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artificial insemination

(Encyclopedia) artificial insemination, technique involving the artificial injection of sperm-containing semen from a male into a female to cause pregnancy. Artificial insemination is often used in…

Alexie, Sherman

(Encyclopedia) Alexie, Sherman (Sherman Joseph Alexie, Jr.), 1966–, Native American writer, b. Wellpinit, Spokane Indian Reservation, E Wash., studied Gonzaga Univ. and Washington State Univ. (B.A.,…

Poems by Emily Dickinson: Joy in Death

by EmilyDickinsonXLIIXLIVJoy in Death Joy in Death If tolling bell I ask the cause. 'A soul has gone to God,' I'm answered in a lonesome tone; Is heaven then so sad? That bells…

Poems by Emily Dickinson: Lost Joy

Lost Faith XXXVIII Lost Joy I had a daily bliss I half indifferent viewed, Till sudden I perceived it stir, — It grew as I pursued, Till when, around a crag, It wasted from…

Ferrante, Elena

(Encyclopedia) Ferrante, Elena, pseud. of the contemporary writer often considered the finest Italian novelist of her generation; the details of her personal life are a closely guarded secret. Her…

Walt Whitman: One Hour to Madness and Joy

One Hour to Madness and JoyOne hour to madness and joy! O furious! O confine me not! (What is this that frees me so in storms? What do my shouts amid lightnings and raging winds mean?) O to…

Joy and Payne: The U.S. Open Turns 100

Payne Stewart celebrates after sinking his 15-foot putt on the final hole to win the 1999 U.S. Open. Related Links The U.S. OpenLast year's US OpenJack NicklausTom WatsonTom Kite Ben…