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The Street Lawyer
Author:John Grisham Publisher:Doubleday America's favorite courtroom writer reportedly hung with D.C. street people to get firsthand insight into homelessness for this novel about a yuppie…Nellie Bly
Name at birth: Elizabeth Jane CochranNellie Bly was the pseudonym of Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman, a New York journalist whose muckraking made her a 19th-century celebrity. A victim of personal…Roland Victor LIBONATI, Congress, IL (1900-1991)
LIBONATI Roland Victor , a Representative from Illinois; born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., December 29, 1900; Lewis Institute, A.A., 1918; during the First World War served as a lieutenant in…Who was Miranda?
The Question: Who was Miranda, and where did her rights come from? The Answer: Miranda's full name was Ernesto Miranda. He was arrested in 1963…The True George Washington: Master and Employer: Charity
CharityAfter the terrible attack of fever in Philadelphia in 1793, Washington wrote to a clergyman of that city,—"It has been my intention ever since my return to the city, to contribute my…Brewer's: Wittington
(See Whittington.) Beneath this stone lies Wittington, Sir Richard rightly named, Who three times Lord Mayor served in London, In which he ne'er…Brewer's: Fourierism
A communistic system, so called from Charles Fourier, of Besançon. According to Fourier, all the world was to be cantoned into groups, called phalansteries, consisting each of 400 families…More Recent Trends
Although adoption is mentioned in the legal codes and writings of many ancient peoples, including the Romans and Hebrews, no such laws existed in England or her colonies prior to the middle of the…Deadly Questions
Study raises questions about capital punishment in the U.S. by David Johnson This article was posted on June 22, 2000. Illinois Governor George Ryan recently announced a…Sample Essays: Compare and Contrast
Note: The following essays were not edited by EssayEdge Editors. They appear as they were initially reviewed by admissions officers. SAMPLE ESSAY: Columbia, Athlete and Musician (sailing and…Trending
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