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Captain John Wooster's Wooster's Barn Tobiah and Rachel Captain Wooster's most important helps in the management of his farm and tavern were a colored man, named Tobiah, and his wife…guidance and counseling
(Encyclopedia) guidance and counseling, concept that institutions, especially schools, should promote the efficient and happy lives of individuals by helping them adjust to social realities. The…turbine
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Types of turbines turbine, rotary engine that uses a continuous stream of fluid (gas or liquid) to turn a shaft that can drive machinery. A water, or hydraulic, turbine is used…Biographies: Leaders in Sociology
Leaders in Sociology Albert Brisbane See also Activists and Reformers People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Gender Issues Race & Ethnicity Law…The Devil's Dictionary: Epitaph
by Ambrose Bierce EPIGRAMERUDITIONEPITAPH -n. An inscription on a tomb, showing that virtues acquired by death have a retroactive effect. Following is a touching example: Here lie the…The Devil's Dictionary: Imposition
by Ambrose Bierce IMPIETYIMPOSTORIMPOSITION -n. The act of blessing or consecrating by the laying on of hands - a ceremony common to many ecclesiastical systems, but performed with the…John CLAIBORNE, Congress, VA (1777-1808)
CLAIBORNE John , a Representative from Virginia; born in Brunswick County, Va., in 1777; pursued academic studies; was graduated from the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania at…Anna Sui Biography
Anna Suifashion designerBorn: 1955 Sui, the daughter of Chinese immigrants, grew up in Detroit, Michigan. She attended New York's Parsons School of Design, where she met renown Vogue fashion…Leonidas SEXTON, Congress, IN (1827-1880)
SEXTON Leonidas , a Representative from Indiana; born in Rushville, Rush County, Ind., May 19, 1827; attended the public schools of his native county and was graduated from Jefferson College,…David Jenkins WARD, Congress, MD (1871-1961)
WARD David Jenkins , a Representative from Maryland; born in Salisbury, Wicomico County, Md., September 17, 1871; attended the public schools; farmer; lumberjack; merchant; real estate…Trending
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