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Top 150 Greatest Love Stories

Top of Page Love in movies has always been a staple theme for filmmakers. From dramatic love triangles to heartwarming stories of two people falling in love, the movies have provided us with some of…

Ghent, Treaty of

(Encyclopedia) Ghent, Treaty of, 1814, agreement ending the War of 1812 between the United States and Great Britain. It was signed at Ghent, Belgium, on Dec. 24, 1814, and ratified by the U.S. Senate…

Deuteronomy

(Encyclopedia) DeuteronomyDeuteronomyd&oomacr;tərŏnˈəmē [key], book of the Bible, literally meaning “second law,” last of the five books (the Pentateuch or Torah) ascribed by tradition to Moses.…

O'Brien, Conor Cruise

(Encyclopedia) O'Brien, Conor Cruise (Donal Conor Cruise O'Brien), 1917–2008, Irish author, diplomat, and politician. Educated at Trinity College, Dublin, he entered the department of external…

Keats, John

(Encyclopedia) Keats, John, 1795–1821, English poet, b. London. He is considered one of the greatest of English poets. The son of a livery stable keeper, Keats attended school at Enfield, where he…

John Keats: Poems

by John Keats The Eve of St. AgnesHyperion: A FragmentPoemsOde to a NightingaleOde on a Grecian UrnOde to PsycheFancyBards of passion and of mirthLines on the Mermaid TavernRobin HoodTo AutumnOde on…

Della Robbia

(Encyclopedia) Della RobbiaDella Robbiadĕlˌə rŏbˈēə, Ital. dĕlˈlä rôbˈbyä [key], Florentine family of sculptors and ceramists famous for their enameled terra-cotta or faience. Many of the Della…

Siqueiros, David Alfaro

(Encyclopedia) Siqueiros, David AlfaroSiqueiros, David Alfarodävēᵺˈ älfäˈrō sēkāˈrōs [key], 1896–1974, Mexican painter, b. Chihuahua. Siqueiros was among Mexico's most original and eminent painters.…

probiotic

(Encyclopedia) probiotic, live microorganism administered to a host with the intention of providing a health benefit, or a food, supplement, or treatment containing such microorganisms. Many of the…