(Encyclopedia) dogfish, name for a number of small sharks of several different families. Best known are the spiny dogfishes (family Squalidae) and the smooth dogfishes (family Triakidae). Spiny…
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Artistry takes center stage 2014 Winter Olympic Champion Adelina Sotnikova preforming on March 4, 2012 Photo Credit: David W. Carmichael Related Links 2014 Winter…
U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Vietnam Relations PEOPLEOriginating in what is now southern…
The Harry Potter Haiku Archive, Part II Wizardry poetry from our readers!
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(Encyclopedia) rattlesnake, poisonous New World snake of the pit viper family, distinguished by a rattle at the end of the tail. The head is triangular, being widened at the base. The rattle is a…
These are the medal winners in the men's and women's shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. MENEvent Score10m Air PistolWei Pang, China688.2 Jong Oh Jin, South Korea684.5 Jason Turner,…
Clay and Pottery An ancient art by Phyllis McKee Clay on a potter's wheelSince the first piece of clay fell into a fire and was transformed into a glasslike material, people have…
accent The prominence or emphasis given to a syllable or word. In the word poetry, the accent (or stress) falls on the first syllable.alexandrine A line of poetry that has 12 syllables. The name…
(Encyclopedia) Boxer Uprising, 1898–1900, antiforeign movement in China, culminating in a desperate uprising against Westerners and Western influence.
By the end of the 19th cent. the Western powers…
