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Modern Slavery

Human bondage in Africa, Asia, and the Dominican Republic by Ricco Villanueva Siasoco This article was posted on April 18, 2001. Sudanese slaves await redemption in Madhol, Sudan, in…

The Little Book of Modern Verse: Foreword

Foreword"The Little Book of Modern Verse", as its name implies, is not a formal anthology. The pageant of American poetry has been so often presented that no necessity exists for another…

stigmata

(Encyclopedia) stigmatastigmatastĭgˈmətə, stĭgmătˈə [key] [plural of stigma, from Gr.,=brand], wounds or marks on a person resembling the five wounds received by Jesus at the crucifixion. Some 300…

Timeline: Modern Fashion, 1930-1958

Part II: 1930-1968 by David Johnson 1930 1940-1945 1947 1950 1954 1960s 1968 Next: 1970-1990 1930 Hemlines drop; then gradually rise Alix "Madame" Grès becomes famous for elegant…

Bernanos, Georges

(Encyclopedia) Bernanos, GeorgesBernanos, Georgeszhôrzh bĕrnänōsˈ [key], 1888–1948, French novelist and polemicist. Profoundly Catholic, Bernanos attacked modern materialism and advocated a moral and…

A Modern Affair

Director:Vern OakleyWriter:Paul ZimmermanDirector of Photography:Rex NicholsonEditor:Suzanne PillsburyMusic:Jan HammerProduction Designer:Cathy T. MarshallProducers:Vern Oakley, Melanie…

Modern Pentathlon

First Olympic Appearance: 1912 (men); 2000 (women) by Mike Morrison and Mark Zurlo Did You Know? American George Patton (yes, that George Patton) was a strong challenger for the modern…

Modern Pentathlon

First Olympic Appearance: 1912 (men); 2000 (women) by Mike Morrison and Mark Zurlo Did You Know? American George Patton (yes, that George Patton) was a strong challenger for the modern…

Modern Verse

ContentsThe Little Book of Modern VerseForewordLord of my Heart's Elation (Bliss Carman)Gloucester Moors (William Vaughn Moody)On a Subway Express (Chester Firkins)The Automobile (Percy MacKaye)The…