Mount Rushmore

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Mount Rushmore

• Symbols of Freedom by Myron Anderson

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Mount Rushmore was a very risky job. It was built
in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
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A Big Idea

• A big idea in 1920s, there was a sculptor named
  Gutzon Borglum. He was chosen to make the
  memorial. He was a famous America artist.

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Mount Rushmore

• It took fourteen years to build Mount Rushmore.
• There were many people who did not agree that it
  should be built.

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The Washington Monument

• Symbols of Freedom
• Alexiss Roy

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The Washington Monument

• The Washington Monument is as tall as 31 giraffes.

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The Washington Monument

• In the Washington Monument there are 897 steps.

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The Washington Monument

• February 22,1885,the Washington Monument was
  finished and it was George Washingtons birthday.
  July 4,1848 they started to build it.

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The Washington Monument

• Today more than 1,000,000 people go to the
  Washington Monument.

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The Washington Monument

• The line on the Washington Monument is there
  because the workers had to stop because the Civil
  War started.

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The U.S. Capitol

• Symbols of Freedom
• By Benjamin
• Brewer

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The U.S Capitol

• At one point the U.S. Capitol was heated by
  fireplaces!

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The U.S Capitol

• The U.S. Capitol is on the fifty dollar bill

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The U.S. Capitol

• The statue called Freedom is on top of the
  Rotunda .

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U.S.capitol

• The Rotunda Was not added until The civil war!

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Capitol Burns!

• The U.S. Capitol was burned by the British
  during the War of 1812.

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Fact Extravaganza

• The U.S. Capitol is busy 24 7 With the Senate
  and The house of representatives.

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Fact Extravaganza

• The U.S. Capitol is one of the most lit up
  buildings in Washington,d.c

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and yet the legend lives on.
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The U.S. Capitol

• Symbols of Freedom
• By Curtland Edwards

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• The U.S. Capitol
• is on a 50 dollar
• bill.
• During the war of 1812 British soldiers took over
  Washington D.C.

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• The U.S. Capitol building is on a hill called
  Capitol Hill.

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• The bodies of U.S Presidents sometimes lie in
  state under the rotunda. People can come there
  to show their respect.

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• President Washington laid the cornerstone for the
  Capitol in 1793 this old drawing shows how the
  Capitol building would look.

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The U.S. Capitol

• In 1861, the Civil War began. The northern states
  fought against the southern states. Thousands of
  soldiers lived in the U.S. Capitol. It was also a
  hospital.

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Mount Rushmore

• Symbols of Freedom by
• Derik Morris

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protecting Mount Rushmore

• Today workers repair the stone to protect it. The
  granite moves in hot and cold weather.

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Who made Mount Rushmore

• Gutzon Borglum was a famous American sculptor
  that sculpted the famous Mount Rushmore.

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Mount Rushmore

• Mount Rushmore is a group of stone carvings in
  the Black Hills of South Dakota.

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How long it took to build Mount Rushmore

• Mount Rushmore was started in 1927 and was
  finished in 1941.

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Mount Rushmore

• This is Abraham Lincoln he was President during
  the Civil war.

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The Lincoln Memorial

• Symbols of Freedom
• By Elyjah Lyons

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The meeting grounds

• The Lincoln Memorial was finished on May 22nd
  of 1922. It has been a meeting place for people
  across America for years.

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Did you know
its huge

• Did you know that if you went to the front of the
  Lincoln Memorial you will see a large reflecting
  pool and the Washington Monument?

• Did you know that the Lincoln Memorial was where
  Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous I have
  a dream speech?

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The Lincoln Memorial

• The Lincoln Memorial is a symbol of the union in
  all fifty states in the United States of America.

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Daniel Chester French started building the
statue of Lincoln in 1914.
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Daniel Chester French
built the famous Lincoln Memorial
statue.
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• The Lincoln Memorial statues thumb is as big as a
  NFL football.

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Did you Know

• Did you know the Lincoln Memorial has 56 steps
  that lead up to the building?

• Did you know along with four other presidents
  Lincoln was assassinated?

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The Lincoln Memorial view of the Washington
Monument
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• What Have we learned
• quiz
• How big is the Lincoln statue thumb?
• As big as a NFL football
• As big as a watermelon
• As big as a canolope

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• The Lincoln memorial
• has been a place
• for people for years.
• Ground
• Swimming
• Meeting

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• Who gave his famous
• speech and what was it called?
• George Washington and his WWI speech
• Abraham Lincoln and his free the slaves
• Speech
• c) Martin Luther King Jr. and his I have a
• Dream speech

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The Lincoln Memorial

• Symbols of Freedom
• By Jalen Green

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The Lincoln Memorial

• In the day about 300pm people are going in and
  looking around.this picture is took in front of
  the Lincoln Memorial.

