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Upanishads: Inscription

InscriptionThe general inclinations which are naturally implanted in my soul to some religion, it is impossible for me to shift off: but there being such a multiplicity of religions in the…

St. Patrick's Day

Politics, culture, quizzes, and more St. Patrick on the Hill of Tara, where Catholic tradition says he performed a miracle and began converting the nobility of Ireland.  St. Patrick's Day…

Best Supporting Actor Nominees, 2011

The 83rd Academy Award Best Supporting Actor Nominees Read biographies of the Best Supporting Actor nominees. Find out about all the nominees, from front-runner Christian Bale to first-time nominee…

Groundhog Day

The Adventures of Punxsutawney Phil, Wiarton Willie, and Pothole Pete   February 2 brings the most-watched weather forecast of the year—and the only one led by a rodent. Legend has it that on this…

Amelia Emery

BA English / Secondary Education, Abilene Christian University MA Literature, Abilene Christian University Infoplease Area of Expertise Amelia is a United States of America history and social…

Middle Ages

(Encyclopedia) Middle Ages, period in Western European history that followed the disintegration of the West Roman Empire in the 4th and 5th cent. and lasted into the 15th cent., i.e., into the period…

St. Augustine of Hippo

Name at birth: Aurelius AugustinusAugustine was born in a Roman province in 354 and educated at Carthage. As a young man he became interested in philosophy, with little interest in Christianity until…

Brewer's: New Jerusalem

The paradise of Christians, in allusion to Rev. xxi. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894New ManNew Christians A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q…