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%%  Example 02-11-2 on page 66.
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\documentclass[]{article}
\pagestyle{empty}
\setlength\textwidth{177.70511pt}
\setlength\parindent{0pt}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[english]{babel}

\usepackage{makecell}

\begin{document}
\begin{tabular}{|c|c|}\hline
1st & \makecell{without parameter}   \\\hline
2nd & \makecell[t]{vertical top}     \\\hline
3rd & \makecell[t]{vertical\\ top}   \\\hline
4th & \makecell[b]{vertical bottom}  \\\hline
5th & \makecell[b]{vertical\\ bottom}\\\hline
\end{tabular}
\end{document}