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Peace Talks: The Middle East and Northern Ireland
1999 News of the World The embryonic Northern Irish coalition government was stillborn the day it was to convene, July 16, 1999. The impasse was the result of Sinn Fein's insistence that the…Lord of the Rings: Middle Earth Locations Quiz
Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings" trilogy is a classic tale set in a lush and richly fleshed out fantasy world, called Middle Earth. Other Tolkien works also take place across this map, but can you name…Eznite
(Encyclopedia) EzniteEzniteĕzˈnīt [key], ostensibly an epithet of Adino (one of David's men) in Second Samuel. The name with its qualifier is translated in the parallel passage in First Chronicles as…James, Thomas, English navigator and explorer
(Encyclopedia) James, Thomas, 1593?–1635?, English navigator and explorer (1631) of James Bay. Financed by Bristol merchants, he sailed in command of the Henrietta Maria in the spring of 1631 to find…Paul, Alice
(Encyclopedia) Paul, Alice, 1885–1977, American feminist, b. Moorestown, N.J. She helped found the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage (1913), which became the National Woman's party (1917). After…recitative
(Encyclopedia) recitativerecitativerĕsˌĭtətēvˈ [key], musical declamation for solo voice, used in opera and oratorio for dialogue and for narration. Its development at the close of the 16th cent.…Percy Bysshe Shelley: Passages of the Poem, or Connected Therewith
by Percy Bysshe Shelley Three Early Drafts of the PrefacePassages of the Poem, or Connected Therewith Here, my dear friend, is a new book for you; I have already dedicated two To other…Percy Bysshe Shelley: Cancelled Passage of the Ode to Liberty
by Percy Bysshe Shelley To a SkylarkTo -Cancelled Passage of the Ode to Liberty Published by Dr. Garnett, "Relics of Shelley", 1862. Within a cavern of man's trackless spirit Is throned…Natives, Middle American
(Encyclopedia) Natives, Middle American or Mesoamerican, aboriginal peoples living in the area between present-day United States and South America. Although most of Mexico is geographically…Middle Eastern religions
(Encyclopedia) Middle Eastern religions, religious beliefs and practices of the ancient inhabitants of the Middle East. Little was known about the religions of the city-states of W Asia until stores…Trending
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