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Kearny, Stephen Watts
(Encyclopedia) Kearny, Stephen WattsKearny, Stephen Wattskärˈnē [key], 1794–1848, American general in the Mexican War, b. Newark, N.J. At the beginning of the Mexican War he was made commander of the…German East Africa
(Encyclopedia) German East Africa, former German colony, c.370,000 sq mi (958,300 sq km), E Africa. Dar es Salaam was the capital. German influence emerged in the area in 1884 when Carl Peters, the…William Shakespeare: Othello, Act II
Act IIScene IA Sea-port in Cyprus. An open place near the quayEnter Montano and two GentlemenMontanoWhat from the cape can you discern at sea?First GentlemanNothing at all: it is a…Fuller, Margaret
(Encyclopedia) Fuller, Margaret, 1810–50, American writer, lecturer, and public intellectual, b. Cambridgeport (now part of Cambridge), Mass. She was one of the most influential personalities in the…William Shakespeare: Othello, Dramatis Personae
Dramatis PersonaeDuke of VeniceBrabantio, a senator.Other Senators.Gratiano, brother to Brabantio.Lodovico, kinsman to Brabantio.Othello, a noble Moor in the service of the Venetian state.…Percy Bysshe Shelley: From the Arabic: An Imitation
by Percy Bysshe Shelley LinesTo Emilia VivianiFrom the Arabic: An Imitation Published by Mrs. Shelley, "Posthumous Poems", 1824. There is an intermediate draft amongst the Bodleian…William Shakespeare: Winter's Tale, Dramatis Personae
Dramatis PersonaeLeontes, king of Sicilia.Mamillius, young prince of Sicilia.Four Lords of Sicilia.CamilloAntigonusCleomenesDionOthers.Polixenes, King of Bohemia.Florizel, Prince of Bohemia.…May 2012 Current Events: Disasters & Science News
World News | Business News | U.S. News Here are the key events in Science and Disasters news for the month of May 2012…Ravenna, city, Italy
(Encyclopedia) RavennaRavennarävĕnˈnä [key], city (1991 pop. 135,844), capital of Ravenna prov., in Emilia-Romagna, N central Italy, near the Adriatic Sea (with which it is connected by a canal). It…Trending
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