A History and Timeline of Affirmative Action
by Borgna Brunner and Beth Rowen Related Links Affirmative Action Affirmative Action Setbacks Black History Month…
Long ago, in primitive times, stories were passed on by word of mouth. Since the invention of printing, stories have been part of the world's literature. The fairy tales, legends, and fables we…
ARE ALGAE AND SEAWEED THE SAME THING? DO ALGAE LIVE ONLY IN WATER? ALGAE CLASSIFICATIONFIND OUT MOREAlgae are plantlike organisms that make food by photosynthesis. All algae contain chlorophyll,…
(Encyclopedia) Austen, JaneAusten, Janeôˈstən [key], 1775–1817, English novelist. The daughter of a clergyman, she spent the first 25 years of her life at “Steventon,” her father's Hampshire vicarage…
(Encyclopedia) letters, in literature, written messages, ranging from those addressed to the public and those sent from lover to lover, to business letters and thank-you notes. The common quality…
(Encyclopedia) Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis Mencken)Mencken, H. L.mĕngˈkən, mĕnˈ– [key], 1880–1956, American editor, author, and critic, b. Baltimore, studied at the Baltimore Polytechnic. Probably…
(Encyclopedia) DonatelloDonatellodŏnətĕlˈō, Ital. dōnätĕlˈlō [key], c.1386–1466, Italian sculptor, major innovator in Renaissance art, b. Florence. His full name was Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi…
FAMILY MEMBERSUNITED PROTECTIONCOLONIAL ORGANIZATIONFIND OUT MOREAnimals of the same animal species, living in the same area, and interbreeding with one another, are referred to as a population…
by Liz Olson The Great Plains is an area of the United States stretching east to west from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains and north to south from Canada to Mexico. Native…
The Question: Where does the vice president live? The Answer: In July 1974 Congress designated a house on the southeast corner of 34th Street and Massachusetts…