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The Lincoln Memorial at dusk

• It is 500am-600am the sun is coming up.People
  will be there later on today to come inside and
  look around.

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The Lincoln Statue

• The Lincoln Statue.The only statue in the
  Memorial.

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The Lincoln Memorial

• The Lincoln Memorial at sunset.

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Lincoln Memorial at sunset

• It is sunset in Washington.D.C

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The Lincoln Statue

• This is the Lincoln statue from up close.

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The Lincoln Memorial

• Symbols of Freedom
• By Joe Harris

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The Lincoln Memorial

• Did you know the cornerstone for the Lincoln
  Memorial was laid on February 15, 1915? It
  would take up to seven years to finish the
  building.

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Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

• In front of the Lincoln Memorial is a BIG
  reflecting pool.

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Lincoln Memorial Statue

• Did you know the thumb of the Lincoln statue is
  bigger then a NFL football?

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4th of July

• 4th of July explosion over the Lincoln Memorial,
  Washington Monument and the Capital Building

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Lincoln Statue

• The Lincoln statue was built in honor or
  President Abraham Lincoln in 1914.

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The U.S. Capitol

• Symbols of Freedom
• By Nathan Purcell

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The U.S. Capitol

• The U.S. Capitol is bigger than four football
  fields. The U.S. Capitol used to be heated by
  fireplaces.
• In 1859 marble bathtubs were put in the
  basement of the U.S. Capitol so that members of
  Congress could take baths.

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A picture of Freedom which is a bronze statue on
top of the dome.
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The U.S. Capitol

• The U.S. Capitol has statues of all of the
  presidents in it.
• They started to build the U.S. Capitol in 1793
  and then the British burned the U.S. Capitol down.

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The U.S. Capitol

• The U.S. Capitol is always busy.
• After the Civil War, indoor plumbing was put in
  the U.S. Capitol. Workers also built a subway
  train. It took senators and representatives from
  their offices to the capitol.
• In 1807 the south wing was finished.

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The U.S. Capitol
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The Washington Monument

• Symbols Of
• Freedom

By Sydnee Sullivan
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The Washington Monument

• The Washington Monument is very beautiful. The
  Washington Monument looks beautiful in the sunset
  with clouds and the city lights around it.

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The Washington Monument

• The flags in the sunset looks very pretty.Also
  with the flags.From 1996 to 2000,Workers fixed
  cracks and the chips in the stone.They have to
  clean the walls.Now the monument is safe.

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The Washington Monument

• Over the years, the Washington Monument aged.
  Weather and visitors damaged the the walls
  outside and inside United States businesses and
  the government joined together to fix the
  Monument.

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The Washington Monument

• Construction continued until 1854, when donations
  ran out. The next year congress voted to
  appropriate 200,000 to continue the work.

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The Washington Monument

• The Washington Monument is near the west end of
  the National Mall.
• The Washington Monument is made of marble.
• It weighs as much as 15,000 African elephants.

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The Washington Monument

• The Washington Monument looks like a tall,
  pointed needle. It is as tall as 31giraffes, one
  on top of another.
• Park rangers tell them about the monument and
  how it was built.
• The tour is free.

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Mount Rushmore

• Symbols of Freedom
• Report by Rand Hurley

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• Gutzon Borglum was picked to be the sculptor of
  Mount Rushmore
• 1927 was when Borglum began work on Mount
  Rushmore.

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Mount Rushmore
It took fourteen years to build Mount Rushmore in
the Black Hills of South Dakota.
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• They polished it every week so it would look
  nice.(Think how long that took.)

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• People visit Mount Rushmore every day.

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• Entrance to the Visitors Center.

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Lincolns Head

• Abraham Lincoln was chosen because he was
  President during the Civil War and he helped free
  the slaves.

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Jeffersons Head

• Gutzon Borglum chose Thomas Jefferson because he
  wrote the Declaration of Independence.

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Washingtons Head

• Mr. Borglum chose George Washington because he
  was a great leader and the first President of the
  United States of America.

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Roosevelts Head

• He chose Theodore Roosevelt because he built the
  Panama Canal for world trade.

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• In July of 1939, all four heads were carved. In
  1941 Mount Rushmore was finished.

