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Families of Musical Instruments

Musical instruments are grouped into families based on how they make sounds. In an orchestra, musicians sit together in these family groupings. But not every instrument fits neatly into a group.…

Numbering of the Ten Commandments

The Question: Is it true that Catholics, Protestants, and Jews all have different versions of the Ten Commandments? The Answer: Putting aside…

Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan

(Encyclopedia) Doyle, Sir Arthur ConanDoyle, Sir Arthur Conankōˈnən, kŏnˈən [key], 1859–1930, British author and creator of Sherlock Holmes, b. Edinburgh. Educated at the Royal Infirmary in Edinburgh…

Van Vechten, Carl

(Encyclopedia) Van Vechten, CarlVan Vechten, Carlvăn vĕkˈtən [key], 1880–1964, American music critic, novelist, and photographer, b. Cedar Rapids, Iowa, grad. Univ. of Chicago, 1903. While he was a…

Fact Monster's Writing Prompts Essay

If you had a time-machine, what time and place would you visit? by Aliza Sally's Adventure Dear Diary, The strangest thing happened today. I was sick in bed and suddenly the…

Writing Well: How's That Again? Logical Fallacies

How's That Again? Logical FallaciesWriting WellWhy Not See It My Way?: Persuasion and ArgumentationA + B = C: Appeal to ReasonTake the High Road: Appeal to EthicsTug the Heartstrings: Appeal to…

Olympic Preview: Shooting

First Olympic Appearance: 1896 by Mike Morrison and Mark Zurlo Related Links Olympics Overview 20082008 Summer Games: ShootingEncyclopedia: Shooting  Did You Know?The Olympic shooting…