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Corman, Roger William

(Encyclopedia) Corman, Roger William, 1926-, American film director, screenwriter, and producer, b. Detroit, Mi., Stanford Univ. (B.S., 1947). Corman…

Staël, Germaine de

(Encyclopedia) Staël, Germaine deStaël, Germaine dezhĕrmĕnˈ də stäl [key], 1766–1817, French-Swiss woman of letters, whose full name was Anne Louise Germaine Necker, baronne de Staël-Holstein. Born…

New England B&Bs

Check out these B&Bs in Maine, Massachusetts, and Vermont New England has something for every time of year. In autumn, there is no better place to go leaf peeping…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: August 9, 1805

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark August 8, 1805August 10, 1805August 9, 1805 Friday August 9th 1805. The morning was fair and fine; we set out at an early hour and proceeded on…

Illinois v. Wardlow (2000)

Case SummaryAt his trial for unlawful possession of a weapon, William Wardlow argued that the police did not have grounds to stop him. The trial court rejected this argument and he was…

Summer Sizzlers | May 2000

by Beth Rowen Dinosaur Disney's animated extravaganza Dinosaur What would summer be without a Disney animated extravaganza? This year's entry is computer-generated, à la…

Midwestern B&Bs

Check out these B&Bs in Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, and Michigan Cloran Mansion Bed & Breakfast Galena, Ill. Whether…

Brewer's: Ill Omens

averted. Leotychides II., of Sparta, was told by his augurs that his projected expedition would fail, because a viper had got entangled in the handle of the city key. “Not so,” he replied…

Sample Outline and Essay

Below you will find a sample outline and the essay written from that outline. OUTLINE Paragraph 1 (Introduction) I. Leading sentence: "It took me eighteen years to realize what an…