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Wahhabi
(Encyclopedia) Wahhabi or WahabiWahhabiwähäˈbē [key], reform movement in Islam, originating in Arabia; adherents of the movement usually refer to themselves as Muwahhidun [unitarians]. It was founded…Women's Suffrage: The Woman's Hour that Never Came
by Carrie Chapman Catt and Nettie Rogers Shuler Two Amendments and Many WomenThe Invisible EnemyThe Woman's Hour that Never CameThree years were consumed in the process of writing the…Sun Tzu on the Art of War: Maneuvering
Weak Points and Strong [1] Variation in Tactics [1] Maneuvering Sun Tzu said: In war, the general receives his commands from the sovereign. Having collected an…Joshua MATHIOT, Congress, OH (1800-1849)
MATHIOT Joshua , a Representative from Ohio; born in Connellsville, Fayette County, Pa., April 4, 1800; moved to Newark, Licking County, Ohio, about 1830; studied law; was admitted to the bar…The Picture of Dorian Gray: Chapter 10
by Oscar Wilde Chapter 9Chapter 11Chapter 10 When his servant entered, he looked at him steadfastly and wondered if he had thought of peering behind the screen. The man was quite…Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce: The Power of the Scalawag
Rejected Services At Large - One Temper The Power of the Scalawag A FORESTRY Commissioner had just felled a giant tree when, seeing an honest man approaching, he dropped his axe and…Venezuela Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note Venezuela People hike in the Andean Mountains near Merida, Venezuela, May 17, 1998. [© AP Images] PROFILE OFFICIAL NAME:Bolivarian Republic of…Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce: The Seeker and the Sought
At Large - One Temper His Fly-Speck Majesty The Seeker and the Sought A POLITICIAN seeing a fat Turkey which he wanted for dinner, baited a hook with a grain of corn and dragged it…Somme, river, France
(Encyclopedia) Somme, river, c.150 mi (240 km) long, rising near Saint-Quentin, N France, and flowing generally NW past Amiens into the English Channel; connected by canal with the Scheldt and Oise…Schoelcher, Victor
(Encyclopedia) Schoelcher, VictorSchoelcher, Victorvēktôrˈ shölshĕrˈ [key], 1804–93, French humanitarian and statesman. Long involved in the abolition movement, he presided (1848) over a commission…Trending
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