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Dráma
Dráma , city (1991 pop. 38,546), capital of Dráma prefecture, NE Greece, in Macedonia. It is the trade center for a tobacco-producing region. ... Read more
Hugh Lofting
Hugh Lofting 1886-1947, American writer of juvenile stories, b. Maidenhead, England. He settled in the United States in 1912. His famous "Dr. Dolittle" stories, which concern an extraordinary country doctor with a great love of animals, began as letters to his children during World War I. They ... Read more
Leonard Woods
Leonard Woods 1774-1854, American Congregational theologian, b. Princeton, Mass. He was prominent in upholding orthodox Calvinistic views in the controversy over Unitarianism as presented by William Ellery Channing, Henry Ware , and others. He was professor of theology at Andover Theological Semin... Read more
Dr. Seuss
Dr. Seuss pseud. of Theodor Seuss Geisel, 1904-91, American author and illustrator of children's books, b. Springfield, Mass. His books are known for their blend of whimsy, zany humor, catchy verse, and outlandish illustrations. His style is evidenced in such books as Horton Hears a Who (1954... Read more
William Dodd
William Dodd 1729-77, English author. At one time king's chaplain, he ran heavily into debt, forged a bond, and was sentenced to death. Dr. Johnson led a movement to obtain clemency, but Dodd was executed. His best-known work is The Beauties of Shakespeare (1752). ... Read more
John Fell
John Fell 1625-86, English clergyman. He was dean of Christ Church, Oxford, and bishop of Oxford. While at Oxford, he initiated an extensive building program and promoted the development of the Oxford Univ. Press. His chief literary work was his critical edition (1682) of St. Cyprian. He is probabl... Read more
hospice
hospice program of humane and supportive care for the terminally ill and their families; the term also applies to a professional facility that provides care to dying patients who can no longer be cared for at home. Hospice is an alternative to hospitalization that emphasizes home care for as long a... Read more
Christopher Marlowe
Christopher Marlowe 1564-93, English dramatist and poet, b. Canterbury. Probably the greatest English dramatist before Shakespeare, Marlowe, a shoemaker's son, was educated at Cambridge and he went to London in 1587, where he became an actor and dramatist for the Lord Admiral's Company. His most im... Read more
Thomas John Barnardo
Thomas John Barnardo , 1845-1905, British social reformer. Pioneering in the care of destitute children, he founded (1867) in London the East End Juvenile Mission. In 1870, with the aid of the 7th earl of Shaftesbury, he opened a boys' home, the first of his famous Dr. Barnardo Homes. There are pres... Read more
William Combe
William Combe , 1741-1823, English satirist and miscellaneous writer, b. Bristol. His writing was mainly hack work, issued anonymously to avoid seizure of the proceeds by his many creditors. He is chiefly remembered for the "Dr. Syntax" series (3 vol., 1812-21), for which he wrote doggerel verse... Read more

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Amelia
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature ...thrown into Newgate. The filth and brutality of the prison provides a sombre...was assisted by the good parson Dr Harrison), his happiness with...the background is the kindly Dr Harrison. ‘My Lord’...other dangers and complications, Dr Harrison arrives, eventually... Read more
Christopher Marlowe
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...important plays are the two parts of Tamburlaine the Great (c.1587), Dr. Faustus (c.1588), The Jew of Malta (c.1589), and Edward II...his own passion and ambition. Although filled with violence, brutality, passion, and bloodshed, Marlowe's plays are never merely sensational... Read more
Clitherow, St Margaret
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History ...condemned and pressed to death. Her sons studied at Rheims and Rome for the priesthood and her daughter became a nun at Louvain. A fine example of recusant courage and the brutality of the age, she was canonized in 1970. Revd Dr William M. Marshall Read more
Sam Peckinpah
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...employ highly stylized cinematic techniques to depict the extremes of human brutality. Heavily criticized for allegedly glorifying violence on screen, Peckinpah...eight minutes from every American print of the film. The Wild Bunch marked a dr Read more
Sir Henry Morton Stanley
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...1871. He claimed to have addressed him with the famous words, Dr. Livingstone, I presume?, but probably did not actually do so...his life, duplicity in some of his dealings, and many acts of brutality toward Africans. Bibliography: See his Autobiography (1909... Read more
Public Schools: Britain
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood in History and Society ...early nineteenth century had seen public schools accused of brutality, inefficiency, and corruption, both financial and moral. A series...find. In the early 1800s, in an Eton governed by the formidable Dr. Keate, famed for flogging eighty pupils in one session, the... Read more

