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shock

(Encyclopedia) shock, any condition in which the circulatory system is unable to provide adequate circulation to the body tissues, also called circulatory failure or circulatory collapse. Shock…

Kennedy, Ted

(Encyclopedia) Kennedy, Ted (Edward Moore Kennedy), 1932–2009, U.S. senator from Massachusetts (1962–2009), b. Boston, Mass., youngest son of Joseph P. Kennedy and the last survivor of brothers…

cerium

(Encyclopedia) ceriumceriumsērˈēəm [key] [from the asteroid Ceres], metallic chemical element; symbol Ce; at. no. 58; at. wt. 140.116; m.p. 799℃; b.p. 3,426℃; sp. gr. 6.77 at 25℃; valence +3 or +4.…

2 Chronicles: 29

2 Chronicles Chapter 29 1 Hezekiah began to reign when he was five and twenty years old, and he reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Abijah, the daughter of…

Burns Bud Roper 2003 Deaths

Burns “Bud” RoperAge: 77 influential pollster who wrote the polling question that has become the standard inquiry to gauge the mood of the country: Are things “generally going in the right…

John Keats: On Visiting the Tomb of Burns

On the SeaSpenser! a jealous honourer of thine,On Visiting the Tomb of Burns The town, the churchyard, and the setting sun, The clouds, the trees, the rounded hills all seem, Though…

The Supreme Court: Allowing Cross Burning

Allowing Cross BurningThe Supreme CourtFighting for FreedomsUsing Illegal CommunicationProtecting PornographyPreventing Children from Accessing Pornography on the InternetAllowing Cross Burning No…

Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Preface

by Robert Burns 1771 - 1779 Preface Robert Burns was born near Ayr, Scotland, 25th of January, 1759. He was the son of William Burnes, or Burness, at the time of the poet's birth a nurseryman…

Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Prologue

by Robert Burns Verses Intended To Be Written ...The Bonie Moor-HenPrologue Spoken by Mr. Woods on his benefit-night, Monday, 16th April, 1787. When, by a generous Public's…