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Officially called the Congressional Medal of Honor, it is the nation's highest military award for “uncommon valor” by men and women in the armed forces. It is given for actions that are above and…State of the Union Address: Woodrow Wilson (December 7, 1920)
Woodrow Wilson (December 7, 1920) GENTLEMEN OF THE CONGRESS: When I addressed myself to performing the duty laid upon the President by the Constitution to present to you an annual report on the…State of the Union Address: Theodore Roosevelt (December 8, 1908)
Theodore Roosevelt (December 8, 1908) To the Senate and House of Representatives: FINANCES. The financial standing of the Nation at the present time is excellent, and the financial management of…Poems by Emily Dickinson (Third Series): Forbidden Fruit (I)
by EmilyDickinsonHopeForbidden Fruit (II)Forbidden Fruit (I) Forbidden Fruit (I) Forbidden fruit a flavor has That lawful orchards mocks; How luscious lies the pea within The pod that…Guardians and Wards
The Question: When a person has been declared incompetent and the court appoints someone to handle their financial and physical affairs, what is that person…Islam
(Encyclopedia) IslamIslamĭslämˈ, ĭsˈläm [key], [Arab.,=submission to God], world religion founded by the Prophet Muhammad. Founded in the 7th cent., Islam is the youngest of the three monotheistic…Scott Waddle, 2001 News
commander of the USS Greeneville, the submarine that crashed into a Japanese fishing vessel as it emerged in waters off Hawaii, took sole responsibility for the fatal February exercise that…The Devil's Dictionary: Valor
by Ambrose Bierce VANITYVALOR -n. A soldierly compound of vanity, duty and the gambler's hope. "Why have you halted?" roared the commander of a division and Chickamauga, who had ordered a…Ralph Waldo Emerson: Voluntaries
VoluntariesILow and mournful be the strain, Haughty thought be far from me; Tones of penitence and pain, Meanings of the tropic sea; Low and tender in the cell Where a captive sits in chains…Appearance and Reality—The Form is Federal; The Effect is National
Appearance and Reality—The Form is Federal; The Effect is Nationalby The following excerpt is from the essays of "A FARMER." It appeared in the Philadelphia Independent Gazetteer on April 15…Trending
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