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Césaire, Aimé
(Encyclopedia) Césaire, Aimé (Aimé Fernand Césaire)Césaire, Aiméĕmāˈ fĕrnäNˈ sāzârˈ [key], 1913–2008, West Indian poet and essayist who wrote in French. After studying in Paris he became concerned…illiteracy
(Encyclopedia) illiteracy, inability to meet a certain minimum criterion of reading and writing skill. Throughout most of history most people have been illiterate. In feudal society, for example,…Earth Science Projects
Science projects for all grades. More Science Projects Biology Science ProjectsBotany Science ProjectsChemistry Science ProjectsPhysical Science ProjectsRelated Links…Economy 101
The vocabulary of recession Related Links Business Basics QuizPersonal FinanceNobel Prize for EconomicsLabor and Employment As the U.S. financial system stumbles,…kinship
(Encyclopedia) kinship, relationship by blood (consanguinity) or marriage (affinity) between persons; also, in anthropology and sociology, a system of rules, based on such relationships, governing…karma
(Encyclopedia) karma or karmankarmankärˈmə, kärˈmən [key], [Skt.,=action, work, or ritual], basic concept common to Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. The doctrine of karma states that one's state in…Dawkins, Richard
(Encyclopedia) Dawkins, Richard (Clinton Richard Dawkins), 1941– British evolutionary biologist and ethologist, b. Kenya, Ph.D. Oxford, 1966. He was a research assistant under Nikolaas Tinbergen at…Drago, Luis María
(Encyclopedia) Drago, Luis MaríaDrago, Luis Maríal&oomacr;ēsˈ märēˈä dräˈgō [key], 1859–1921, Argentine statesman, jurist, and writer on international law. As minister of foreign affairs under…home rule, municipal
(Encyclopedia) home rule, municipal, system adopted in many states of the United States by which a city is given the right to draft and amend its own charter and to regulate purely local matters…jeopardy
(Encyclopedia) jeopardy, in law, condition of a person charged with a crime and thus in danger of punishment. At common law a defendant could be exposed to jeopardy for the same offense only once;…Trending
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