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Christina Applegate

actressBorn: 11/25/1971Birthplace: Los Angeles, California Best known for her role as Kelly Bundy on the long-running Fox comedy, Married With Children (1987–97), she actually started acting at…

original sin

(Encyclopedia) original sin, in Christian theology, the sin of Adam, by which all humankind fell from divine grace. Saint Augustine was the fundamental theologian in the formulation of this doctrine…

Newton, John

(Encyclopedia) Newton, John, 1725–1807, English clergyman and hymn writer, b. London. Until 1755, his life was spent chiefly at sea, where he eventually became the captain of a slave ship plying the…

Baius, Michael

(Encyclopedia) Baius or Bajus, MichaelBaius or Bajus, Michaelbāˈyəs, bāˈjəs [key], 1513–89, Flemish Roman Catholic theologian, also known as Michel de Bay. He was chancellor of the Univ. of Louvain…

What's an Analogy?

by Ann Reckner An analogy is a type of word problem that often appears on standardized tests. It is made up of two word pairs, like this:   GRACEFUL : CLUMSY :: late :…

Sanford Meisner

acting teacherBorn: 8/31/1905Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Meisner began his career in the idealistic Group Theater of the 1930s and started to teach acting in 1935 at the Neighborhood Playhouse…

Brett Butler

actor, comedianBorn: 1/30/1958Birthplace: Montgomery, Alabama Comic actress who produced and starred in Grace Under Fire(1993–98), a TV sitcom about a sharp-witted single mom struggling to bring up…

Calpurnius

(Encyclopedia) Calpurnius (Titus Calpurnius Siculus)Calpurniuskălpûrˈnēəs [key], fl. 1st cent. a.d., Roman poet. His Eclogues (seven pastorals) imitate Vergil with grace and charm.