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America’s Most Literate Cities
Minneapolis library Source: AP Photo/Craig Lassig This study from Central Connecticut State University is conducted to try and assess the literacy of its major cities (population of 250,…The Economist's Toolbox: Numbers Please: Economic Data
Numbers Please: Economic DataThe Economist's ToolboxIntroductionNumbers Please: Economic DataWatch Out! In the business press, you will read economic data. Often these data are called economic…Sun Tzu on the Art of War: Weak Points and Strong [1]
Energy Maneuvering Weak Points and Strong [1] Sun Tzu said: Whoever is first in the field and awaits the coming of the enemy, will be fresh for the fight; whoever is second…The Iliad of Homer: Introduction
Summary Pope's Preface to the Iliad of Homer Introduction. Scepticism is as much the result of knowledge, as knowledge is of scepticism. To be content with what we at present know, is…Global Trends in Freedom
Of all the countries in the world, see which are considered free, partly free, or not free, from 1976 to the present. Year under review Total Countries…Christina Rossetti: The Three Enemies
The Three EnemiesThe Flesh'Sweet, thou art pale.' 'More pale to see, Christ hung upon the cruel tree And bore His Father's wrath for me.''Sweet, thou art sad…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: To A Mouse, On Turning Her Up In Her Nest With The Plough, November, 1785
by Robert Burns HalloweenEpitaph On John Dove, InnkeeperTo A Mouse, On Turning Her Up In Her Nest With The Plough, November, 1785 Wee, sleekit, cow'rin, tim'rous beastie, O,…John Donne: A Nocturnal Upon St. Lucy's Day, Being the Shortest Day
A Nocturnal Upon St. Lucy's Day, Being the Shortest Day'Tis the year's midnight, and it is the day's, Lucy's, who scarce seven hours herself unmasks; The sun is spent, and now his…2008 Year in Review - World Statistics
Top events for the nation and the world 2008 World Statistics Estimated Cost, Iraq and Afghanistan Wars The estimated cost of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will…Washington State Mudslide Tragedy
The 2014 mudslide in the town of Oso was one of the worst in U.S. History Devastation Caused by Oso Mudslide Photo Credit: Washington State Patrol Related Links Floods,…Trending
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