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Judaism Primer

Holidays, history, beliefs, culture, and more Jewish Holidays The Jewish Calendar Jewish Holiday Dates Hanukkah Passover Purim Rosh Hashanah Shavuot Shemini…

Ancient Greek Literature & Mythology

Poets, Playwrights, Gods, and Heroes   Read all about the fascinating world of ancient Greek mythology, drama, history, and religion with glossaries, lists, quizzes, crosswords, and more. You…

Facts About the Struggle

The Kurdish population stands at about 20-25 million. It is concentrated in the parts of eastern Turkey, Syria, Iran, and Iraq that make up the region known as Kurdistan. About 12 million…

William Shakespeare: Antony and Cleopatra

The last Pharaoh of Egypt and the dashing Roman general by David Johnson One of the most famous women in history, Cleopatra VII was the brilliant and beautiful last Pharaoh of Egypt.…

2002 MacArthur Foundation Awards

The MacArthur Foundation awards monetary prizes each year in order to provide financial assistance for selected innovators.Bonnie Bassler, 40, molecular ecobiologist; Princeton, N.J.Ann…

2000 Nobel Prize Winners

Peace: Kim Dae Jung, president of South Korea, was cited “for his work for democracy and human rights in South Korea and in East Asia in general, and for peace and reconciliation with North…

Why We Study Poetry

Everyone, at some point in their life, has probably questioned the value of poetry (including this writer). Among the many accusations leveled against poetry are that it is frivolous in comparison…

1998 MacArthur Foundation Awards

The MacArthur Foundation awards monetary prizes each year in order to provide financial assistance for selected innovators.Janine Antoni, 34, artist; New YorkIda Applebroog, 68, painter and…

Italian language

(Encyclopedia) CEE Italian language, member of the Romance group of the Italic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages (see Romance languages). The official language of Italy and San…