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Welty, Eudora

(Encyclopedia) Welty, Eudora, 1909–2001, American author, b. Jackson, Miss., grad. Univ. of Wisconsin, 1929. One of the important American regional writers of the 20th cent. and one of the finest…

Walt Whitman: As I Ponder'd in Silence

As I Ponder'd in SilenceAs I ponder'd in silence, Returning upon my poems, considering, lingering long, A Phantom arose before me with distrustful aspect, Terrible in beauty, age, and power,…

The Celtic Twilight: An Enduring Heart

by W. B. Yeats A Knight of the SheepThe SorcerersAn Enduring Heart One day a friend of mine was making a sketch of my Knight of the Sheep. The old man's daughter was sitting by, and, when…

Brewer's: Heart of Hearts

(In one's). In one's inmost conviction. The heart is often referred to as a second self. Shakespeare speaks of the “neck of the heart” (Merchant of Venice, ii. 2); “the middle of the heart…

heart, artificial

(Encyclopedia) heart, artificial, external or surgically implanted mechanical device designed to replace a patient's diseased heart. The first one used on a human being, the Jarvik-7, was implanted (…

heart disease

(Encyclopedia) heart disease, any of several abnormalities of the heart and its function in maintaining blood circulation. Heart disease is the cause of approximately half the deaths in the United…

athlete's heart

(Encyclopedia) athlete's heart, common term for an enlarged heart associated with repeated strenuous exercise. As a result of the increased workload required of it, the heart will increase…

Where the Heart Is

Director:Matt WilliamsWriters:Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel20th Century Fox; PG-13; 115 minutesRelease:4/00Cast:Natalie Portman, Ashley Judd, Stockard Channing In Where the Heart Is, Natalie…

Random Hearts

Director:Sydney PollackWriter:Kurt LuedtkeColumbia Pictures; R; 131 minutesRelease:10/99Cast:Harrison Ford, Kristin Scott Thomas The best part of Random Hearts is the first hour, when Dutch (…