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Height comparisons can be made between different objects, such as buildings, mountains, trees, animals, or even people. Let's look at some examples:

1. Height of buildings:
Burj Khalifa (Dubai, UAE) is the tallest building in the world at 828 meters.
Shanghai Tower (China) — 632 meters.
Eiffel Tower (Paris, France) — 330 meters (with antenna).
2. Height of mountains:
Everest (Nepal/China) is the highest mountain in the world at 8848.86 meters.
Kangchenjunga (Nepal/India) is the third highest mountain in the world at 8586 meters.
Elbrus (Russia) is the highest mountain in Europe at 5642 meters.
3. Height of trees:
Hyperion is the tallest sequoia in the world, located in California, and is about 115.85 meters high.
Other redwood trees often reach heights of over 100 meters.
4. Animal height:
The giraffe is the tallest land animal, reaching heights of up to 6 meters.
Other animals, such as elephants, are significantly shorter (about 3-4 meters at the shoulder).
5. Human height:
The tallest man recorded in history was Robert Wadlow, who was 272 cm tall.
The average height of men in the world varies from 170 to 180 cm, and women from 160 to 170 cm, depending on the country.

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Using an ePortfolio

Introduction
ePortfolios are a place to demonstrate your work. They are made of sections and pages. The list of sections are along the left side of the window (show me). Each section can have multiple pages, shown on the right side of the window (show me).
Portfolio Sections

Sections are listed along the left side of the window (show me). Each section can have multiple pages inside of it. To organize or add sections, click the "Organize Sections" link (show me).

You can rename any section by clicking on the icon that appears, rearrange sections by clicking and dragging them, or delete sections by clicking the icon.
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Sections have multiple pages. You can see the list of pages for the current section on the right side of the window (show me). To organize or add pages, click the "Organize/Manage Pages" link (show me).

You can rename any page by click on the icon that appears, delete a page by clicking the × icon, or rearrange the order of pages by click and dragging them.
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The content you see on a page is the same content any visitors will see. To edit this content, click the " Edit This Page" link (show me) and the page will change to editing mode.
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Now you're editing! Rename the page or change commenting options (show me) if you like. You can save, preview or cancel your changes at any time by clicking the button on the right side (show me).

Content is divided into subsections, which each have a dotted border. You can delete or edit the contents of a subsection by clicking the or icons at the top right corner of the subsection.

To add new subsections, find and click the type of content you want to add in the options list on the right side of the page (show me).
ePortfolio Settings
To change the settings for your ePortfolio, click the "ePortfolio Settings" link (show me). You can rename the portfolio and also change whether it is public or private. Private portfolios are only visible to those to whom you grant access.