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Bowles, Chester Bliss

(Encyclopedia) Bowles, Chester BlissBowles, Chester Blissbōlz [key], 1901–86, U.S. public official, b. Springfield, Mass.; grandson of Samuel Bowles (1851–1915). At first a journalist and an…

Moon Jae-in

(Encyclopedia) Moon Jae-in, 1953–, South Korean political leader, president of South Korea (2017–). The son of North Korean refugees, Moon studied law at Kyung Hee Univ. but was expelled twice for…

women's clubs

(Encyclopedia) women's clubs, groups that offer social, recreational, and cultural activities for adult females. Particularly strong in the United States, they became an important part of American…

Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand

(Encyclopedia) Gandhi, Mohandas KaramchandGandhi, Mohandas Karamchandmōhänˈdəs kŭˌrəmchŭndˈ [key]Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand gänˈdē [key], 1869–1948, Indian political and spiritual leader, b.…

Anatomy and
Physiology: The Control Center

The Control CenterAnatomy and PhysiologyThe Central and Peripheral Nervous SystemsYou've Got Some Nerve!Gyri and SulciThe Control CenterSensory and Motor ControlThalamus: The Switching StationSpinal…

flagellants

(Encyclopedia) flagellantsflagellantsflăjˈələnts, fləjĕlˈənts [key], term applied to the groups of Christians who practiced public flagellation as a penance. The practice supposedly grew out of the…

Movies and Film: Germany's Greatest -Ism

Germany's Greatest -IsmMovies and FilmGermany's Film HistoryGermany's Greatest -IsmHitler's Hired HelpA Few Young MenRoads Not Taken: Film in East GermanyUnification and Beyond In 1919, world…

1960 – 1969 World History

Robert Frost (1874–1963)Archive PhotosJohn H. Glenn, Jr.(1921– )The Library of Congress Picture CollectionWilliam Faulkner (1897–1962)Archive PhotosMalcolm X(1925–1965)Archive PhotosJohn F. Kennedy…

Burgess, John William

(Encyclopedia) Burgess, John William, 1844–1931, American educator and political scientist, b. Tennessee. He served in the Union army in the Civil War and after the war graduated from Amherst (1867…

Movies and Film: When Is a Movie a Film?

When Is a Movie a Film?Movies and FilmWhen Is a Movie a Film?Taking in a Movie vs. Watching a FilmHow to Watch a Flick as If It Were a Film These are impossible questions to answer with any degree…