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wedgeBlock of triangular cross-section that can be used as a simple machine. An axe is a wedge: it splits wood by redirecting the energy of the downward blow sideways, where it exerts the force needed to split the wood. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Undermining the family is something that totalitarian states have always tried to do, and driving a wedge between parents and children is the traditional way of doing it. As we all feel the pressures of the budget crisis, No Child Left Behind and high stakes assessments, and as some teacher leaders seem intent on driving a wedge between teachers and administrators, it's time to consider who we are. After them, Eliot believed, a "dissociation of sensibility" set into literature, driving a wedge between thought and feeling. |
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