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Dardanelles

(Encyclopedia) DardanellesDardanellesdärdənĕlzˈ [key] or Çanakkale BoğaziDardanelleschänäkˈkälĕ bōäzŭˈ [key], strait, c.40 mi (60 km) long and from 1 to 4 mi (1.6 to 6.4 km) wide, connecting the…

Heaney, Seamus

(Encyclopedia) Heaney, Seamus (Seamus Justin Heaney)Heaney, Seamusshāˈməs, hēˈnē [key], 1939–2013, Irish poet, one of the finest contemporary English poets, b. Londonderry (now Derry), Northern…

NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament 2002

March Madness 2002 A look into the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Gerry Brown For college basketball fans, it's the greatest week of the year. The days of the week following…

Classical Mythology: The Kindness of Strangers

The Kindness of StrangersClassical MythologyEat, Drink, and Be Merry: DionysusSex, Drugs, and Rock 'n' Roll: Dionysus on TourYo Ho Ho and a Bottle of Wine!The Kindness of Strangers Though…

Movies and Film: The Beginnings

The BeginningsMovies and FilmBritish Film HistoryThe BeginningsShooting (in) the WarThe Lean YearsEngland's Left Foot: Irish Cinema In the closing years of the nineteenth century and the earliest…

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