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Standards are important for protocols because they ensure interoperability and compatibility between products from different manufacturers.

Buddhism had a large influence on Chinese culture. It helped to shape Chinese philosophy, literature, art, and architecture.

An author analysis is a critical examination of an author’s work. It can include an evaluation of an author’s style, technique, and use of language, as well as an examination of the author’s themes, motifs, and symbols.

The mythical figure who flew too close to the sun was Icarus. Icarus flew too close to the sun with wings made of wax and feathers. The heat from the sun melted the wax and Icarus fell into the sea and drowned.

A symbol can be an object, person, situation, or event that represents something else, usually something abstract.

Production refers to the process of creating goods or services. It includes the entire process from the initial gathering of resources to the final delivery of the product or service to the customer.

The soft drink industry is so profitable because people have a high demand for sugar and caffeine and are willing to pay for it.

Helen of Troy was married to Menelaus, the king of Sparta. She was abducted by Prince Paris of Troy, which caused the Trojan War.

The United States entered World War I in April 1917 because the German government had announced a policy of unrestricted submarine warfare, and because of the Zimmerman Telegram.

Surrealism is art that is characterized by the element of surprise, unexpected juxtapositions and non sequitur.