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Coleridge: The Rest of the Story

At Nether StoweyThe Rest of the Story Coleridge lived for thirty-six years after he left Stowey for Germany in 1798. His fame as a poet grew as the world became acquainted with and learned…

The Koran/Introduction

IntroductionRev. G. Margoliouth, M.A. THE Koran admittedly occupies an important position among the great religious books of the world. Though the youngest of the epoch-making works belonging…

How We've Changed Since 9/11

Top of Page Americans Are Still Feeling the Impact of the September 11 Terrorist Attacks 21 Years Later Content Source: iStock The September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York City…

Penal Laws

(Encyclopedia) Penal Laws, in English and Irish history, term generally applied to the body of discriminatory and oppressive legislation directed chiefly against Roman Catholics but also against…

Utopia

(Encyclopedia) UtopiaUtopiay&oomacr;tōˈpēə [key] [Gr.,=no place], title of a book by Sir Thomas More, published in Latin in 1516. The work pictures an ideal state where all is ordered for the…

Glossary of Constitutional Terms

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z topAAbridgeto limitabridge/abreviarlimitarAdjournto stop meetingadjourn/aplazaratrasar una sesiónAlliancea close association among…

Czech Republic Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Czech Republic Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy National Security Foreign Relations U.S.-Czech Relations PEOPLEThe…

language

(Encyclopedia) language, systematic communication by vocal symbols. It is a universal characteristic of the human species. Nothing is known of its origin, although scientists have identified a gene…

Venezuela Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Venezuela   People hike in the Andean Mountains near Merida, Venezuela, May 17, 1998. [© AP Images]   PROFILE OFFICIAL NAME:Bolivarian Republic of…