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Whitman, Walt

(Encyclopedia) Whitman, Walt (Walter Whitman), 1819–92, American poet, b. West Hills, N.Y. Considered by many to be the greatest of all American poets, Walt Whitman celebrated the freedom and dignity…

Impartial Examiner II

Impartial Examiner II27 February 1788by (Continued from our last)Section 8th of the first article gives the Congress a power "to lay and collect, taxes, duties, imposts and excises." If it be…

Women in Technology

Profiles of female trailblazers in technology by Jennie Wood Ada Lovelace, the First Computer Programmer Women in Technology Ada Lovelace Grace Hopper Hedy Lamarr Jean Sammet Roberta…

Who Then Will Speak for the Common Good?

by Barbara Jordan Democratic Convention Keynote Address One hundred and fourty-four years ago, members of the Democratic Party first net in convention to select a Presidential…

Coleridge: "Christabel" and "Kubla Khan"

"The Ancient Mariner""France: an Ode""Christabel" and "Kubla Khan" "Christabel" and "Kubla Khan" were first printed in 1816, in a pamphlet along with "The Pains of Sleep," a sort of…

Lebanon Map: Regions, Geography, Facts & Figures

Lebanon, officially known as the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia and is part of the Middle East. It is a primarily Arab nation that is steeped in history, divided into eight…

International Trade: Arguments Against Free Trade

Arguments Against Free TradeInternational TradeIntroductionExports, Imports—Why Bother?The Argument for Free TradeArguments Against Free TradeBarriers to International TradeInternational Trade…

Movies and Film: Danish Directions

Danish DirectionsMovies and FilmScandinavian Film HistoryDanish DirectionsThe Networks of NorwaySwedish SweetnessIngmar Bergman and the Triumph of Scandinavian Cinema On September 17, 1904, the…