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(Encyclopedia) states' rights, in U.S. history, doctrine based on the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution, which states, “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor…Seles, Monica
(Encyclopedia) Seles, MonicaSeles, Monicasĕlˈĭs [key], 1973–, Yugoslav-American tennis player, b. Serbia, of Hungarian heritage. She won her first major tournament, the French Open, in 1990, at the…Lagerlöf, Selma
(Encyclopedia) Lagerlöf, SelmaLagerlöf, Selmasĕlˈmä läˈgərlöv [key], 1858–1940, Swedish novelist. Her native Värmland is the background for many of her excellent stories, which deal with peasant life…Słowacki, Juliusz
(Encyclopedia) Słowacki, JuliuszSłowacki, Juliuszy&oomacr;lˈy&oomacr;sh slôvätsˈkē [key], 1809–49, Polish writer, one of the foremost Polish romantic poets. A revolutionist, he joined the…Ostrovsky, Aleksandr Nikolayevich
(Encyclopedia) Ostrovsky, Aleksandr NikolayevichOstrovsky, Aleksandr Nikolayevichəlyĭksänˈdər nyĭkəlīˈyəvĭch əstrôfˈskē [key], 1823–86, Russian dramatist. Ostrovsky's first play, The Bankrupt (1847;…Theodore of Studium, Saint
(Encyclopedia) Theodore of Studium, SaintTheodore of Studium, Saintst&oomacr;ˈdēəm [key], 759–826, Byzantine Greek monastic reformer, also called St. Theodore the Studite. As an abbot he was…ombudsman
(Encyclopedia) ombudsmanombudsmanämˈbədzmən [key] [Swed.,=agent or representative], public official appointed to deal with individual complaints against government acts. The office originated in…Anne Bradstreet: A Dialogue between Old England and New
A Dialogue between Old England and NewNew England. Alas, dear Mother, fairest Queen and best, With honour, wealth, and peace happy and blest, What ails thee hang thy head, and cross thine…Roscelin
(Encyclopedia) RoscelinRoscelinrŏsˈəlĭn [key], c.1045–c.1120, French scholastic philosopher, also called Roscellinus, Johannes Roscellinus, and Jean Roscelin. Roscelin was one of the first thinkers…Magdala, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia) MagdalaMagdalamăgˈdələ [key], in the New Testament, home of Mary Magdalene. It is identified with Migdal, Israel, a town on the west shore of the Sea of Galilee, and the neighboring…Trending
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