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Detroit Down, but Not Out

  In 2013, Detroit files for bankruptcy and fires up its residents. Vacated Michigan Central Station, 2009 Photo Credit: Albert Duce Related Links 2013 Year in Review…

Brutus VIII

Brutus VIII10 January 1788by BrutusSee also Federalist No. 23The next powers vested by this constitution in the general government, which we shall consider, are those, which authorise them to…

Sentence Agreement: Walk This Way

Walk This WaySentence AgreementIntroductionCollective NounsIndefinite PronounsWalk This WayAgree to Disagree Now you know the main rules of agreement, so the rest of this business must be a piece…

Colbert, Jean Baptiste

(Encyclopedia) Colbert, Jean BaptisteColbert, Jean BaptistezhäN bätēstˈ [key]Colbert, Jean Baptiste kôlbĕrˈ [key], 1619–83, French statesman. The son of a draper, he was trained in business and was…

Stuart, Gilbert

(Encyclopedia) Stuart, Gilbert, 1755–1828, American portrait painter, b. North Kingstown, R.I., best known for his portraits of George Washington. Having shown an early talent for drawing, he became…

2015 Year in Review Slideshow: World News

Top events for the nation and the world in 2015 Jennie Wood Prev Next The Immigration Crisis The Crisis Intensifies Throughout Europe in 2015 During the summer of 2015, the Balkans route…

Greece

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Greece, Gr. Hellas or Ellas, officially Hellenic Republic, republic (2015 est. pop. 11,218,000), 50,944 sq mi (131,945 sq km), SE Europe. It occupies the southernmost part of…

Brutus I

Brutus IFederalist Power Will Ultimately Subvert State Authority18 October 1787AbstractThe "necessary and proper" clause has, from the beginning, been a thorn in the side of those seeking to…