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Advertising Career Profile

Courses, Careers, and More Is advertising right for me? In describing a busy nightclub, New York Yankees catcher Yogi Berra once said, "No one goes there anymore. It's too crowded."…

The Congress of Women: Publishers' Preface

PrefacePublishers' Preface The object of the publication of this book is to present an account of some of the most important assemblages of women the world has ever known. As a part of the…

Scott Oki Biography

Scott Oki computer executiveBorn: 1948Birthplace: Seattle, Wash. Born to a Japanese-American family, Oki attended the University of Washington, leaving after 18 months to join the Air Force.…

Treaty of Ghent: Article the Second

Article the FirstArticle the ThirdArticle the Second Immediately after the ratifications of this Treaty by both parties as hereinafter mentioned, orders shall be sent to the Armies,…

The Devil's Dictionary: Tenacity

by Ambrose Bierce TELESCOPETHEOSOPHYTENACITY -n. A certain quality of the human hand in its relation to the coin of the realm. It attains its highest development in the hand of authority…

The Devil's Dictionary: Fairy

by Ambrose Bierce FAITHFAIRY -n. A creature, variously fashioned and endowed, that formerly inhabited the meadows and forests. It was nocturnal in its habits, and somewhat addicted to…

Andrew Carnegie

Andrew Carnegie was the 19th century steel tycoon who became one of the 20th century's most famous philanthropists. His life story is one of the best-known rags-to-riches accounts in United States…