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Foreign Words and Phrases<sup class="fnr" >1</sup>

The English meanings given below are not necessarily literal translations.ad absurdum (ad ab-sir'dum) [Lat.]: to the point of absurdity. “He tediously repeated his argument ad absurdum.”ad…

Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Halloween[1]

by Robert Burns Fragment-Her Flowing LocksTo A Mouse, On Turning Her Up ...Halloween[1] The following poem will, by many readers, be well enough understood; but for the sake of those who…

The Iditarod

The Iditarod Alaska's marathon sled-dog race by Erin Teare The first Saturday in March marks the beginning of the Iditarod, a one thousand mile sled dog race across Alaska's harsh…

May 2021 Current Events: World News

Top of Page Disaster News | Science & Technology News | US News The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you covered. Here are the World…

Jamaica Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Jamaica Index: People and History Government Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Jamaican Relations PEOPLE AND HISTORY Arawaks…

July Current Events 2023: World News

Top of Page U.S. News | Disaster News | Science & Technology News | Current Events This Week The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you…

John Keats: Book II

by John Keats Book IBook IIIBook II Just at the self-same beat of Time's wide wings Hyperion slid into the rustled air, And Saturn gain'd with Thea that sad place Where Cybele and…

Demi Settles

Demi Settles“Mother, can I have a little serious conversation with you?” asked Demi one evening, as they sat together enjoying the first fire of the season, while Daisy wrote letters upstairs…

National Film Registry

Each year since 1989, the Library of Congress adds 25 films to the National Film Registry to ensure that each film will be preserved in its original form. The films, which must be at least…