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The History of Horror Movies

Top of Page Source: iStockFor centuries, stories originating from folklore and religious beliefs have sought to channel the power of fear and disgust to provide entertainment. But it wasn’t until…

Eudora Welty 2001 Deaths

Eudora WeltyAge: 92 Pulitzer Prize–winning writer whose lyrical short stories, which were usually set in the South, centered on families and their attendant issues, squabbles, and…

Christina Rossetti: Rest

RestSonnetO Earth, lie heavily upon her eyes; Seal her sweet eyes weary of watching, Earth; Lie close around her; leave no room for mirth With its harsh laughter, nor for sound of sighs.…

Benjamin De Casseres: Moth-Terror

Moth-TerrorBenjamin De CasseresI have killed the moth flying around my night-light; wingless and dead it lies upon the floor. (O who will kill the great Time-Moth that eats holes in my soul…

John Keats: To My Brother George

by JohnKeatsTo * * * * * *To My Brother George Many the wonders I this day have seen: The sun, when first he kist away the tears That fill'd the eyes of morn;--the laurel'd peers Who…

Poems by Emily Dickinson: Following

by EmilyDickinsonXIXXXIFollowing Following I had no cause to be awake, My best was gone to sleep, And morn a new politeness took, And failed to wake them up, But called the others clear…

European Union (EU) Expands to 28 Nations

Ten countries formally joined the European Union (EU) on May 2, 2004, bringing the number of member nations to 25. The European Union promotes the political, economic, and social cooperation…

Christina Rossetti: After Death

After DeathSonnetThe curtains were half drawn, the floor was swept And strewn with rushes, rosemary and may Lay thick upon the bed on which I lay, Where through the lattice ivy-shadows…