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Joseph of Arimathea, Saint
(Encyclopedia) Joseph of Arimathea, SaintJoseph of Arimathea, Saintârˌĭməthēˈə [key], in the New Testament, wealthy man, probably a member of the Sanhedrin, who gave the body of Jesus a decent burial…Aesop's Fables: The Bald Man and the Fly
by Aesop The Belly and the MembersThe Ass and the WolfThe Bald Man and the Fly A Fly settled on the head of a Bald Man and bit him. In his eagerness to kill it, he hit himself a smart…canna
(Encyclopedia) canna [Lat.,=cane], any plant of the genus Canna, tropical and subtropical perennials, grown in temperate regions in parks and gardens for the large foliage and spikelike, usually red…Aesop's Fables: The Sick Man and the Doctor
by Aesop The Monkey and the CamelThe Travellers and the Plane-TreeThe Sick Man and the Doctor A Sick Man received a visit from his Doctor, who asked him how he was. "Fairly well, Doctor,"…John, Gospel according to Saint
(Encyclopedia) John, Gospel according to Saint, fourth book of the New Testament. This account of Jesus' life is clearly set off from the other three Gospels (see Synoptic Gospels), although it is…New York Bay
(Encyclopedia) New York Bay, arm of the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Hudson River, SE N.Y. and NE N.J., enclosed by the shores of NE New Jersey, E Staten Island, S Manhattan, and W Long Island…Proceedings of the Trial of Susan B. Anthony: Speech of Matilda Joslyn Gage
Address of Susan B. Anthony Judge Hunt, and The Rig... Speech of Matilda Joslyn Gage THE UNITED STATES ON TRIAL; not SUSAN B. ANTHONY. In Canandaigua and 16…Simeon
(Encyclopedia) Simeon or SymeonSimeonboth: sĭmˈēŏn [key], in the Bible. 1 Second son of Jacob and Leah and ancestor of the southernmost tribe of Israel. He and his tribe are seldom mentioned…State of the Union Address: Theodore Roosevelt (December 2, 1902)
Theodore Roosevelt (December 2, 1902) To the Senate and House of Representatives: We still continue in a period of unbounded prosperity. This prosperity is not the creature of law, but undoubtedly…Selected Essays in Black History<cite>by J. Taylor Wood</cite>
A Negro Schoolmaster in the New South Mr. Charles W. Chesnutt's Stories The Capture of a Slaver by J. Taylor Wood From 1830 to 1850 both Great Britain and the United States, by…