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The Devil's Dictionary: Damn
by Ambrose Bierce DANCEDAMN -v A word formerly much used by the Paphlagonians, the meaning of which is lost. By the learned Dr. Dolabelly Gak it is believed to have been a term of…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: On Hearing It Asserted Falsehood
by Robert Burns On Being Shewn A Beautiful Country SeatOn A SuicideOn Hearing It Asserted Falsehood is expressed in the Rev. Dr. Babington's very looks. That there is a…Percy Bysshe Shelley: Fragment: To Byron
by Percy Bysshe Shelley SonnetFragment: Apostrophe to SilenceFragment: To Byron Published by Dr. Garnett, "Relics of Shelley", 1862. O mighty mind, in whose deep stream this age Shakes…Hwang Woo-suk, 2006 News
South Korean scientist, suffered a stunning blow when former colleagues and a group of young scientists made a series of disclosures that undermined the advances Hwang had claimed to have…Ellen Ochoa Biography
Ellen OchoaAstronautBorn: 5/10/1958Birthplace: Los Angeles, California Astronaut Ellen Ochoa first left Earth in July 1991 and became the world's first Hispanic female astronaut. A mission…Arthur Galston Biography
Agent Orange researcherDied: June 15, 2008Best Known as: plant biologist whose research led to the creation of Agent Orange Deathplace: Hamden,…The Devil's Dictionary: Leviathan
by Ambrose Bierce LETTUCELEXICOGRAPHERLEVIATHAN -n. An enormous aquatic animal mentioned by Job. Some suppose it to have been the whale, but that distinguished ichthyologer, Dr. Jordan, of…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: To The Beautiful Miss Eliza J-N
by Robert Burns To Dr. MaxwellOn ChlorisTo The Beautiful Miss Eliza J-N On her Principles of Liberty and Equality. How, Liberty! girl, can it be by thee nam'd? Equality…Percy Bysshe Shelley: Fragment: To Italy
by Percy Bysshe Shelley Fragment: A Tale UntoldFragment: Wine of the FairiesFragment: To Italy Published by Dr. Garnett, "Relics of Shelley", 1862. As the sunrise to the night, As the…Should We Play God?
Because the same procedure used to make a carbon copy of the sheep is also theoretically applicable to cloning human beings, many ethical and philosophical questions have been raised. The…