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Love Poems on the Web

Classic Love Poems on the Web Love is only a click away by Ann-Marie Imbornoni From Donald Hall to Shakespeare, Byron to Browning, a wide sampling of some of the best known love poetry is just a…

Bodies in Space

Have you ever wondered what happens to the human body after spending prolonged periods of time in space? The astronauts who spent weeks in Skylab learned that their bodies behaved differently in…

Weather: Partly to Mostly Cloudy

Partly to Mostly CloudyWeatherPartly to Mostly CloudyMoisture and HumidityIn the CloudsTen Major Cloud TypesForecasting by Clouds One of the great wonders of the universe is that our planet is…

The Spiderman Theme Song

The Question: Please help! I have been searching desperately for the lyrics to the theme song for the Spiderman cartoon. Spiderman, Spiderman, does whatever…

The Statue of Zeus at Olympia

The Question: I would like information regarding the Statue of Zeus at Olympia. I desperately need it to complete an assignment. The only sites I can find…

Maxine Hong Kingston

writerBorn: October 27, 1940 Birthplace: Stockton, Califonia The eldest of six children, Kingston is recognized for her epic novels that detail the experiences of first-generation Chinese…

Nancy Ward

Nanye-hiCherokee leader and “Beloved Woman”Born: c. 1738Birthplace: Chota, Tenn Nanye-hi was the niece of Attakullakulla, a Cherokee chief who counseled peace with the whites, and cousin of…

Hathor

(Encyclopedia) HathorHathorhăthˈôr [key], in Egyptian religion, celestial goddess of love and festivity. The personification of the sky, she was represented as a star-studded cow or as a woman with…

Bontemps, Arna

(Encyclopedia) Bontemps, Arna, 1902–73, African-American writer, b. Alexandria, La. He is best remembered as the author of the novel God Sends Sunday (1931), the basis of the play St. Louis Woman (…

Women in Sports: Tennis

Mary Ewing Outerbride is credited with introducing lawn tennis to the United States in 1874. The first American woman to win the women's singles title…