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A research proposal is a document proposing a research project, generally in the sciences or academia, and generally constitutes a request for sponsorship of that research. [ 1] Proposals are evaluated on the cost and potential impact of the proposed research, and on the soundness of the proposed plan for carrying it out. [ 2]
A straw-man (or straw-dog) proposal is a brainstormed simple draft proposal intended to generate discussion of its disadvantages and to spur the generation of new and better proposals. [ 1] The term is considered American business jargon, [ 2] but it is also encountered in engineering office culture. Often, a straw man document will be prepared ...
One Winter Proposal (W) Taylor Cole and Jack Turner Gary Yates: January 12, 2019 2.93 [253] A Winter Princess (W) Natalie Hall and Chris McNally Allan Harmon January 18, 2019 2.00 [254] Winter Love Story (W) Jen Lilley and Kevin McGarry T.W. Peacocke: January 19, 2019 2.70 [255] SnowComing (W) Lindy Booth and Trevor Donovan: Peter DeLuise ...
Even if you're only the most casual news watcher, odds are, you've heard of Project 2025. This 922-plus page document, organized by The Heritage Foundation -- a well-known conservative think tank
A Modest Proposal for Preventing the Children of Poor People from Being a Burthen to Their Parents or Country, and for Making Them Beneficial to the Publick, [ 1] commonly referred to as A Modest Proposal, is a Juvenalian satirical essay written and published anonymously by Anglo-Irish writer and clergyman Jonathan Swift in 1729.
The colon, :, is a punctuation mark consisting of two equally sized dots aligned vertically. A colon often precedes an explanation, a list, [1] or a quoted sentence. [2] It is also used between hours and minutes in time, [1] between certain elements in medical journal citations, [3] between chapter and verse in Bible citations, [4] and, in the US, for salutations in business letters and other ...
Cholera ( / ˈkɒlərə /) is an infection of the small intestine by some strains of the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. [ 4][ 3] Symptoms may range from none, to mild, to severe. [ 3] The classic symptom is large amounts of watery diarrhea lasting a few days. [ 2] Vomiting and muscle cramps may also occur. [ 3]
Christopher Columbus [b] (/ k ə ˈ l ʌ m b ə s /; [2] between 25 August and 31 October 1451 – 20 May 1506) was an Italian [3] [c] explorer and navigator from the Republic of Genoa who completed four Spanish-based voyages across the Atlantic Ocean sponsored by the Catholic Monarchs, opening the way for the widespread European exploration and colonization of the Americas.