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hunting

(Encyclopedia) hunting, act of seeking, following, and killing wild animals for consumption or display. It differs from fishing in that it involves only land animals. Hunting was a necessary activity…

Disney Characters

A timeline of character debuts Related Links Quiz: Disney Princesses Quiz: Disney Villains Hangman: Disney Characters…

Gordon Parks Biography

Gordon Parks American photographer, filmmaker, writer, and composerBorn: Nov. 30, 1912Birthplace: Fort Scott, Kansas   Best known as an acclaimed photographer, Gordon Parks was also a highly…

Chinese New Year Traditions Quiz

From the Year of the Rabbit to the Year of the Rat, the Chinese New Year has many traditions to celebrate the transition of one annum to another. What do you know about Chinese New Year traditions…

Brewer's: Sporting Seasons in England

Those marked thus (ast) are fixed by Act or Parliament. Black Game, from August 20th to December 10th; but in Somerset and New Forest, from September 1st to December 10th. Blackcock.…

Asian American Writers

Maxine Hong KingstonBiographies ofNotable Asian Pacific AmericansA-Z ListGovernment Officials and PoliticiansBusiness and Media LeadersAthletes & Sports…

Brewer's: Jesters

(See Fools.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894JesuitJessica A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Related…

Koons, Jeff

(Encyclopedia) Koons, Jeff, 1955–, American artist, b. York, Pa., studied Maryland Institute College of Art (B.F.A., 1976), Art Institute of Chicago. He moved to New York City in 1977 and has lived…