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Claim: The creation of the ice cream cone shows that great inventions often start as simple, unplanned ideas.
As he stepped into the warm weather of the 1904 World’s Fair, ice cream vendor Arnold Fournachou knew it would be a good day for business. Just a few hours later, though, he still had plenty of ice cream left to sell, but he was almost out of paper bowls. Fortunately, one of his fellow dessert vendors came to the rescue. A Syrian immigrant named Ernest Hamwi rolled waffle-like pastries known as “zalabia” into cone shapes that Fornachou could use to serve ice cream.
The creation of the ice cream cone shows that great inventions often start as simple, unplanned ideas.
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A Syrian immigrant named Ernest Hamwi rolled waffle-like pastries known as “zalabia” into cone shapes that Fornachou could use to serve ice cream.
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“Collegiate cheer is based on crowd appeal. All Star cheer is based on skill-building,” said Kenny Sampson, the host of the podcast Cheer Talk Radio.
Kenny Sampson of Cheer Talk Radio explains the differences between types of cheerleading: "'Collegiate cheer is based on crowd appeal. All Star cheer is based on skill-building.'
"'Collegiate cheer is based on crowd appeal. All Star cheer is based on skill-building,' said Kenny Sampson, the host of the podcast Cheer Talk Radio."
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Henry could hear his own voice waver as he delivered the first line of his speech. He heard Selena whisper to the person next to her, “Why are his hands shaking so much?”
Henry’s nervousness is immediately obvious to his peers: "He heard Selena whisper to the person next to her, 'Why are his hands shaking so much?' (Jones 118).
Henry’s nervousness is immediately obvious to his peers: "He heard Selena whisper to the person next to her, 'Why are his hands shaking so much?'" (Jones 118).
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“With school turning out more runners, jumpers, racers, tinkerers, grabbers, snatchers, fliers, and swimmers instead of examiners, critics, knowers, and imaginative creators, the word ‘intellectual,’ of course, became the swear word it deserved to be.”
Beatty explains how his society's view of academics changes: "The word "intellectual,' … became the swear word it deserved to be'"(Bradbury 55).
Beatty explains how his society's view of academics changes: "'The word "intellectual," … became the swear word it deserved to be'" (Bradbury 55).
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Flynn narrowed his gaze, tightened his grip on the wheel, and steered the convertible into a tunnel, saying to himself, “Let’s see what they think of this."
To escape the mysterious men chasing him, Flynn '[steers] the convertible into a tunnel, saying to himself, "'Let’s see what they think of this'" (Lorentzen 77).