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Holidays: Religious and Secular, 2015
Society and Culture > Calendar & Holidays by Liz Olson Related Links Holidays: Frequently Asked Questions National Holidays Around the World Holiday…Eyck, van
(Encyclopedia) Eyck, vanEyck, vanvăn īk [key], family of Flemish painters, the brothers Hubert van Eyck, c.1370–1426, and Jan van Eyck, c.1390–1441. Of the van Eycks' works that have survived, the…Giotto
(Encyclopedia) Giotto (Giotto di Bondone)Giottojôtˈtō dē bōndôˈnā [key], c.1266–c.1337, Florentine painter and architect. He is noted not only for his own work, but for the lasting impact he had on…William Shakespeare: Henry VIII, Prologue
PrologueI come no more to make you laugh: things now, That bear a weighty and a serious brow, Sad, high, and working, full of state and woe, Such noble scenes as draw the eye to flow, We now…William Shakespeare: Pericles, Act III, Scene IV
Scene IVEphesus. A room in Cerimon's houseEnter Cerimon and ThaisaCerimonMadam, this letter, and some certain jewels, Lay with you in your coffer: which are now At your command. Know you the…Selena Quintanilla Perez Biography
Selena Quintanilla PerezsingerBorn: 4/16/1971Birthplace: Lake Jackson, Tex. Selena was born into a musical family. Her father, Abraham Quintanilla, played in the band Los Dinos (The Boys) and…A. E. Housman: Bredon Hill
Bredon HillIn summertime on Bredon[1] The bells they sound so clear; Round both the shires they ring them In steeples far and near, A happy noise to hear.Here of a Sunday morning My love…January 2004 Disasters
Jan. 3, Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt: A Egyptian charter Boeing 737 crashed into the Red Sea shortly after take-off, killing 148 people many of whom were French tourists going home from holidays.…Christina Rossetti: Love from the North
Love from the NorthI had a love in soft south land, Beloved through April far in May; He waited on my lightest breath, And never dared to say me nay.He saddened if my cheer was sad, But…Selected Early Poems
Author:Charles SimicPublisher:Braziller If Charles Simic were an illustrator he'd be Edward Gorey. But he's a poet, forming grim whimsy with words alone. “Everyone has only one leg,” begins “…Trending
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