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Vestris, Lucia Elizabeth (Bartolozzi)

(Encyclopedia) Vestris, Lucia Elizabeth (Bartolozzi)Vestris, Lucia Elizabeth (Bartolozzi)bärtōlôtˈsē vĕsˈtrĭs [key], 1797–1856, English actress and manager, the first woman to be a lessee of a…

Pugachev, Emelian Ivanovich

(Encyclopedia) Pugachev, Emelian IvanovichPugachev, Emelian Ivanovichyĭmĭlyänˈ ēväˈnəvĭch p&oomacr;gəchôfˈ [key], c.1742–75, Russian peasant leader, head of the peasant rebellion of 1773–74. A…

Young, Al

(Encyclopedia) Young, Al (Albert James), 1939-2021, Univ. of Calif., Berkeley (BA, 1969), African-American poet, b. Ocean Springs, Ms. The son of…

Marsalis, Wynton

(Encyclopedia) Marsalis, WyntonMarsalis, Wyntonmärsălˈĭs [key], 1961–, American trumpeter, bandleader, and composer, b. New Orleans. Born into a distinguished jazz family, he studied classical music…

Dating Customs Around the World

These are some of the ways teens date in other countries of the world.Afghanistan Dating is rare in Afghanistan because most marriages are arranged by parents, and schools are separate for boys…

Homework Helper: Writing Skills

Writing Skills Proofread the Final Draft Look for careless errors such as misspelled words and incorrect punctuation and capitalization. Errors are harder to spot on a…

Budgets

A budget is a tool used by individuals, businesses, and governments to predict flows of money over a period of time, usually a year. A household budget lists all the sources of money for that…

Five Kingdoms of Life

by Beth Rowen Related Links Classifying Animals Estimated Number of Animal Species Animal Groups Every living creature…