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Photographer (N. D. King)

N. David King Tell us about your work---what do you do? I think of myself as an image-maker. I try to use whatever medium is appropriate to the subject to…

Brewer's: Caste

(1 syl.), race. The Portuguese casta. In Sanskrit the word used for the same purpose is varna (colour). The four Hindu castes are Brahmins (the sacred order), Shatriya (soldiers and rulers…

Brewer's: Maggot

Maggoty. Whimsical, full of whims and fancies. Fancy tunes used to be called maggots, hence we have “Barker's maggots,” “Cary's maggots,” “Draper's maggots,” etc. (Dancing Master, 1721.)…

Brewer's: T

in music, stands for Tutti (all), meaning all the instruments or voices are to join. It is the opposite of S for Solo. -t- inserted with a double hyphen between a verb ending with a vowel…

Ten Steps to an Ace Essay

Brought to you by the American School Counselor Association Don't let the prospect of writing your college entrance essay stress you out. You know you deserve to…

Walt Whitman: First O Songs for a Prelude

First O Songs for a PreludeFirst O songs for a prelude, Lightly strike on the stretch'd tympanum pride and joy in my city, How she led the rest to arms, how she gave the cue, How at once with…