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Arad
Arad , in the Bible, royal town in the Negev, the modern Tell Arad (Israel), S of Hebron. The "king Arad" in the Book of Numbers is a mistranslation for "king of Arad." It is the only tell (mound) in the Negev and indicates the existence of a fortified town in the Bronze Age.... Read more |
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William Tell
William Tell legendary Swiss patriot. According to legend, Tell was a native of Uri, one of the Swiss forest cantons. Gessler, the canton's Austrian bailiff, decreed that Swiss citizens must remove their hats before his hat, which he had posted on a stake in the canton's largest town. Tell refused... Read more |
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Lucius Caelius Firmianus Lactantius
Lucius Caelius Firmianus Lactantius , c.260-AD 340, Christian author and apologist, b. Africa. He taught rhetoric at Diocletian's school in Nicomedia and during the persecutions was converted to Christianity. Later (c.316) he was Latin tutor at Trier to Crispus, Constantine's son. His works, which... Read more |
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The Squaw Man
Squaw Man, The (1905), a play by Edwin Milton Royle. [Wallack's Theatre, 222 perf.] Captain James Wynnegate ( William Faversham) loves Diana ( Selene Johnson), his cousin's wife. When it is learned his cousin has stolen funds from a charity, James agrees to immigrate to America so that it will... Read more |
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Serial Killers
S ERIALK ILLERS Descending into minds that people view as belonging to despicable monsters is a requirement for individuals who search for or attempt to understand serial killers. The serial murderer Jeffrey Dahmer would go to bars in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and... Read more |
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Sir Edwin Landseer
Landseer, Sir Edwin (b London, 7 Mar. 1802 or 1803; d London, 1 Oct. 1873). English painter, sculptor, and engraver, mainly of animal subjects. He was the son of an engraver and writer, John Landseer (1769–1852), and was an infant prodigy. His career was a story of remarkable social as... Read more |
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Sir Frank Kermode
Sir Frank Kermode , 1919-, English critic, b. Isle of Man. Educated at Liverpool and a lieutenant in the Royal Navy during World War II, Kermode is one of the most distinguished critics of our time. He has taught at numerous universities, including Harvard, Cambridge, and Columbia, and is author or... Read more |
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Aimee Mann
Mann, Aimee Singer, songwriter, bass guitarist For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. This was not only the essence of the great physicist Sir Isaac Newton's third law of motion, it also seemed to be the governing principle of Aimee Mann's life. Her breakthrough success with 'Til... Read more |
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Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia [Gr.,=between rivers], ancient region of Asia, the territory about the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, included in modern Iraq. The region extends from the Persian Gulf north to the mountains of Armenia and from the Zagros and Kurdish mountains on the east to the Syrian Desert. From the... Read more |
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Tantalus
Tantalus , in Greek mythology, king of Sipylos, son of Zeus and father of Pelops and Niobe. He was admitted to the society of the gods, but his abominable behavior aroused their anger, and Zeus condemned him to suffer eternally at Tartarus. One legend says that he had divulged divine secrets and... Read more |
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