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Emma Willard
Emma Willard 1787-1870, American educator, pioneer in woman's education, b. Emma Hart in Berlin, Conn. She attended and later taught in the local academy and in 1807 took charge of the Female Academy at Middlebury, Vt. Two years later she married Dr. John Willard. In 1814 she opened a school in her... Read more
industrial policy
industrial policy government-sponsored economic program in which the public and private sectors coordinate their efforts to develop new technologies and industries. Government provides the financial support and capital to the private sector by direct subsidies, tax credits, or government-run develo... Read more
Mount Nebo
Mount Nebo 2,625 ft (800 m) high, N Jordan. In the Bible, Moses viewed the Promised Land from there before his death. ... Read more
Good Thief
Good Thief or Penitent Thief, in the New Testament, the malefactor crucified with Jesus who did not revile Him; Jesus promised him Paradise that day. In the Roman martyrology his feast is Mar. 25. His name in tradition is Dismas or Desmas, that of the other thief Gesmas. ... Read more
Michael Bennett
Michael Bennett 1943-87, American dancer and choreographer, b. Buffalo, N.Y. He appeared in West Side Story and Subways Are for Sleeping. During the 1970s, he was one of the most successful directors and choreographers of Broadway musicals. His credits include Promises, Promises (1968), Coco... Read more
Munich Pact
Munich Pact 1938. In the summer of 1938, Chancellor Hitler of Germany began openly to support the demands of Germans living in the Sudetenland (see Sudetes ) of Czechoslovakia for an improved status. In September, Hitler demanded self-determination for the Sudetenland. Disorders broke out in Cze... Read more
Zionism
Zionism modern political movement for reconstituting a Jewish national state in Palestine. Early Years The rise of the Zionist movement in the late 19th cent. was influenced by nationalist currents in Europe, as well as by the secularization of Jewish life in Eastern Europe, which led man... Read more
Lothair II
Lothair II also called Lothair III, 1075-1137, Holy Roman emperor (1133-37) and German king (1125-37); successor of Holy Roman Emperor Henry V. His predecessor invested him with the duchy of Saxony in 1106, but after 1112 Lothair, in several rebellions, successfully championed local independenc... Read more
Arthur Rimbaud
Arthur Rimbaud , 1854-91, French poet who had a great influence on the symbolists and subsequent modern poets, b. Charleville. A defiant and precocious youth, Rimbaud at 16 sent some poems to Verlaine , who liked his work and invited him to Paris. In 1872-73 the two poets lived together in London... Read more
Tuareg
Tuareg or Touareg , Berbers of the Sahara, numbering c.2 million. They have preserved their ancient alphabet, which is related to that used by ancient Libyans. The Tuaregs traditionally maintained a feudal system consisting of a small number of noble families, a large majority of vassals, and ... Read more

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Armenia
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the World ...Christian state. Certainly, Armenia is home to one of the world's oldest and...Armenia is working hard to fulfill the promise of democracy and a market economy. The 1999...With about a million people it is home to roughly a third of the country...
Catherine Helen Spence
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...of her lifetime she opened her home to three separate families of...permeated her writing. Hare's promise of pure democracy became a foundation of Spence...pamphlet, entitled A Plea for Pure Democracy, touted the Hare system of proportional...
Wilsonian Missionary Diplomacy
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy ...had to be destroyed at home and their influence...and moral standards. Democracy, Wilson thought, was...application of Wilsonian democracy on an international...Wilson's commitment to democracy and constitutionalism...term progressed, the promise of the Mobile address...
Huntington, Samuel P.
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences ...values: peace, freedom, and democracy. Should economic warfare...belief that insofar as these democracies prevailed in the twentieth...wrote American Politics: The Promise of Disharmony , published...to reassure the public at home of its morality and greatness...American Politics: The ...
Robert Penn Warren
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...slavery needed to survive. Promises: Poems 1954 to 1956 (1957...1971) and A Place to Come Home To (1977). His nonfiction pieces include Democracy and Poetry (1975), Jefferson...National Book Award for Promises: Poems 1954 to 1956 (1958...
Wilson, James
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States ...ultimately he failed to realize the promise of his talents and achievements...leading conservatives in his home state, he was an inveterate...short of fulfilling his earlier promise. His few written opinions...national government and of popular democracy, Wilson's Chisholm opinion...
Nigeria
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the World ...military took over again with promises of handing over to a civilian...recommend the best way to restore democracy in Nigeria. The process of restoring democracy has been slow and continues...some food items available at home but there are several stores...
Lyndon B. Johnson: Voting Rights Act Address
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law ...the dignity of man and the destiny of democracy. I urge every member of both parties...death." … Those words are a promise to every citizen that he shall share in...by their National Government in their home communities — who want to and...
Luther v. Borden
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States ...political anomaly in the period of Jacksonian democracy. The so‐called Dorr Rebellion...encouraged by President John Tyler's promise of federal military aid should violence...who had entered and searched Luther's home under authority of martial law. For Borden...
Rómulo Betancourt
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...in December 1935, Betancourt returned home. Founding and editing the left wing newspaper...Pais. When the president reneged on his promise to allow open elections to determine his...modernized, Latin American nation. Political democracy in Venezuela was maintained in spite of...

