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The Brain: More Than Just a Thinker

You don't feel with your heart. Feelings and emotions are stored in your brain. You don't think with your head. You think with your brain, which is inside your head. You see with your eyes and…

Chesapeake, ship

(Encyclopedia) Chesapeake, U.S. frigate, famous for her role in the Chesapeake affair (June 22, 1807) and for her battle with the H.M.S. Shannon (June 1, 1813). The Chesapeake left Norfolk, Va., for…

Lee, Peggy

(Encyclopedia) Lee, Peggy, 1920–2002, American singer and songwriter, b. Jamestown, N.D., as Norma Deloris Egstrom. Lee became famous for her singular voice—sexy, subtle, simultaneously smoky and…

Tieck, Ludwig

(Encyclopedia) Tieck, LudwigTieck, Ludwigl&oobreve;tˈvĭtkh tēk [key], 1773–1853, German writer. In his youth he led the transition from Sturm und Drang to romanticism, writing with W. H.…

Tirso de Molina

(Encyclopedia) Tirso de MolinaTirso de Molinatērˈsō dā mōlēˈnä [key], pseud. of Fray Gabriel TéllezTirso de Molinagäbrēĕlˈ tĕlˈyĕth [key], 1584?–1648, outstanding dramatist of the Spanish Golden Age…

Beacon Street Girls—The Rules

Great advice on life from the Beacon Street Girls   Jigsaw Puzzles Maeve's Jigsaw PuzzleAvery's Jigsaw PuzzleKatani's Jigsaw PuzzleIsabel's Jigsaw PuzzleCharlotte's Jigsaw Puzzle Avery…

Congressional District Information

The Question: Who is the representative from our congressional district? The Answer: That's a difficult question for us to answer, because we don't know…

1998 Election Outlook

Turnout on the Decline Indeed, women are not alone in their disillusionment and inclination to stay home rather than get out and vote. In fact, Gans thinks voter turnout over the past 30 years…

Yiddish Glossary

From my bashert to my zaide by Erin Teare Related Links Judaism PrimerEncyclopedia: YiddishBranches of Judaism An amalgam of medieval German dialects, Yiddish was first used in the Jewish…