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tenure, in law

(Encyclopedia) tenure, in law, manner in which property in land is held. The nature of tenure has long been of great importance, both in law and in the broader economic and political context. Tenure…

Indiana Jones: Fact or Fiction

Are the Indiana Jones films historically accurate? by Mark Hughes Related Links Special Effects Archaeology Ancient History World War II The Holocaust   In the…

William Shakespeare: King Lear, Act I, Scene IV

Scene IVA hall in the sameEnter Kent, disguisedKentIf but as well I other accents borrow, That can my speech defuse, my good intent May carry through itself to that full issue For which I…

Camp Laurence

Camp LaurenceBeth was postmistress, for, being most at home, she could attend to it regularly, and dearly liked the daily task of unlocking the little door and distributing the mail. One…

Nabokov, Vladimir

(Encyclopedia) Nabokov, VladimirNabokov, Vladimirvlädēˈmĭr näbôˈkŏf [key], 1899–1977, Russian-American author, b. St. Petersburg, Russia. He emigrated to England after the Russian Revolution of 1917…

Lewis Carroll: CANTO V—Byckerment

CANTO V—Byckerment“Don’t they consult the ‘Victims,’ though?” I said.  “They should, by rights, Give them a chance—because, you know, The tastes of people differ so, Especially in Sprites.”…

Toy Story 2

Directors:John Lasseter and Ash BrannonWriters:John Lasseter, Peter Docter, Ash Brannon, Andrew Stanton, Rita Hsiao, Doug Chamberlain, and Chris WebbDisney; G; 92 minutesRelease:11/99Voices…

Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

Director/Writer:George LucasTwentieth Century Fox; PG; 131 minutesRelease:5/99Cast:Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd, Pernilla August, Terence Stamp, Samuel L. Jackson…