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Druze

(Encyclopedia) Druze or DruseDruzedr&oomacr;z [key], religious community of Syria, Lebanon, Israel, and Jordan, with important overseas branches in the Americas and Australia. The religious…

Faust

(Encyclopedia) FaustFaustfoust [key], FaustusFaustfôˈstəs, fouˈ– [key], or Johann FaustFaustyōˈhän [key], fl. 16th cent., learned German doctor who traveled widely, performed magical feats, and died…

Borges, Jorge Luis

(Encyclopedia) Borges, Jorge LuisBorges, Jorge Luishôrˈhā l&oomacr;ēsˈ bôrˈhās [key], 1899–1986, Argentine poet, critic, and short-story writer, b. Buenos Aires. Borges has been widely hailed as…

Shakespeare on Film

Infoplease picks the best film adaptations of Shakespeare by Shmuel Ross Relatively Faithful Adaptations • Looser Adaptations • Shakespeare as Launching Pad   Relatively Faithful Adaptations…

Shakespeare on Film

Infoplease picks the best film adaptations of Shakespeare by Shmuel Ross Relatively Faithful Adaptations • Looser Adaptations • Shakespeare as Launching Pad   Relatively Faithful Adaptations…

Shakespeare on Film

Infoplease picks the best film adaptations of Shakespeare by Shmuel Ross Relatively Faithful Adaptations • Looser Adaptations • Shakespeare as Launching Pad   Relatively Faithful Adaptations…

Shakespeare on Film

Infoplease picks the best film adaptations of Shakespeare by Shmuel Ross Relatively Faithful Adaptations • Looser Adaptations • Shakespeare as Launching Pad   Relatively Faithful Adaptations…

Three Hundred Million Americans

The 300 millionth American was born in October 2006 by the U.S. Census Bureau Who was the 300 millionth American? Related Links Year Page: 2006Year Page: 1967Year Page: 1915Life…

Pronunciation Key

Key to Pronunciation (table)Key to Pronunciation Symbolsusofa (sO´fu), item (I´tum), easily (E´zulE), cannon (kan´un), circus (sûr´kus)aact (akt), bat (bat)Aape (Ap), fail (fAl), day (dA)âair (âr…