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The Devil's Dictionary: Right

by Ambrose Bierce RIDICULERIGHTEOUSNESSRIGHT -n. Legitimate authority to be, to do or to have; as the right to be a king, the right to do one's neighbor, the right to have measles, and the…

Dorothy Kingsley Biography

Dorothy KingsleyscreenwriterBorn: 10/14/1909Birthplace: New York City While bedridden with measles as a young divorced mother of three, Dorothy Kingsley proclaimed that she could write better…

Peter Pan: Peter Breaks Through

The Shadow Peter Breaks Through All children, except one, grow up. They soon know that they will grow up, and the way Wendy knew was this. One day when she was two years old she was…

Patricia Neal Biography

actressBorn: 1/20/1926Birthplace: Packard, Ky.Died: 8/8/2010 (Edgartown, Mass.) Born Patsy Louise Neal, the actress made her stage debut at age 15, won a Tony…

2002 Intel Science Talent Search Winners

First Place: $100,000 scholarship, Ryan R. Patterson, Grand Junction, Colo., for his project entitled “The American Sign Language Translator.” Patterson devised a glove that converts…

Chauncey Judd: Ebenezer Dayton

The Abduction The Robbers Ebenezer Dayton While these nocturnal travelers are snatching a few minutes' sleep in Mr. Gunn's barn, let us explain who they are, and why they appear here…

Common Infectious Diseases Worldwide

Sources: The Centers for Disease Control (CDC); The World Health Organization (WHO). The following is a list of the most common infectious diseases throughout the world today. Accurate caseload…