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Man, Isle of

(Encyclopedia) Man, Isle of, island and dependency of the British crown (2015 est. pop. 83,000), 227 sq mi (588 sq km), off Great Britain, in the Irish Sea. The coast is rocky with precipitous cliffs…

Man Booker Prize

(Encyclopedia) Man Booker Prize and Man Booker International Prize: see Booker Prize.

Worst U.S. Man-Made Disasters

In Jan. 2016, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder declared a state of emergency for Genesee County and apologized for the water crisis in Flint. In an interview with the National…

macaque

(Encyclopedia) macaquemacaqueməkäkˈ [key], name for Old World monkeys of the genus Macaca, related to mangabeys, mandrills, and baboons. All but one of the 19 species are found in Asia from…

Marx Brothers

(Encyclopedia) Marx Brothers, team of American movie comedians. The members were Julius (1890?–1977), known as Groucho; Arthur (1888?–1964), originally Adolph and known as Harpo; Leonard (1887?–1961…

Writing Well: Term Paper #2

Term Paper #2Writing WellSample Term PapersTerm Paper #2Term Paper #3 The Effects of Calorie Restriction on Aging by Jessica Swantek Introduction For ages, humans have been searching for ways to…