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Maryland

Maryland State Information Capital: Annapolis Official Name: State of Maryland Organized as a Territory: 1632 Entered Union & Rank: April 28, 1788 (7th of the original 13 states) Present…

Oklahoma

  Oklahoma State Information  Capital: Oklahoma City (Oklahoma City, ok 73105) Official Name: Oklahoma Organized as a territory: May 2nd, 1890 Entered Union (rank): November 16, 1907 (46th state…

first aid

(Encyclopedia) first aid, immediate and temporary treatment of a victim of sudden illness or injury while awaiting the arrival of medical aid. Proper early measures may be instrumental in saving life…

dinosaur

(Encyclopedia) dinosaurdinosaurdīˈnəsôr [key] [Gr., = terrible lizard], extinct land reptile of the Mesozoic era. The dinosaurs, which were egg-laying animals, ranged in length from 21&fslsh;2 ft…

snake, in zoology

(Encyclopedia) snake, common name for an elongated, limbless reptile of the order Squamata, which also includes the xlizards. Most snakes live on the ground, but some are burrowers, arboreal, or…

National Parks in Texas

Top of Page Source: iStockTexas is the US's second-largest state by area (after Alaska). The Lone Star State is home to spectacular mountain ranges, colossal canyons, and vast deserts, as well as…

Alabama

Alabama State Facts Organized as territory: March 3, 1817Entered Union: Dec. 14, 1819 (22nd State)Present constitution adopted: 1901 Fun Facts State abbreviation/Postal code: Ala./ALNickname:…

Percy Bysshe Shelley: The Cenci Scene 3.1:

by Percy Bysshe Shelley Act 3 SCENE 3.2: SCENE 3.1: AN APARTMENT IN THE CENCI PALACE. LUCRETIA, TO HER ENTER BEATRICE. BEATRICE [SHE ENTERS STAGGERING AND SPEAKS WILDLY]: Reach me that…

Percy Bysshe Shelley: Adonais

by Percy Bysshe Shelley PrefaceCancelled Passages of AdonaisAdonais I weep for Adonais—he is dead! O, weep for Adonais! though our tears Thaw not the frost which binds so dear a head! And…