Sissela Bok(Sissela Myrdal)writer, philosopher, educatorBorn: 12/2/1934Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden Bok's belief in the power of individuals to improve their own circumstances can be traced…
by JohnKeatsTo G. A. W.To My BrothersO Solitude! if I must with thee dwell, O Solitude! if I must with thee dwell,
Let it not be among the jumbled heap
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by Percy Bysshe Shelley
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The writer of these lines died at Florence in [January 1820] while he was preparing * * for one wildest of the of the Sporades, where he bought…
Latin Roots, Prefixes, and SuffixesGreek Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes English is a living language, and it is growing all the time. One way that new words come into the language is when…
The Question:
What dialect are the characters in Guys and Dolls speaking?
The Answer:
"Runyonese."
Guys and Dolls, a musical and motion picture, is based on the book of the same name by Damon…
by Ambrose Bierce INFANCYINFIDELINFERIAE -,n. [Latin] Among the Greeks and Romans, sacrifices for propitation of the Dii Manes, or souls of the dead heroes; for the pious ancients could not…
To SleepWhy did I laugh to-night? No v...When I have fears that I may cease to be When I have fears that I may cease to be
Before my pen has glean’d my teeming brain,
Before high-piled…
Michael Apted
director, producer
Born: 2/10/1941
Birthplace: Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England
Earning critical acclaim for his films Agatha (1979) and Coal Miner's Daughter (1980), he…
(Encyclopedia) nickel, metallic chemical element; symbol Ni; at. no. 28; at. wt. 58.6934; m.p. about 1,453℃; b.p. about 2,732℃; sp. gr. 8.902 at 25℃; valence 0, +1, +2, +3, or +4.
Nickel is a hard,…
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