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Writing Well: Two's Company, Three's a Crowd— Unless You're Writing
Two's Company, Three's a Crowd— Unless You're WritingWriting WellWriting Across the CurriculumDifferent Strokes for Different FolksPlaying with the Big KidsFull CreditTwo's Company, Three's a Crowd—…Brewer's: Blow
(To). As the wind blows; or to blow with the breath. (Anglo-Saxon, blawan, to blow or breathe.) It will soon blow over. It will soon be no longer talked about; it will soon come to an end…Transitions
Applicants often ignore transitions to their own detriment. A good essay must use transitions within paragraphs--and especially between paragraphs--to preserve the logical flow…Django Reinhardt
Name at birth: Jean-Baptiste ReinhardtDjango Reinhardt grew up a talented musician in a Gypsy caravan, traveling around France. He began playing American jazz in French clubs, along with Stéphane…Entertainment News from May 1999
1Oscar-nominated actor Greg Kinnear marries longtime girlfriend, model-writer Helen Labdon in Sussex, England.4Bryant Gumbel will be back in the morning anchor seat come fall. CBS announces…Yoshiro Mori, 2000 News
Japanese politician, was elected prime minister by Parliament in April, succeeding Keizo Obuchi, who died in May after a debilitating stroke. A 30-year member of Parliament, Mori had most…Johnny Hart
Johnny Hart began drawing the daily newspaper comic strip B.C. in 1958. The strip, which featured a caveman named B.C. and his prehistoric cohorts, was soon a hit, and remained popular as Hart…Robert Tools, 2001 News
received the first self-contained artificial heart in July. The device, the AbioCor, was surgically implanted by doctors at Jewish Hospital in Louisville, Ky. Tools was near death from end-…Abdurraham Wahid, 2001 News
Indonesian president, was forced from power by Parliament in July because of incompetence and corruption. He was replaced by Vice President Megawati Sukarnoputri. Wahid's downfall was long…Ehud Olmert, 2006 News
Israeli politician, was named Acting Prime Minister in January, after Ariel Sharon suffered a massive stroke. His party, Kadima, fared the best in March's parliamentary elections, and he…Trending
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