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Editor's Introduction
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In this issue we inaugurate the annual publication of selected papers from the proceedings of the Natchez Literary and Cinema Celebration. Founded in 1990 by Carolyn Vance Smith of Copiah-Lincoln Community College, the Celebration held in Natchez, Mississippi each year has grown to be a major cultural event in the Deep South. Attended each February by several hundreds of book lovers and others interested in things literary and historical, the Celebration attracts to each year's theme top scho...
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Telling the Tale of The Rise of the Novel.(Ian Watt, 'The Rise of the Novel: Studies in Defoe, Richardson and Fielding')
CLIO
; The most influential story ever told about the origins of the novel is Ian Watt's The Rise of the Novel: Studies in Defoe, Richardson and Fielding, published in 1957.(1) Indeed, for the past four decades, the debate over the novel's origins has been framed largely by Watt's account. While Watt's
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Motivational speaker Dr. RISE Prescribes Prescriptions for Success
Chicago Citizen
; Gwindol Tate, better known as Dr. RISE, (M.E.) believes in helping people reach their potential through motivation. R.I.S.E. stands for his motto, "Realizing Individual Success through Education." The M.E. stands for Motivation and Education, because Dr. RISE empowers people to rise. Dr. RISE is a
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'Business first' can't power Japan's third rise
China Daily
; With world attention focused on the rise of China and India, the fact that Japan's economy is once again on the rise seems to have slipped under many a radar screen. Professor Joseph S. Nye Jr of Harvard University, a former US assistant secretary of defense, wrote in an article published on June
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William Johnson's Diary: The Text and the Man Behind It
Southern Quarterly
; William Johnson, businessman, slaveholder, and free man of color in antebellum Natchez, kept an intensely private diary for almost sixteen years, from 1835 until his death in 1851. Today we recognize this massive record as the longest and most detailed personal narrative by an African American
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Reviews: White savage: William Johnson and the invention of America: The go-between
The Scotsman
; White Savage: William Johnson and the Invention of America BY Fintan O'Toole Faber & Faber, 320pp, GBP 20 WHEN IT COMES TO A CHALLENGE, Fintan O'Toole is the man for high- calibre intellectual mastication and digestion. His previous books, Shakespeare Is Hard, But So Is Life and A Traitor's Kiss
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 "The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)")
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FINDING A REASON TO RISE; FOUNDER OF BREAST CANCER GROUP WILL BE HONORED.(Local)
The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)
; Byline: Staff writer Beth Beer Cuddy Stacey Petrosino, 47, of Auburn, founded RISE, or Reaching & Inspiring Survivors Everywhere, in 2001, which is a breast cancer group. Petrosino was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2000. For her efforts, Petrosino will be honored with the Auburn Human Rights
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Slow-Rise, No-Knead Cinnamon-Raisin Bread
The Washington Post
; Slow-Rise, No-Knead Cinnamon-Raisin Bread Makes 1 large loaf (12 to 16 slices) This bread involves far less muss and fuss than old-fashioned yeast breads and is flexible enough to fit into most schedules. The essential long, slow first rise (never skimp on the minimum 12 hours, or the second rise
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 "Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)")
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PIGS IN A TROUGH; MPs slammed for grabbing pounds 9000 pay rise.(News)
Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
; Greedy MPs were accused of having mad pig disease yesterday. The furious jibe came after they voted themselves a 26 per cent pay rise. Angry union leaders said the money-grabbing MPs had been caught with their snouts in the trough . Other insults were heaped on after the Commons ignored the pleas
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Predictions drop for future sea-level rise.
Science News
; Predictions drop for future sea-level rise Global sea levels are rising and will continue to rise in the future, causing serious problems for low-lying areas. But the ocean will not rise as quickly as predicted, and the West Antarctic ice sheet will not melt in the next century, climate experts
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 "Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)")
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Dale William Johnson of Batavia.(Obituaries)(Obituary)
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
; Dale William Johnson of Batavia Visitation for Dale William Johnson, 46, will be from 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday, July 19, at Yurs Funeral Home, 1771 W. State St. (Route 38), Geneva, where a funeral service will follow at 6 p.m. Dale died suddenly Thursday, July 10, 2008. His motto was, A bad day of
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