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The Supreme Court and Equal Rights

  The Constitution describes equal rights only in general terms. The courts, especially the Supreme Court, have had to decide how these consitutional guarantees apply to specific situations. Some…

The Koran/Sura XXXI — Lokman

Sura XXXI — Lokman[693]Mecca — 34 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful ELIF. LAM. MIM.[694] These are the verses (signs) of the wise Book, A guidance and a mercy to…

Taming of the Shrew

Taming of the Shrew Katharine, the Shrew, was the eldest daughter of Baptista, a rich gentleman of Padua. She was a lady of such an ungovernable spirit and fiery temper, such a loud-tongued…

Bounce

Director/Writer:Don RoosMiramax Films; 102 minutes; PG-13Release:11/00Cast:Ben Affleck, Gwyneth Paltrow, Joe Morton Recently retired real-life couple Ben Affleck and Gwyneth Paltrow team up…

Mills, Clark

(Encyclopedia) Mills, Clark, 1810–83, American sculptor, b. Onondaga co., N.Y. Self-taught in art, he designed and in 1852 cast in an experimental foundry the statue of General Jackson for Lafayette…

Hofmeister, Wilhelm

(Encyclopedia) Hofmeister, WilhelmHofmeister, Wilhelmvĭlˈhĕlm hōfˈmīˌstər [key], 1824–77, German botanist. Although self-taught, he made such valuable studies of the reproduction and development of…

Kane, John

(Encyclopedia) Kane, John, 1860–1934, American primitive painter, b. Scotland. He came to Pittsburgh at the age of 19 and worked for years as a day laborer, painting in his spare time. His paintings…

Amiel, Henri Frédéric

(Encyclopedia) Amiel, Henri FrédéricAmiel, Henri FrédéricäNrēˈ frādārēkˈ ämyĕlˈ [key], 1821–81, Swiss critic. He was unsuccessful and unnoticed during his life, but the posthumous publication of his…