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(Encyclopedia) terra-cottaterra-cottatĕrˈə kŏtˈə [key] [Ital.,=baked earth], form of hard-baked pottery, widely used in the decorative arts, especially as an architectural material, either in its…Homework Center: Writing Skills: Revising your first draft
Revising your first draft After you have written your first draft, you will need to revise it. Read your draft carefully to make sure that it is well organized. Remember, an…Amy Lowell: The Cross-Roads
The Cross-RoadsA bullet through his heart at dawn. On the table a letter signed with a woman's name. A wind that goes howling round the house, and weeping as in shame. Cold November dawn…Daniel: 2
Daniel Chapter 2 1 And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was troubled, and his sleep brake from him. 2 Then the…Thomas Sutler WILLIAMS, Congress, IL (1872-1940)
WILLIAMS Thomas Sutler , a Representative from Illinois; born in Louisville, Clay County, Ill., February 14, 1872; attended Willis district school, Louisville High School, and Austin College,…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Clark, July 19, 1804 (Entry 1)
Day 139 Day 141 Clark, July 19, 1804 July 19th after breakfast which was on a rosted Ribs of a Deer a little and a little Coffee I walked on Shore intending only to Keep up with the Boat,…James BROWN, Congress, LA (1766-1835)
Senate Years of Service: 1813-1817; 1819-1823 Party: Democratic Republican; Adams-Clay Republican BROWN James , a Senator from Louisiana; born near Staunton, Va., September 11, 1766; attended…stoneware
(Encyclopedia) stoneware, hard pottery made from siliceous paste, fired at high temperature to vitrify (make glassy) the body. Stoneware is heavier and more opaque than porcelain and differs from…doll
(Encyclopedia) doll, small figure of a human being, usually used as a child's toy. The many types of dolls found among the relics of primitive peoples were cult objects. Egypt, Greece, and Rome have…feldspar
(Encyclopedia) feldsparfeldsparfĕlˈspär, fĕldˈ– [key] or felsparfeldsparfĕlˈspär [key], an abundant group of rock-forming minerals which constitute 60% of the earth's crust. Chemically the feldspars…Trending
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