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Ogata Korin

(Encyclopedia) Ogata KorinOgata Korinōgäˈtä kōˈrēn [key], 1658–1716, Japanese decorator and painter. He is renowned for his lacquer work and paintings on screens, decorated with bold designs and…

primary

(Encyclopedia) primary, in the United States, a preliminary election in which the candidate of a party is nominated directly by the voters. The establishment of the primary system resulted from the…

Saint James, Margaret Jean

(Encyclopedia) Saint James, Margaret Jean, 1937-2021, American sex-work rights advocate, b. Bellingham, Wa. Saint James married shortly after…

Bradbury, William Batchelder

(Encyclopedia) Bradbury, William BatchelderBradbury, William Batchelderbăchˈəldər [key], 1816–68, American hymn composer and music editor, b. York, Maine; pupil of Lowell Mason. He organized the…

epic

(Encyclopedia) epic, long, exalted narrative poem, usually on a serious subject, centered on a heroic figure. The earliest epics, known as primary, or original, epics, were shaped from the legends of…

Democratic National Convention Keynote Address

'Divide and Conquer' RepublicansA Letter From Forgotten People I got a letter last week from a young mother in Lorena, Texas, and I want to read a part of it to you. She writes, "Our…

Democratic National Convention Keynote Address

A Letter From Forgotten People'To Be All That We Can Be''Divide and Conquer' Republicans This Republican administration treats us as if we were pieces of a puzzle that can't fit together…

Democratic National Convention Keynote Address

'Divide and Conquer' RepublicansWhat They Do/What They Say'To Be All That We Can Be' Now, we Democrats believe that America is still the country of fair play, that we can come out of a…

Democratic National Convention Keynote Address

'To Be All That We Can Be'Debt and Defense: 'A Bum Deal'What They Do/What They Say Now, in contrast, the greatest nation of the free world has had a leader for eight straight years that…

Democratic National Convention Keynote Address

What They Do/What They SayStraight-Talking DemocratsDebt and Defense: 'A Bum Deal' Now, my friends, we really are at a crucial point in American history. Under this administration, we have…