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William Shakespeare: As You Like It, Act I

Act IScene IOrchard of Oliver's houseEnter Orlando and AdamOrlandoAs I remember, Adam, it was upon this fashion bequeathed me by will but poor a thousand crowns, and, as thou sayest, charged…

Writers

  Achebe, Rousseau, Yourcenar, and more A-B | C | D-F | G-H | I-L | M-N | O-P | R-S | T-Z   Achebe, Chinua Adams, Henry Addison, Joseph Aesop Agee, James Agnon, S. Y. Alcott,…

Notable Female Educators and Scholars

Ruth Fulton Benedict Biographies ofNotable Women Actresses Adventurers Artists Athletes Businesswomen Comediennes Congresswomen Educators and Scholars Fashion Designers…

Women in Congress

See a complete of all the women who have served in the United States Senate and House of Representatives. Jeannette Rankin Hattie Caraway Shirley Chisholm Barbara Boxer…

2000 MacArthur Foundation Awards

The MacArthur Foundation awards monetary prizes each year in order to provide financial assistance for selected innovators.Susan Alcock, 39, associate professor of classical archaeology and…

2014–2015 Primetime Emmy Awards

The 67th Primetime Emmy Awards were announced on September 20, 2015, in Los Angeles, Calif.Drama Series: Game of Thrones (HBO) Actor: Jon Hamm, Mad Men Actress: Viola Davis,…

Rochester, cities, United States

(Encyclopedia) RochesterRochesterrŏchˈĕstər, –ĭstər [key]. 1 City (1990 pop. 70,745), seat of Olmsted co., SE Minn.; inc. 1858. It is a farm trade center, and its industries include printing and…

temperance movements

(Encyclopedia) temperance movements, organized efforts to induce people to abstain—partially or completely—from alcoholic beverages. Such movements occurred in ancient times, but ceased until the…

oratory

(Encyclopedia) oratory, the art of swaying an audience by eloquent speech. In ancient Greece and Rome oratory was included under the term rhetoric, which meant the art of composing as well as…