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November 2000 News and Events

WorldYugoslavia Joins United Nations (Nov. 1): General Assembly welcomes new democratic government. Yugoslavia had been ostracized from UN during Slobodan Milosevic's eight-year rule.…

Sentence Agreement: Indefinite Pronouns

Indefinite Pronouns Sentence Agreement Introduction Collective Nouns Indefinite Pronouns Walk This Way Agree to Disagree Indefinite pronouns, like collective nouns, can be singular or plural…

The 2014 Hamas Israel Conflict

The murders of Israeli and Palestinian teenagers ignite this latest conflict in Gaza. Burning factory in Sderot, hit by a rocket from Gaza Photo Credit: Natan Flayer…

Underground Railroads

A short history of subterranean transport in America by Dan Shafto The interior of a women's car on the early New York subway. Modern systems not only integrate the sexes, but also modes of…

mining

(Encyclopedia) mining, extraction of solid mineral resources from the earth. These resources include ores, which contain commercially valuable amounts of metals, such as iron and aluminum; precious…

October 2001 News and Events

World Suicide Bombers Kill Dozens in Kashmir (Oct. 1): Car bomb kills at least 38 in Srinagar, increasing Indian-Pakistani tension. Pakistan-based Islamic militants claim responsibility. Serbs…

November 1997 News and Events

1997 News Month-By-Month World U.S. Imposes New Sanctions on Sudan (Nov. 4): Clinton orders stricter prohibitions for alleged sponsorship of terrorism and human rights abuses. Chinese Divert…

Writing Well: Life Line: Personal Narratives

Life Line: Personal NarrativesWriting WellTell Me a Story: NarrationNarrative Building BlocksGet Cookin'!Life Line: Personal Narratives Word Watch Autobiographies and biographies are types of…

Clay and Pottery

An ancient art by Phyllis McKee Clay on a potter's wheel Famous Potters Maria MartinezJoan MiróOgata KenzanMargaret TafoyaJosiah WedgewoodBernard MooreRelated Links The…

U.S. Societies & Associations (B)

Bar Association, American (1878): 321 North Clark Street, Chicago, Ill. 60610. 371,000. Phone: (312) 988-5000. www.abanet.org. Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America, Society for the…