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Brewer's: Ball

To strike the ball under the line. To fail in one's object. The allusion is to the game of tennis, in which a line is stretched in the middle of the court, and the players standing on each…

The Myth of Hades and Persephone

Have you ever heard of the myth of Hades and Persephone? This ancient Greek tale tells the story of the god Hades, falling in love with the goddess of Persephone. However, their love story takes a…

Ralph Waldo Emerson: Monadnoc

MonadnocThousand minstrels woke within me, 'Our music's in the hills;'— Gayest pictures rose to win me, Leopard-colored rills. 'Up!—If thou knew'st who calls To twilight parks of beech…

Utah , state, United States

(Encyclopedia) CE5 UtahUtahy&oomacr;ˈtäˌ [key], Rocky Mt. state of the W United States. It is bordered by Idaho and Wyoming (N), Colorado (E), Arizona (S), and Nevada (W), and touches New…