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Ultraviolet Index: What You Need to Know
// Source: American Academy of Dermatology Did you know that overexposure to the sun can cause skin and eye injury? While some sunlight is necessary, too much is dangerous, causing sunburn,…The Bonesetter's Daughter
Author:Amy TanPublisher:Putnam In her fourth novel author Amy Tam explores the relationship between a first-generation Chinese-American and her ancestors. Ruth Young and her mother, Lu Ling,…What Are Proper Precautions?
Preventing skin cancer and eye damage. Skin cancer is increasing faster than any other form of cancer, with over 1 million new cases predicted to occur in the U.S. this year. Listen to the…damalisk
(Encyclopedia) damaliskdamaliskdămˈəlĭskˌ [key], name for African antelopes of the genus Damaliscus, closely related to the hartebeest. Damalisks are slenderly built and rather horselike in form;…dogfish
(Encyclopedia) dogfish, name for a number of small sharks of several different families. Best known are the spiny dogfishes (family Squalidae) and the smooth dogfishes (family Triakidae). Spiny…Percy Bysshe Shelley: From the Greek of Moschus
by Percy Bysshe Shelley Fragment of the Elegy on the D...Pan, Echo, and the SatyrFrom the Greek of Moschus Published with "Alastor", 1816. Tan ala tan glaukan otan onemos atrema Balle—k.…The Raven
The Raven There was once a queen who had a little daughter, still too young to run alone. One day the child was very troublesome, and the mother could not quiet it, do what she would. She…Asian American Writers
Maxine Hong KingstonBiographies ofNotable Asian Pacific AmericansA-Z ListGovernment Officials and PoliticiansBusiness and Media LeadersAthletes & Sports…Amy Lowell: Nightmare: A Tale for an Autumn Evening
Nightmare: A Tale for an Autumn EveningAfter a Print by George CruikshankIt was a gusty night, With the wind booming, and swooping, Looping round corners, Sliding over the cobble-stones,…Trending
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