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yellow journalism
Yellow Journalism and the Circulation War of 1896 Sources Sunday World. During the 1880s the Sunday edition of Joseph Pulitzer’s World increasingly became a collection of features, advertising, and drawings; each issue had forty-four to fifty-two pages. Circulation passed 250,000 in 1887.... Read more |
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State courts
STATE COURTS Judicial tribunals established by each of the fifty states. Each of the fifty state court systems in the United States operates independently under the constitution and the laws of the particular state. The character and names of the courts vary from state to state, but they have... Read more |
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Lysosome
Lysosomes Lysosomes are membrane-bound organellesthat function as the "stomachs" of eukaryotic cells. They contain about fifty different enzymesthat break down all types of biological molecules including proteins, nucleic acids, lipids, and ... Read more |
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Fyodor Tyutchev
TYUTCHEV, FYODOR IVANOVICH (1803–1873), Russian poet. Widely considered one of the greatest poets in world literature, Tyutchev can be classified as a late romantic, but, like other persons of surpassing genius, he was strikingly unique. Tyutchev's literary legacy consists of some three... Read more |
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Fifty-Four Forty or Fight
"FIFTY-FOUR FORTY OR FIGHT." "FIFTY-FOUR FORTY OR FIGHT." In 1818 the United States and Great Britain (which controlled British Canada) established a joint claim over the Oregon Territory—the region west of the Rocky Mountains between 42 Read more |
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Alberto Tomba
Alberto Tomba 1966- Italian skier For thirteen years, Alberto Tomba was the face of skiing. He was known as much for his off-the-slopes carousing and womanizing and for his outrageous comments as he was for his skiing, but his on-the-slopes prowess alone would have been enough to win him a... Read more |
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Tavis Smiley
Tavis Smiley1964— Radio, television commentator In a preview to its 1994 list of fifty future American leaders, Time magazine observed, "As surely as there are forces organic to today's America that stifle leadership, there are forces within some Americans that cause them to lead nonetheless.... Read more |
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Paul Radin
Radin, PaulWORKS BY RADINWORKS TRANSLATED OR EDITED BY RADINSUPPLEMENTARY BIBLIOGRAPHYPaul Radin, American anthropologist, was born in Lodz, Russian Poland, in 1883 and died in New York City in 1959. Despite the fact that he was brought to the United States in infancy, he never severed his European... Read more |
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Hughie Lee-Smith
Hughie Lee-Smith 1915– Artist, educator At a Glance… Gravitated Toward Artistic Group in 1940s Painted Murals on African Americans in History for U.S. Navy Style Evolved From Realism to Surrealism Brush Captured Racial and Urban Isolation Selected works Sources Like his paintings,... Read more |
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Pauley on Politics: 'Forgotten' brother spills the beans in memoir...
...must never contemplate being on the same level as...Apart from the fact that the mid-'70s...thing.'' As Clark comments: ''Poor Charles...of the Independent on Sunday, was privy to a confession...in the stomach, only fifty times worse. It's... |
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It's good so far, let's work for better
...AzizEdition: New Sunday TimesSection...SectionColumn: Comment'FIFTY, not out...business. Fifty years ago...prosperity. Fifty years, give...Malaysia is a fact of life...We are not being asked to ... |
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Welcome to my middlessence.(The Orange County Register)
...plus, is being considered...ago from the features editor of the...column every Sunday. He had gone...way.) The fact that the editor...your critical comments and your words...special new features and upcoming...got news and ... |
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Walking away from Meath role was the toughest decision I've ever had to make;...
...the side pitch. Fifty metres further...football team is being put through its...and the session features the story of the...same evening, features no less than three...Irish Mail on Sunday, Liam Harnan...to swallow the fact ... |
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On Gloucester stage, `Anything Goes'
...Beautiful."Fifty-three years...And now it's being produced in...through next Sunday. "I'm very...rehearsals and gives comments. It's nice...her after the fact, and some draw...It was rarely being done, and it...early 1930s. ... |
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The Sixth Bracey Report on the condition of public education.
...New York Times on Sunday, January 31, that...of all nations? Fifty-eight percent...nation obsessed with being number one, as America...Most Ludicrous Fact Pulled from Thin...last year for his comment, recorded in the...the title of a 1996 ... |
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King's ransom for Gibson
...reportedly after being told of both her...Grigorieva and the fact she was carrying...the stipulation being she would not...up for safety feature real police officers...Grammy winner's comment has stirred engagement...Quinn checked out ... |