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(Encyclopedia) stickleback, common name for members of the family Gasterosteidae, small fishes, widely distributed in both fresh- and saltwaters of the Northern Hemisphere. Sticklebacks range from 11…coercion
(Encyclopedia) coercion, in law, the unlawful act of compelling a person to do, or to abstain from doing, something by depriving him of the exercise of his free will, particularly by use or threat of…Duveen, Joseph, 1st Baron Duveen of Millbank
(Encyclopedia) Duveen, Joseph, 1st Baron Duveen of MillbankDuveen, Joseph, 1st Baron Duveen of Millbankdy&oobreve;vēnˈ, d&oomacr;– [key], 1869–1939, English art dealer, b. Hull. Beginning his…Sophists
(Encyclopedia) SophistsSophistssŏfˈĭsts [key], originally, itinerant teachers in Greece (5th cent. b.c.) who provided education through lectures and in return received fees from their audiences. The…Horthy de Nagybanya, Nicholas
(Encyclopedia) Horthy de Nagybanya, NicholasHorthy de Nagybanya, Nicholashôrˈtĭ də nŏˈdyəbäˌnyŏ [key], Hung. Nagybányai Horthy Miklós, 1868–1957, Hungarian admiral and regent. He commanded the Austro…Writing Well: Point Counterpoint: Speeches That Persuade
Point Counterpoint: Speeches That PersuadeWriting WellAll the World's a Stage: Writing SpeechesInformation, Please: Speeches That InformPoint Counterpoint: Speeches That PersuadeLife of the Party:…Writing Well: All the World's a Stage: Writing Speeches
All the World's a Stage: Writing SpeechesWriting WellAll the World's a Stage: Writing SpeechesInformation, Please: Speeches That InformPoint Counterpoint: Speeches That PersuadeLife of the Party:…Writing Well: Tug the Heartstrings: Appeal to Emotion
Tug the Heartstrings: Appeal to EmotionWriting WellWhy Not See It My Way?: Persuasion and ArgumentationA + B = C: Appeal to ReasonTake the High Road: Appeal to EthicsTug the Heartstrings: Appeal to…Federal Farmer VII
Federal Farmer VII31 December 1787.by See also Federalist No. 55Dear sir,In viewing the various governments instituted by mankind, we see their whole force reducible to two principles—the…Garrison, William Lloyd
(Encyclopedia) Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805–79, American abolitionist, b. Newburyport, Mass. He supplemented his limited schooling with newspaper work and in 1829 went to Baltimore to aid Benjamin…