerely motivated from a deep sense of humanism and moral responsibility can get at the basic causes that produce the racial explosions in America today. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Far from glorifying peoples of western European origin, we shall see that most basic elements of their civilization were developed by other peoples living elsewhere and were then imported to western Europe. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He wrote about each of those freedoms and how they were the basic reasons wars were fought. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Usually we start with a repetition of basic scales and chords. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z I do a few scales, some basic review pieces, then jump full force into my sonatina recital piece. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z For this task the stone ax was their basic tool. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The basic idea: How to make machines work best for people without becoming overwhelming. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z He performed research on defenses against hot viruses—vaccines, drug treatments—and he did basic medical research on rain-forest viruses. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Consider, for example, Riverbank Publication No. 17, the first paper that set out their basic working methods. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z It briefly reviews the history of racialized social control in the United States, answering the basic question: How did we get here? The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z I tried to smile, but my face had too much basic integrity for me even to pretend I had heard something funny. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He has the musicians tune and do some basic exercises to establish levels of skill. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Before the students had to file off to their next class, I did a demonstration introducing some fencing basics followed by a short question-and-answer session. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z It was clean and airy, but startlingly basic, and presumably would be like an army barracks at night when it was full of hikers and their equipment. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z In particular, we know the basic laws that underlie all of chemistry and biology. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, Foaly. Don’t act so surprised. I have more successful recons under my belt than any officer in history. Plus I did my basic training in Ireland. Back in the top hat and shillelagh days.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “I know I’ll never be as good as you, but I could learn some basics, right? Like, I can’t even draw a decent cat. Stick figures all the way for me.” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Every day brought compromise so basic neither one would talk about it, as though such prideless friendship belonged to a realm past conversation. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Remember, the main premise of this course is that a better understanding of where the basics come from will lead to better and faster comprehension of more complex ideas. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z An accusation was enough to ruin a person's reputation; in the shadow of a looming Soviet menace, many Americans jettisoned the most basic standards of due process, fairness, or the presumption of innocence. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “Now let’s talk some basics, and most importantly, the rules.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z A new social consensus must be forged about race and the role of race in defining the basic structure of our society if we hope ever to abolish the New Jim Crow. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z There’s little in the way of basic sanitation. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Perhaps only the basic idea is known: someone has succeeded, somehow, in achieving a certain final result. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The Cranes’ rentals were always furnished with the basics, and that was it. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “But,” Rick interrupted, “for you to have two horses and me none, that violates the whole basic theological and moral structure of Mercerism.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z It was a big help for me and I could already feel I was getting a better sense of the basics. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Through my own view, I scroll through some basic data on Rob Gennings. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, it’s worth having a sense of the basic off-the- rack structure of a speech before you dive into bespoke couture. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z He signed on for three years and was sent for basic training to Fort Ord, California. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Plain and simple explanations on living off the sea were given in abundance, but a basic knowledge of seafaring was assumed by the author of the manual. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Instead, I wrote a basic letter, using hers as my guide. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Bobby knew the basics of the opening but hadn’t yet mastered all of its intricacies. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z For instance, I hated swimming during PE and considered it a basic human right to use my menstrual cycle as an excuse to stay out of the water. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Many people were complaining of robberies—basic necessities like sadza and cooking oil were being stolen. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z In other words, it’s possible the guardians managed to smuggle into our heads a lot of the basic facts about our futures. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Of course, all Witchlings were required to learn basic magical self-defense from a very early age. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z A basic description of the Scientific Revolution is to say that it represented a successful rebellion by the mathematicians against the authority of the philosophers, and of both against the authority of the theologians. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Ben came out then, his bedhead seeming to challenge our basic understanding of the force gravity exerts upon matter. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z When she speaks again, it’s like she’s explaining something basic to a little kid. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Insomnia Con’s grand prize, I want to go over some basic info and ground rules first. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “It controls quick reactions to things. It deals with basic stuff, like seeking mates and reproduction. It’s been preserved throughout evolution.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z In the technosphere of the Andes, Lechtman explained, “people solved basic engineering problems through the manipulation of fibers,” not by creating and joining hard wooden or metal objects. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z In social studies, in a unit on basic economics, Jake helped Mr. Lyons by describing the difference between satisfying wants and meeting needs to a group that just couldn’t grasp the concept. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z According to Ian Hacking there is no necessary agreement on basic measurements, such as the speed of light. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He takes back the rag and shows me the basic move. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The simplest and most basic polyrhythms are: two against three or three against four. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Not coincidentally, they were excellent teachers of basics. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He talks like he's trying to teach me something basic. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Hand-to-hand was his specialty, he said; he’d worked in other areas of basic training but generally found his way back to it. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Instead of treating the basic condition, suburbanites — advised by nurserymen who in turn have been advised by the chemical manufacturers — continue to apply truly astonishing amounts of crabgrass killers to their lawns each year. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The basic principles involved had been described by Euclid and were well understood in the Middle Ages. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I got to a point where I could do a basic service on a car by myself, and often I did. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z But before they could join the other students, their parents had wanted to make sure they had mastered the basics and caught up. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The basic idea of GUTs is as follows: as was mentioned above, the strong nuclear force gets weaker at high energies. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z His colleague Richard Feynman wanted to call these new basic particles partons, as in Dolly, but was overruled. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z It has the basic information about adoption fees and the shelter’s hours. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z No basic shields of any sort to protect their data. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z By repetition in class, Shin mastered the alphabet and basic grammar. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Odysseus managed to return in secret and slaughter them all - your basic happy homecoming. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z In .45 of a second an android equipped with such a brain structure could assume any one of fourteen basic reaction-postures. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z His lessons, too, were becoming more and more interesting now that they had mastered the basics. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Below are a few basic classroom management ideas to use when teaching music. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Maybe if I had gone to each of their houses, whacking random family members with a nail-studded two-by-four, they would have begun to have some basic comprehension. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Its basic importance did not seem sufficient cause by itself to lead him out of the protein field which he had worked in only two years and was just beginning to master intellectually. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z I grabbed my bag when the bell rang, ready to run for my life, when he said my name and only the very basic rules of etiquette held me in place. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z The principle led to the much later adoption of Avogadro’s number, a basic unit of measure in chemistry, which was named for Avogadro long after his death. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Lawrence had spent a difficult year cadging money from philanthropists and foundations for a proton accelerator, the purpose of which had to be explained to them in the abstract terms of basic science. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The basic lesson was at least an hour long. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It had illustrations to show basic vocabulary—words for colors, foods, parts of the body, animals—like a child’s book of first words. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z He lit another cigarette to curb his hunger and tried to reduce his task to the basics: you walked across the land until you came to the sea. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “We do all the basic stuff out of salary,” Jim said. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z I use a basic pancake batter and add different ingredients. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z Mechanics and food prep and clothes repair and farming basics and things like that. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z He went over basic strategy, how to read the keys for the six sweep and the ten tackle trap and the waggle at eight, what to do depending on how Nimitz lined up on offense. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Turning to the whiteboard, he began drawing a basic organizational chart. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z In denying their bodies the most basic necessities, jockeys demonstrated incredible fortitude. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Discrimination learning occurs by rote, and occurs when a teacher teaches the basic building blocks of music—vocabulary and aural and rhythmic patterns. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z That basic feature of geography thereby contributed heavily to the very different experiences of Native Americans, Africans, and Eurasians in the last 500 years. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The basic question to be answered is: why did Europeans reach and conquer the lands of Native Americans, instead of vice versa? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z At its most basic, class is one way societies sort themselves out. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Luna loved her grandmother’s workshop, and had already been taught the basics of mechanics—levers and wedges and pulleys and gears. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z In the view of his brother, John, who had long played the role of his medical advisor, Ernest’s basic problem was overwork. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z It is a variation of the basic principle that if you know one angle and one side of an equilateral or right-angled triangle, then you can determine the other angles and sides. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z We had a volunteer who taught us the basics, and then we spent another half hour playing in teams. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z It is remarkable that, so long after the ‘linguistic turn’, the basic history of some key words/concepts which make the scientific enterprise possible remains to be written. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z And it bred within each of them at least a basic level of resentment and mistrust: You never quite knew what other folks saw you to be. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Our Little Fetus looks like your basic cute little alien with a big head and tiny limbs. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z The instant her voice broke off, ceasing to compel my attention, my belief, I felt the basic insincerity of what she had said. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z His letter set down the basic rights that in his view belonged to everyone on American soil—the first formal call for liberty in the colonies. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Maddie flew the practical test for her “A” license, the basic pilot’s license, six months before all civil aircraft were grounded in August. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “Yes. The basic one everybody knows. A frog does not run in the afternoon for nothing.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z We started with basic stabbing and slashing, using some straw-stuffed dummies in Greek armor. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z He gave her stuffed animals ranks and put them through basic training. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z “You know, wearing shoes is an unnatural act. That’s my basic premise.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z The McCabes' acceptance of me and their loving care set my life on a new course of understanding, of dream building, and of knowing that safety is a basic right. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z These fellows refused to conform to even basic prison regulations. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They learned the basics of Black Widow Bokator—a deadly version of the ancient Cambodian martial art developed specifically for the Scythedom. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z But the most basic way that music is organized is by arranging the actual sound waves themselves so that the sounds are interesting and pleasant and go well together. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z It was a basic part of life throughout Eurasia. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z We didn’t really do any actual dancing: just some basic steps and a little rough blocking. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Nearly all of them struggle with basic reading and math. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z In fact, Bobby’s rent and other basic needs were being paid for by his mother’s Social Security checks. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z They used a few basic instruments, some almanacs, and math. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z The federally guaranteed right to vote gave them the opportunity to elect officials who would protect all the other basic rights guaranteed by federal law and the Constitution. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z But none of these influences altered the basic character of Australian society. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The first is basic human greed and its close cousin, envy. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Proper medical treatment couldn’t be effective, Farmer believed, without serving a patient’s other needs: basic education, habitable housing, clean water, food security, and hope for a better future. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z As described by William Julius Wilson in his book When Work Disappears, the overwhelming majority of African Americans in the 1970s lacked college educations and had attended racially segregated, underfunded schools lacking basic resources. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z I went to physical therapy twice a week for a few months, and did some basic stretching and core exercises, which was a total drag. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Her mom hadn’t asked too many questions after that lie, and Grace hadn’t bothered to explain anything beyond the basics. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z But there are also basic defensive strategies you yourself can employ. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z They invented endless variations: but nobody who performed a variation had not also performed the basic experiment. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Most importantly, basic data appears about every person in the arena, in tiny blue digits over each of their heads, so many that the data seems to blur into streaks. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z His wife helped by drawing the basic melon shape over and over in charcoal on pieces of wood. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Disillusioned with political organizations, he had distilled his thoughts down to three or four basic ideas, on which he built his whole philosophy. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Learning basic finger spelling to enhance musical activities with pitch and using sign language to enhance a song performance is very helpful. Sign language is a beautiful way to communicate; all students will benefit.” Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z In a decade, you will assume that your accountant has outsourced the basic preparation of your tax returns—if not more. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z NOTE: Although percussion specializes in "noise"-type sounds, even instruments like snare drums follow the basic physics rule of "bigger instrument makes longer wavelengths and lower sounds." Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Amar gives the basic explanation as we go, looking back at them instead of the road far too often for my comfort. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z To understand the basic outline of this technique, imagine trying to deduce the shape of a minute three-dimensional object—a cube, say. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z First, we had to learn basic fencing footwork: how to advance, retreat, and lunge. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z If my students wanted to stare at the walls for two hours a day, then fine, from here on out we'd just stick to the basics. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Put another way, says Dr. Atchley, the frontal lobe is crucial in helping people inhibit impulses, like choosing the chocolate cake, which is a very basic form of decision making. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z We may as well face up to it: there is a highly visible difference between the pace of basic science and the application of new knowledge to human problems. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn't have a basic grasp of the complex appeals process that shaped death penalty litigation, a process that would in time become as familiar to me as the back of my hand. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z "A computer is simple once you get the hang of it, but you have to get the basics down," he said. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z A giant chart of the four basic food groups was tacked up between the back windows. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z The teacher comes in and announces we have two minutes to review the basic algebra formulas from last week. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z At the ranch, coaches would help you break down each skill into its basic elements so you could improve every part of the routine. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z This is the element that distinguishes applied science from basic. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad and I did end up spending hours swimming at the Manly Baths, the Wynnum Wading Pool, and Caloundra, but most of it was building on the basics I had already learned. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z It may be impossible to overstate the significance of race in defining the basic structure of American society. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z My routine was pretty basic, and my execution wasn’t as smooth as it could have been—definitely not enough to push me to a win. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Even just knowing how to read music changes a teacher’s confidence level when it comes to singing, so it’s important to have a few of the basics under your belt. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z “Yeah, that’s the basic gig,” Freddie says, eyes darting around the room as if checking to see what he might have forgotten to show me. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s basic, primal, and all-consuming the way a baby needs its mother’s breast. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I needed to convey to the group a sense of my identity, while keeping a few of the basic elements of my character under wraps. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z The witch or wizard would perform a basic Flame Freezing Charm and then pretend to shriek with pain while enjoying a gentle, tickling sensation. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Even before the deuton affair, some Rad Lab researchers were questioning whether the cult of the machine had not overwhelmed the drive for basic science. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z After two standard practices that focused on the basics of passing and ball handling, she scheduled a scrimmage between the new Under Fifteens and their counterparts on the Under Seventeen team. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z One next step for those interested in the subject is to become familiar with all the ways notes may be added to basic triads. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Sometimes this comparison was made with regard to the conditions, where hospitals were not open or working, where clean water and other basic services weren’t available. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Because music must be heard over a period of time, rhythm is one of the most basic elements of music. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Abu taught me the basics of drawing, and from there I moved on to painting and sketching—I loved anything where I could be creative with colors. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “I’m afraid I’m already familiar with the basics, sir. I know the three laws and the fourteen corollaries. As well as the first ninety—” “Yes, yes. I see,” he cut me off. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Not just a speech, mind you, but a speech that when translated into basic middle-schoolese, boils down to: “Ready, aim, laugh!” The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z Besides basic reading and math most of our instruction is coal-related. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z He knew some basics about his early life, but not too many things. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z She wasn’t growing up expecting things like basic human rights, a real home, or a future. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z To begin with, it was discovered that one of the basic components of Libby’s formula, known as the decay constant, was off by about 3 percent. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The other good news is that it only takes a couple of minutes and a little thought to achieve this, and put some of the basic elements of music to work. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z And I had already taught myself basic criminology. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z According to the basic evolutionary criteria of survival and reproduction, wheat has become one of the most successful plants in the history of the earth. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z There were only a few basic instruments, like a big toy. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Many lacked basic skills because the Nazi system of education did not emphasize academic subjects. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Once we had that basic interoperable platform, then the killer applications— spreadsheets and word processing—drove its diffusion far and wide. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z The basic rules for these are all found below. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z “Well, I’d rather everyone have the same basic food on their plate,” Mom said, “instead of some rich people eating steak and some poor people eating beans.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z |
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