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Gold Rush, California
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...000 prospectors returned home each year. Although 80 percent...rapidly expanding country's promise of economic democracy. Just nine days after Marshall...and more flexible than in the homes of most migrants. The small...characterized the region. While the promise of easy riches drew many ...
Fascism, American
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...followers with a mixture of mild nationalism and a promise to "share our wealth." Father Charles Coughlin...war and warned that intervention abroad would destroy democracy at home. To these standard noninterventionist arguments they...

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Musharraf's Democracy Promise Fell Short
News Wire article from: AP Online; 11/5/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...eight years ago, promising to bring true democracy _ a move welcomed by many Pakistanis...new friends in the West _ and enemies at home. Now, Musharraf is finding his leadership...he has been less dynamic in restoring democracy to Pakistan. Musharraf held elections...
The threat and promise of 'Net-based democracy.(Government Activity)
Magazine article from: Network World; 8/28/2000; ; 700+ words ; ...direct democracy schemes promise true "government by...Committee for Direct Democracy (www.pangea.ca/~sage2509/direct-democracy) proclaims: "We can...groups promoting direct democracy say our present form...do these things from home via the 'Net, they...
Demanding Democracy's Promise! NPA marches on DNC, RNC headquarters.
PR Newswire; 4/25/2005; 687 words ; ...visit to White House advisor Karl Rove at home. NPA will also hold a press conference...NPA, are Democrats and Republicans. Democracy works by keeping everyday people, rural and urban, engaged where they live. Democracy isn't just voting every four years...
Democracy's promise and the politics of worldliness: implications for public intellectuals.
Magazine article from: Afterimage; 5/1/2006; ; 700+ words ; In the United States, a war is not only being waged abroad, but also at home. Young people increasingly find themselves out of work, warehoused in substandard schools, or under the jurisdiction of the...
Disillusion vs. democracy? U.S. must fulfill Mideast promises.
Newspaper article from: The Philadelphia Inquirer (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service); 5/22/2003; 700+ words ; ...political reform at home to how to get rid of...to follow through on promises to promote a Mideast...need for Palestinian democracy, which weren't followed...scary is that the word "democracy is losing its positive...may be afraid to say democracy's name for fear of...
Burma's junta promises democracy, but most are wary.(WORLD)
Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor; 2/21/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...long used to broken promises and tricky maneuvers...led transition to democracy. But nor do they believe...called road map to democracy. And the elections...National League for Democracy (NLD) won in a landslide...public discontent at home," and so simply decided...
Mauritania junta's promise of democracy in doubt
News Wire article from: AP Online; 8/9/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...elections, they want real democracy. Problem is, that...new junta's familiar promises are ringing hollow...held. They talk of democracy, but they just want...army is in control, democracy or no. That's par...him with helping bring home thousands of refugees...
IRAQI PRESIDENT PROMISES DEMOCRACY, UNITY
News Wire article from: United Press International; 6/1/2004; 365 words ; ...International 06-01-2004 Iraqi president promises democracy, unity BAGHDAD, Jun 01, 2004 (United...presidents, a Shiite and a Kurd. "My promise -- and oath -- to you is that I and...national (consensus) to establish a home free of the envious murderers and criminals...
Thailand's billionaire prime minister promises democracy for, if not by, the people
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 10/15/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...populist who's delivered on his promises," said Kevin Hewison, a...Cambodia rounded up and flown home while threatening to crack...In running a country, democracy is an excellent political system...but you should not regard democracy as the end," Thaksin said...
Bush Promises Democracy But Iraqis and Palestinians Aren't Cheering
Magazine article from: The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs; 4/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...Bush's dedication to democracy so far has failed to convince...Israel. To the White House, democracy is a flexible concept, depending...contradiction in preaching democracy to the Palestinians while refusing...and refugee camps, demolish homes, and kill both civilians and...