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New Hampshire

(Encyclopedia) CE5 New Hampshire, one of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts (S), Vermont, with the Connecticut River forming the boundary (W), the…

Disney, Walt

(Encyclopedia) Disney, Walt (Walter Elias Disney)Disney, Waltdĭzˈnē [key], 1901–66, American movie producer and pioneer in animated cartoons, b. Chicago. He grew up in Missouri, in the small town of…

Fuller, Margaret

(Encyclopedia) Fuller, Margaret, 1810–50, American writer, lecturer, and public intellectual, b. Cambridgeport (now part of Cambridge), Mass. She was one of the most influential personalities in the…

New England

(Encyclopedia) New England, name applied to the region comprising six states of the NE United States—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The region is thought…

schizophrenia

(Encyclopedia) schizophreniaschizophreniaskĭtˌsəfrēˈnēə [key], group of severe mental disorders characterized by reality distortions resulting in unusual thought patterns and behaviors. Because there…

Sharon, Ariel

(Encyclopedia) Sharon, ArielSharon, Arielärˈēĕl shärōnˈ [key], 1928–2014, Israeli general and politician, b. Kfar Malal as Ariel Scheinerman. As a teenager he joined the Haganah, the underground…

tragedy

(Encyclopedia) tragedy, form of drama that depicts the suffering of a heroic individual who is often overcome by the very obstacles he is struggling to remove. The protagonist may be brought low by a…

November 2005

WorldIraq Seeks Former Soldiers (Nov. 2): Iraqi Defense Ministry begins recruiting former junior officers from Saddam Hussein's army to bolster army's forces and to siphon fighters away from the…