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Both create something that is useful to others.

Both depend on the wind for success.

Both rely on others to complete their task.

Both experience failure in the beginning stages of their work.

He was motivated by the prize money offered to the winner.

He did not accept failure.

He was confident he would win the contest.

He was a perfectionist.

Individual steps are not as important as results.

Engineers must be patient in order to be successful.

A system of processes is required in construction.

Practice is essential for developing design skills.

But they remained focused on their main ambition: to play great swing music.

At this point a few new musicians joined the group.

Swing musicians usually played instruments such as the clarinet, the saxophone, the trombone, and the trumpet.

The women chose to include “International” in the band’s name because they came from many different cultural backgrounds.

providing them with opportunities to listen to all-male bands

enabling them to recruit new members

allowing them to earn money for school

increasing their popularity

The musicians became tired of traveling to different cities.

Swing music eventually became less popular in the United States.

Americans were uninterested in music during World War II.

Musical groups composed of only women were no longer a novelty.

played in many different music venues throughout the United States

performed a new style of music that was embraced by the public

promoted other swing bands while performing around the world

made major contributions to the growth of swing music

explain why real locations are mentioned in ancient literature

find clues that provide a better understanding of the past

locate written accounts of powerful cities that no longer exist

create replicas of historical buildings based on satellite images

The Great Pyramid at Giza, an ancient pharaoh’s tomb in the Egyptian desert

Mount McKinley, the tallest mountain in North America

Eagle, the American lunar module used by the first astronauts to land on the moon

Lambert Glacier, the largest glacier in Antarctica

CyArk has documented locations across the globe.

CyArk’s preservation process ensures that images of such sites will be available for future generations, even if the site itself is permanently lost.

It’s difficult to imagine a more majestic American landmark than Mount Rushmore, with its imposing likenesses of former presidents carved in stone and rising dramatically above the land.

In 2010, Cedarleaf learned that the tombs had burned to the ground.

Air Force One has become a symbol of the U.S. presidency.

Many people know that Air Force One is used to transport the president.

The exterior design of Air Force One includes several complex features.

Parts of Air Force One are modeled after rooms at the White House.

The president’s duties do not cease when he travels.

It takes the president more time to get work done while traveling than at home.

The president’s duties have not changed over the years.

Presidential advisers have the opportunity to work closely with the president.

explain the need for a larger presidential plane

emphasize that Air Force One is a unique plane

describe the roles of specialized crew members

list all the features of Air Force One

also sold clothes and mining supplies

was a successful business investment

was the only restaurant in town

offered miners good food at low prices

They charged per mile and by weight when they helped carry supplies.

When she reached Dawson—the closest town to the goldfields—she sold these items for seven times the amount she purchased them for.

It publicized Seattle as the “Gateway to the Golden Fields,” hoping to bring the prospectors’ business to Seattle.

The men made their fortune collecting tolls from travelers.

Designing computer software that created lifelike images

Working for Steve Jobs to create technical graphics for various industries

Improving how x-ray images are presented

Working for George Lucas at Lucasfilm

However, since running Pixar was very expensive, Jobs agreed to the production of animated films in an effort to make Pixar profitable.

This computer, called Pixar, could make realistic three-dimensional images better and faster than any computer before it.

Jobs, who was very good at selling computers, wanted to sell the Pixar computer to hospitals.

RenderMan made it possible to create pictures that looked almost like real photographs.

By describing the achievements that demonstrate Pixar’s status in the movie industry

By explaining how the Pixar computer could be beneficial to society

By outlining the reasons Disney was interested in acquiring Pixar

By mentioning the people who were involved in the development of the Pixar computer

think of new rules and scenarios for the game as they play

create their own version of the game to share with their friends and families

be motivated to find careers that are involved with promoting world peace

be more aware of the events taking place in the world around them

often leads players to become discouraged by the results of their choices

can be an intense experience for players as they consider the impact of their choices

can be frustrating to many of the players because of its complexity

often results in players changing what they value in life

feels responsible for making sure people around the world follow the rules of the World Peace Game

thinks it is important to share the ideas and values of the World Peace Game with others

knows that students will continue playing the World Peace Game when they are older

enjoys teaching others how to facilitate the World Peace Game more than playing the game himself

be used to perform difficult tasks on land as well as in the water

work in groups to perform a task

be preprogrammed to follow a set of rules

give researchers a new way to collect data about coral reefs

Coral reefs are home to one-fourth of all marine life on the planet and serve as a natural barrier against damage caused by storms, hurricanes, and typhoons.

These reefs can be damaged by natural disasters such as hurricanes, or they can be affected by human-related activities such as large ships running their hulls along a reef or fishing equipment scraping the sea floor.

Scientists and volunteer divers work to reassemble damaged coral, but their success has been minimal.

Scientists at CMBB hope to program Coralbots to locate colonies of endangered coral and reconstruct them.

Other fish are important for maintaining the fishing industry, a major part of the economy for cities on the river.

The dam is located on the Yangtze River, one of the most important rivers in China, famed for its diverse wildlife.

They hope to determine the right amount of water to release from the dam in order to support the natural breeding of the fish.

Ickes helped researchers embed transmitters into a small sample of fish in the Yangtze River basin.

estimate how many fish are needed to sustain the population

determine how changes to the river disrupt the life cycle of the fish

monitor the number of fish living in the river basin

learn which types of fish are preferred by the fishing industry in the surrounding cities

seed varieties are lost slowly, but the loss accumulates over time

many seed varieties have been lost as a result of natural disasters

scientists think seed varieties could be saved through improved agricultural practices

few people realize the consequences of losing seed varieties

stores rare seeds more securely than common seeds

provides a unique and vital resource

is maintained by several different countries

can be toured by visitors at any time

help experts solve structural problems with other buildings

need to be monitored and maintained for as long as it continues to stand

become more magnificent as it continues to lean

be completely straightened using technology that will become available in the future