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The Devil's Dictionary: Inauspiciously
by Ambrose Bierce INADMISSIBLEINCOMEINAUSPICIOUSLY -adv. In an unpromising manner, the auspices being unfavorable. Among the Romans it was customary before undertaking any important action…Ralph Waldo Emerson: Bacchus
BacchusBring me wine, but wine which never grew In the belly of the grape, Or grew on vine whose tap-roots, reaching through, Under the Andes to the Cape, Suffer no savor of the earth to…Top Ten Tips for Admissions
by Michael Pugh, FastWeb.com Take a strong course schedule. Your class record is a big part of your college application. Don't take courses that simply pad your GPA. Challenge yourself. Take AP,…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Clark, September 20, 1806
Day 1613 Day 1615 Clark, September 20, 1806 Saturday 20th Septr. 1806 as three of the party was unabled to row from the State of their eyes we found it necessary to leave one of our Crafts…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Poem On Pastoral Poetry
by Robert Burns On Glenriddell's Fox Breaking His ChainVerses On The Destruction Of T...Poem On Pastoral Poetry Hail, Poesie! thou Nymph reserv'd! In chase o' thee, what crowds…Famous Firsts in Aviation
Cayley's Helicopter Wilbur and Orville Wright with their second powered machine. Source: Library of Congress. Orville Wright, Major John F. Curry, and Colonel Charles Lindbergh…Fall of the Hindenburg
The fiery explosion on May 6, 1937 by Michael Morrison Related Links Great Disasters: Aircraft CrashesNavy Lakehurst Web Site: Description of the CrashHindenburg Explosion NewscastVideo Clip…Hobo Convention
Tired of the sedentary life? Hitch a train to Iowa by Elissa Haney Third boxcar, midnight train; destination Bangor, Maine. Old worn out suits and shoes, I don't pay no Union dues... I'm a…Brewer's: Florian
(St.). Patron saint of mercers, being himself of the same craft. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894FlorianiFlorentius A B C D E F G H I J K L M N…Movies and Film: "The Actor's Director": Priming the Prima Donnas
"The Actor's Director": Priming the Prima DonnasMovies and FilmArtists or Stars? The Aesthetics of ActingFilm Acting vs. Theater ActingThe Star SystemThe Schools of Film Acting"The Actor's Director…