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Corrigan, Mairead

(Encyclopedia) Corrigan, Mairead (Mairead Corrigan Maguire)Corrigan, Maireadmoiˈrə kôrˈĭgən [key], 1944–, Northern Irish peace activist, b. Belfast. Corrigan was a secretary and volunteer social…

Sorry, Wrong Animal

The American buffalo is not a buffalo; it is a bison.IMSI Master Clips The bald eagle is not bald; it has a cap of white feathers on top of its head.arttoday.com The koala is not a bear; it is a…

Writing Well: Write This Way

Write This WayWriting WellIn the Hot Seat: Writing Under PressureWhat's the Big Idea?Write This WayThe Golden RulesWhen the Meter's RunningPanic in the Streets Here's an excellent essay written…

Anatomy and
Physiology: Going Their Separate Ways

Going Their Separate WaysAnatomy and PhysiologyCardiovascular and Lymphatic CirculationVessels To and FroHere, There, EverywhereGoing Their Separate WaysOh, the Pressure!Drainage System The most…

Wrong, George MacKinnon

(Encyclopedia) Wrong, George MacKinnon, 1860–1948, Canadian historian. He was professor of history at the Univ. of Toronto from 1894 until his retirement in 1927. He was the author of many works on…

Latin Way

(Encyclopedia) Latin Way: see Roman roads.

Milky Way

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Position of the sun in the Milky Way Milky Way, the galaxy of which the sun and solar system are a part, seen as a broad band of light arching across the night sky from horizon…

Flaminian Way

(Encyclopedia) Flaminian WayFlaminian Wayfləmĭnˈēən [key], one of the principal Roman roads, the greatest artery from Rome to Cisalpine Gaul. Construction was begun (220 b.c.) by Caius Flaminius. The…

Fosse Way

(Encyclopedia) Fosse WayFosse Wayfŏs [key], Roman road in England. It apparently ran from Exeter (Isca Dumnoniorum) NE past Bath (Aquae Sulis), Cirencester (Corinium Dobunnorum), and Leicester (Ratae…