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Barrymore, Lionel
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Empress with brother John and sister Ethel; 1938 — role as Dr. Gillespie, first in series of 15 Dr. Kildare films; partially paralyzed by a combination of arthritis...One She Loved ; Gold and Glitter ; My Baby ; The Informer ; Brutality ; The New York Hat ; The Burglar's Dilemma ; A Cry for Help... Read more
Ice Cube
Dictionary entry from: Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990 ...formed a duo called CIA with Sir Jinx. During this time, he met Dr. Dre, who was creating music for a local group called the World...and advocating the murder of police officers as a reaction to brutality and racial profiling, the group ignited controversy and elicited... Read more
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Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Geheimnisse einer Seele , a psychoanalytical drama supervised by Dr. Hans Sachs, a colleague of Freud. The distorted images of mental...xE8; bre when the German censor banned it on the grounds of brutality, a decision that seemed rather ridiculous even in its time... Read more

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The Brutality of War: A Memoir of Vietnam.(Book review)
Magazine article from: MBR Bookwatch; 2/1/2008; ; 328 words ; The Brutality of War: A Memoir of Vietnam Gene R. Dark iUniverse, Inc...9780595458936, $15.95, 2007, 1-800-288-4677, www.iuniverse.com The Brutality of War: A Memoir of Vietnam is one of the most compelling...what his job was, even when he came close to death. The Brutality of War: A Memoir of Vietnam is an ... Read more
Is everybody brutal?(on the right)(soldier brutality)
Magazine article from: National Review; 6/14/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...unsafe to assume that Americans have an ingrown resistance to brutality. A story published in the Baltimore Sun reveals that a few of...be judged by the way it treated its prisoners. Not so, says Dr. Dalrymple. One can admire the civilization of Renaissance Florence... Read more
LEBANON: ISESCO CHIEF CONDEMNS US BRUTALITY IN IRAQ.
Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 5/17/2004; 94 words ; According to IINA, Dr. Abdul Aziz Othman Al-Tuwaijry, director-general of the Rabat-based Islamic...Iraqi detainees by the US soldiers in Abu Gharib and other prisons in Iraq. Dr. Tuwaijry called on the conference to issue a statement demanding prosecution... Read more
Conservative realism, high glamour and war-time brutality vied for attention at Gleneagles in September, while Aboriginal art sold for record prices in Australia.(Market Review)
Magazine article from: Apollo; 10/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...new homes); Bonhams, a group of twelve works, ten from the bequest to Fettes College, Edinburgh, from a former school doctor, Dr A.B. Flett--the latest in a rather depressing line of art sales from schools and colleges. The highest price, 285,600 [pounds... Read more
The Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Three Decades Later: How Fares the Dream.
Magazine article from: The Black Collegian; 2/1/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...paintings and sculptures. Beyond accounts of the life of Dr. King arises the question: How Fares the Dream? In his 1956...1970s and 1980s to dilute the Dream for the next generation. Dr. King's I Have a Dream speech in Washington, D.C., on August...public spokesperson. Standing behind a bank of microphones, ... Read more
Selma nun recalls Dr. King's legacy.(NATION)(Ebo remembers Martin Luther King, Jr.)
Magazine article from: National Catholic Reporter; 1/25/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...has lost none of her zeal. She seemed to be almost channeling Dr. Martin Luther King in her impassioned, wide-ranging talk at...their time in Selma, neither Ebo nor the other nuns encountered brutality, but their presence, featured on national TV, helped galvanize...She is now a pastoral assistant at a church ... Read more
An interview with ACFEI's National Conference featured Presenter Dr. Stanton Samenow.(American College of Forensic Examiners International)(Interview)
Magazine article from: The Forensic Examiner; 6/22/2005; 700+ words ; ...aspects of maudlin sentiment and savage brutality. I believe the most riveting part of the...Elizabeth's Hospital in Washington, D.C. I joined Dr. Samuel Yochelson in what became the longest...this extremely demanding area of work. Dr. Samenow will present From Idea to Post... Read more
`Redeem The Dream' March Stirs A New Generation To Achieve Dr. King's Vision.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Jet; 9/18/2000; 666 words ; ...This time racial profiling and police brutality were laid before the country as the issues...outlaw racial profiling and combat police brutality. Racial profiling doesn't care whether...want equal justice. Victims of police brutality also spoke, including Abner Louima, a... Read more
Are you sure you want a democracy? Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood does.(World)
Magazine article from: The American Conservative; 12/3/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...We haven't yet established a Jeffersonian democracy in Egypt, Dr. Mohamed Kamal patiently explained to the journalists questioning his country's recent record of police brutality, political repression, and jailing of journalists for criticizing... Read more
The prince of North Jersey.(Perspectives)(Tony Soprano of "The Sopranos")
Magazine article from: Journal of Popular Film and Television; 6/22/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...mob culture. Tony's desperate brutality, read against our surprisingly...very question his therapist. Dr. Melfi, poses to herself: Are...four years of psychotherapy with Dr. Jennifer Melfi by demanding...professional and personal danger to her, Dr. Melfi rebuts Tony very much... Read more