Search

Search results

Displaying 301 - 310

Top Ten Test-Day Tips

Brought to you by the American School Counselor Association Be Equipped On the night before the test you should gather everything you'll need: the…

The Devil's Dictionary: Infalapsarian

by Ambrose Bierce INFLUENCEINGRATEINFALAPSARIAN -n. One who ventures to believe that Adam need not have sinned unless he had a mind to - in opposition to the Supralapsarians, who hold that…

1998-99 Season Recap

No Goal Things were going so well. Finally, after four consecutive years of Stanley Cup Finals sweeps, the NHL got what it wanted - a competitive championship series. But of course, something had…

Introductions

  Introductions The introduction is the first sentence of your essay and it plays the dual role of setting the theme of your essay and engaging the reader. The introduction should not…

The Picture of Dorian Gray: Chapter 1

by Oscar Wilde The PrefaceChapter 2Chapter 1 The studio was filled with the rich odour of roses, and when the light summer wind stirred amidst the trees of the garden, there came…

Luria, Alexander Romanovich

(Encyclopedia) Luria, Alexander RomanovichLuria, Alexander Romanovichŭlˌyĭksänˈdər rōmänˈəvyĭchˌ l&oobreve;rˈēä [key], 1902–77, Soviet psychologist. Luria made advances in many areas, including…

Judah, Theodore Dehone

(Encyclopedia) Judah, Theodore Dehone, 1826–63, American railroad builder, b. Bridgeport, Conn. He built the Niagara Gorge RR and did canal work before going (1854) to lay out a railroad near…

Saint-Denis, city, Réunion

(Encyclopedia) Saint-Denis, city (1990 pop. 122,875), capital of the French overseas department of Réunion. It is a port on the Indian Ocean at the mouth of the St.-Denis River and exports sugar and…