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Islamic States

The Question: Recently I heard a radio journalist mention that there are 57 Islamic states. Is that true? And if so, which countries are Islamic states? The…

Hypatia Biography

Alexandrian philosopher and mathematicianBorn: 5th centuryBirthplace: Egypt Hypatia was the first well-known female mathematician. The daughter of the mathematician Theon, she was educated by her…

Speaking & Listening Skills

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bromine

(Encyclopedia) brominebrominebrōˈmēn, –mĭn [key] [Gr.,=stench], volatile, liquid chemical element; symbol Br; at. no. 35; at. wt. 79.904; m.p. –7.2℃; b.p. 58.78℃; sp. gr. of liquid 3.12 at 20℃;…

Roger Arliner Young

zoologistBorn: 1889Birthplace: Clifton Forge, Va. Roger Arliner Young overcame racial and sexual barriers to become the first African-American woman to be awarded a Ph.D. in zoology, which she…

Dancer

What is this job like? Dancers express ideas, stories, rhythm, and sound with their bodies. Some dance in ballet; others perform modern dance. Dancers work in musical shows, in folk, ethnic, tap,…

Marion Davies

(Marion Cecelia Douras)actressBorn: 1/3/1897Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Comic actress whose career bridged the silent era and the emergence of “ talkies,” and was continuously promoted by her…

Vincent D'Onofrio

actorBorn: 6/30/1959Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Talented, far-ranging actor whose cinematic roles have included the combustible new recruit in Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket (1987), a young…

Bill Cosby

actor, comedianBorn: 7/12/1937Birthplace: Philadelphia Emmy and Grammy Award-winning television and film actor and comedian who was the first African-American to star in a television series, I Spy…