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C Day Lewis
C. Day Lewis (Cecil Day Lewis), 1904-72, English author, b. Ireland. While he was still at Oxford, he became associated with a group of leftist poets led by W. H. Auden . After graduation he taught at various schools until 1935 and then decided to devote himself to writing. He was professor of... Read more |
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ember days
ember days in the Western Church, traditionally the Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday following the first Sunday in Lent; Whitsunday; Sept. 14 (Exaltation of the Cross); and Dec. 13 (St. Lucy's Day). They were days of fasting to sanctify the season, and the ember Saturdays were considered especially... Read more |
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Rogation Days
Rogation Days in the calendar of the Western Church, four days traditionally set apart for solemn processions to invoke God's mercy. They are Apr. 25, the Major Rogation, coinciding with St. Mark's Day; and the three days preceding Ascension Day, the Minor Rogations. The processions are Christian... Read more |
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Adult Day Care
ADULT DAY CARE The National Adult Day Services Association (NADSA) defines an adult day center in its Standards and Guidelines for Adult Day Services (revised 1997) thus: An adult day center is a community-based group program designed to meet the needs of adults with functional impairments... Read more |
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Daniel Day-Lewis
DAY-LEWIS, Daniel (Sometimes Day Lewis). Nationality:British. Born:London, England, 29 April 1957; son of the poet laureate Cecil Day Lewis and the actress Jill Balcon. Family:Son with the actress Isabelle Adjani. Education:Attended Bedales School and at... Read more |
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holiday
holiday [altered from holy day], day set aside for the commemoration of an important event. Holidays are often accompanied by public ceremonies, such as parades and carnivals, and by religious observances; they may also be simply a time for relaxation. Days of commemoration are observed throughout... Read more |
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Independence Day
Independence Day 1. also called Fourth of July a U.S. holiday observed every July 4 to commemorate the adoption by the Continental Congress of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. Although observance of the holiday began in Philadelphia on July 8, 1776, the day was not made a legal... Read more |
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Mark Van Doren
Mark Van Doren 1894-1973, American poet and critic, b. Hope, Vermilion co., Ill., grad. Univ. of Illinois, 1914, Ph.D. Columbia, 1920; brother of Carl Van Doren. He taught English at Columbia (1920-59), where he was a renowned and dedicated teacher. He was also on the staff of the Nation ... Read more |
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Emilys List
EMILY'S LIST EMILY'S LIST, a political donor network based in Washington, D.C., was formed in 1985, its name derived from the acronym "Early Money Is Like Yeast" and its mission to help elect Democratic, pro-choice women nationally. Ellen Malcolm was inspired to create a donor network for women... Read more |
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Li Qingzhao
Li Qingzhao Highly educated for her time, Chinese poet Li Qingzhao (1084–c. 1150) wrote lyrical poetry with such emotional intensity and creativity of voice and meter that she was regarded as China's greatest female poet. In the waning days of the Northern Song Dynasty in the... Read more |
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TS Eliot is voted Britain's favourite poet
...contemporary poets ... the Glasgow-born Poet Laureate...list of the nation's ten favourites unveiled yesterday. TS Eliot was voted Britain's favourite poet, in...males, in a poll to mark National Poetry Day. Eliot...Cats. The ... |