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Taming the Colt

Taming the Colt"What in the world is that boy doing?" said Mrs. Jo to herself, as she watched Dan running round the half-mile triangle as if for a wager. He was all alone, and seemed…

The Devil's Dictionary: Sycophant

by Ambrose Bierce SUFFRAGESYLLOGISMSYCOPHANT -n. One who approaches Greatness on his belly so that he may not be commanded to turn and be kicked. He is sometimes an editor. As the…

Treaty of Ghent: Article the Fifth

Article the FourthArticle the SixthArticle the Fifth Whereas neither that point of the Highlands lying due North from the source of the River St Croix, and designated in the former Treaty…

John Keats: Sonnets

by JohnKeatsEpistlesSleep and PoetrySonnetsTo My Brother GeorgeTo * * * * * *Written on the day that Mr. Leigh Hunt left PrisonHow many bards gild the lapses of time!To a Friend who sent me some…

Geometry: The Unit Circle and Trigonometry

The Unit Circle and TrigonometryGeometryThe Unit Circle and TrigonometryThe Tangent RatioThe Sine RatioThe Cosine RatioAnd the RestHow Does This Relate to the Unit Circle? Trigonometry is the…

Eliza E. Mother George Biography

Eliza E. “Mother” George Civil War nurseBorn: Oct. 20, 1808Birthplace: Bridport, Vt. Of her early life, little is known. Born Elizabeth Hamilton, she later married W. L. George and had three…