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John Proctor
John Proctor was the real person who inspired a character of the same name in The Crucible, Arthur Miller's 1953 play about witch trials in Massachusetts. In 1692, doctors and ministers in Salem…Nat Turner
Nat Turner was a black preacher who led an 1831 uprising in Southampton County, Virginia in which at least 55 whites were killed by a group of about 50 slaves. Turner was a deeply religious man who…Kyra Sedgwick
Kyra Sedgwick plays Brenda Johnson, the homicide cop with a Southern accent and a penchant for cajoling confessions, in the TV series The Closer. Sedgwick has worked steadily as film and theater…Flatland: How I then tried to diffuse the Theory of Three Dimensions by other means, and of the result
by Edwin A. Abbott How I tried to teach the Theor...How I then tried to diffuse the Theory of Three Dimensions by other means, and of the result My failure with my Grandson…Maryland Farmer VII
Maryland Farmer VII11 April 1788by Thus it is that barbarity—cruelty and blood which stain the history of religion, spring from the corruption of civil government, and from that never-dying…Percy Bysshe Shelley: The Cenci Scene 5.1:
by Percy Bysshe Shelley Act 5 SCENE 5.2: SCENE 5.1: AN APARTMENT IN ORSINO'S PALACE. ENTER ORSINO AND GIACOMO. GIACOMO: Do evil deeds thus quickly come to end? O, that the vain remorse…Candide: The Reception Candide and Cacambo Met with among the Jesuits in Paraguay
How Candide Was Obliged to Le... How Candide Killed the Brothe... The Reception Candide and Cacambo Met with among the Jesuits in Paraguay Candide had brought with him from Cadiz…Teens' Favorite Funny Books
Teen readers across the country vote for the best from the American Library Association Thwonk by Joan Bauer Related Links Teen Read Week from the ALA…The Devil's Dictionary: Sorcery
by Ambrose Bierce SOPHISTRYSOULSORCERY -n. The ancient prototype and forerunner of political influence. It was, however, deemed less respectable and sometimes was punished by torture and…Edward Abbey
Edward Abbey was a writer who became a cult figure and literary voice for environmental activists, especially in the southwestern part of the United States. Born and raised in Pennsylvania, Abbey…Trending
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