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The Washington Monument

• Symbols of Freedom
• By Sydney Alloway

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The Washington Monument

• The Washington Monument. At night there is a
  glowing sight. If you go in side you will say
  WOW!

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The Washington Monument

• The Washington Monument in 1884, aluminum was a
  rare and expensive metal.

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The Washington Monument

• The Washington Monument. Is so beautiful if
  you are in washington.

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The Washington Monument

• The Washington Monument is so tall there is more
  than 3,000 steps. From 1996 to 2000, workers
  fixed cracks and chips in the stone. They cleaned
  the inside walls.

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The Lincoln Memorial

• The Symbols of Freedom
• Report by Zack Stewart

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The Lincoln Memorial

• There are many
• memorials in
• Washington, D.C that honor presidents or other
  leaders.

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The Lincoln Memorial

• People are not allowed to fly over the Lincoln
  Memorial or they will be arrested.

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The Lincoln Memorial

• The Lincoln Memorial is a famous building at the
  park of Washington, D.C.

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The Lincoln Memorial

• The statue of the Lincoln Memorial weighs as much
  as 24 school buses.

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The Lincoln Memorial

• Lincolns thumb is the size of a NFL football.

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The Lincoln Memorial

• The lincoln memorial sets at the edge of a long
  pool of water.
• You can also see the reflection of the building.

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The Lincoln Memorial

• The Lincoln Memorial is a symbol of the union
  between all 50 states.

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The Washington Monument

• Symbols of Freedom
• By JoLicia Wright

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The Washington Monument

• This a picture of the Washington Monument is big
  and tall.

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• It is in the dew of the morning makes the
  Washington Monument hazy.
• I think its cool and the teacher taught me a lot
  from this.

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• It has pretty flowers and I think the teacher
  would like it.
• It has Japanese Cherry trees in front of the
  Washington Monument.

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Washington Monument

• This is the Washington Monument on the 4th of
  July.

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Washington Monument

• This is the World War II Memorial and has the
  water sprouting up and it is pretty .Because,this
  is the World War II Memorial.

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Washington Monument

• In 1884 aluminum was a rare and expensive metal .
  The aluminum pyramid that was put on top of the
  capstone cost 225. That was almost as much as a
  worker earned in one year!

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Washington Monument

• Before 1958, there were metal bars covering
  windows at the top of the bars were replaced with
  safety glass to keep people from throwing things
  out the windows.

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The Washington Monument

• Symbols of Freedom by Aaliyah

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The Washington monument

• The Washington monument is a big place.

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The monument
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The washinton monument

• The monument has a big pool and a lot of places
  around it.

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The mounment

• The washington monument is big and tall.

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The U.S. Capitol

• By Isaiah
• Illustrataion By Isaiah Thompkins

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The U.S. Capitol

• The U.S. Capitol is one of the most important
  bulidings in our nation. It is in our nation.
  It is Washington D.C., The U.S. Capitol.

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The U.S. Capitol

• The U.S. Capitol is where Congress meets.
• The building has been a symbol of our government
  for 200 years.

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The U.S. Capitol

• The house of Representatives and the senate meet
  in separate rooms,called chambers. There are 435
  representatives and 100 senators.

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The U.S. capitol

• The center part of the U.S. capitol is under a
  dome. A bronze statue stands at the top of the
  dome. The statue is called Freedom.

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The U.S. Capitol

• Every year Millions of people visit the U.S.
  Capitol. Tour guides lead visitors through the
  building.

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The U.S. Capitol

• School children from all over the United States
  come to the Capitol.

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Mount Rushmore

• Symbols of Freedom
• By Miranda Hastings

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Mount Rushmore

• Gutzon Borglum was the one who presented Mount
  Rushmore to the nation.
• Mount Rushmore is located in the Black Hills of
  South Dakota.

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Mount Rushmore

• It is a sculpture of four of U.S. Presidents.
  They are President George Washington, President
  Thomas Jefferson, President Abraham Lincoln, and
  President Theodore Roosevelt. Mount Rushmore was
  started in 1927.

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Mount Rushmores Presidents

• George Washington was the first president in U.S.
  history.

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• Thomas Jefferson was the third president in
  U.S.A. .
• He wrote the Declaration of Independence.

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• Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. He was
  president when the Civil War had happened.

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• President Roosevelt was chosen because built the
  Panama Canal for world trade.

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Mount Rushmore

• Rock weighing 450,000 tons was removed to create
  the faces on Mount Rushmore. This is the same
  weight as 8,200 African elephants.

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Mount Rushmore

• Mount Rushmore was finished in 1941.

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