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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 ...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...
Clitherow, St Margaret
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History ...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
Sir Henry Morton Stanley
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...He claimed to have addressed him with the famous words, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?," but probably did not actually...life, duplicity in some of his dealings, and many acts of brutality toward Africans. Bibliography: See his Autobiography (1909...
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
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...In the early 1800s, in an Eton governed by the formidable Dr. Keate, famed for flogging eighty pupils in one session...
Christopher Marlowe
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...plays are the two parts of Tamburlaine the Great (c.1587), Dr. Faustus (c.1588), The Jew of Malta (c.1589), and...his own passion and ambition. Although filled with violence, brutality, passion, and bloodshed, Marlowe's plays are never merely...

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Barrymore, Lionel
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...John and sister Ethel; 1938—role as Dr. Gillespie, first in series of 15 Dr. Kildare films; partially paralyzed by a combination...Gold and Glitter ; My Baby ; The Informer ; Brutality ; The New York Hat ; The Burglar's Dilemma...
Metzner, Ernö
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...a psychoanalytical drama supervised by Dr. Hans Sachs, a colleague of Freud. The...German censor banned it on the grounds of brutality, a decision that seemed rather ridiculous...xFC; in which Pabst shared direction with Dr. Ar
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...and advocating the murder of police officers as a reaction to brutality and racial profiling, the group ignited controversy and elicited...

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DR CARR'S CORNER OF KEMET; Police Brutality, Muslim Mentality and Christian Sensuality?
Newspaper article from: Los Angeles Sentinel; 9/7/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...claims Christianity; and the police? Well, they brought brutality. Ironically, the pages of history tell us that this cruelty...pummel you into submission. Therefore, when unwarranted police brutality, peaceful Muslim mentalit
Terror attack accused 'had tried to join British Army'; (1) On trial: Dr Bilal Abdulla said he was shocked by brutality of the West (2) Inferno: The blazing Jeep Cherokee.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 11/12/2008; 700+ words ; ...had tried to join the British Army, a court heard yesterday. Dr Bilal Abdulla, 29, said he loved the UK and while studying...and aftermath of the second Gulf War left him shocked at the brutality of Western governments and led to him backing insurgent attacks...
Powerful debut blurs beast and man ; Based on HG Wells' The Island of Dr Moreau, about a vivisectionist attempting to create humans from animals on a Pacific island, this first novel by Gavin Smith, who lives near Exeter, is a disturbing fable about a despotic scientist who tries to turn animals into humans, only to control them with fascistic brutality.
Newspaper article from: Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK); 12/27/2008; 484 words ; Based on HG Wells' The Island of Dr Moreau, about a vivisectionist attempting...humans, only to control them with fascistic brutality. The novel centres around the animal...Master, the evil scientist based on the Dr Moreau of the HG Wells original. Dogfellow...
Mugabe - a dictator who ruined a nation; Zimbabwean Dr Ross G Cooper decided to quit his homeland in the face of economic disaster and brutality sweeping the country. Now, the Birmingham-based UCE physiology lecturer, says the time is overdue for peaceful protest and international pressure against President Robert Mugabe and his regime.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England); 3/15/2007; 700+ words ; Byline: Dr Ross G Cooper Rhodesia transcended into an independent Zimbabwe in April 1980, and many people were determined to make a go of...
1,000 participate in rally to protest police brutality
News Wire article from: University Wire; 5/20/1998; ; 674 words ; ...birthday by speaking out against police brutality in Chicago. Members of The Coalition to End Police Brutality led the marchers, who traveled four...symbolizes that we want to bury police brutality," said Rev. Dr. Joseph Napier, who organized the...
BRUTALITY CASE SPLITS PBA FROM FITZPATRICK; UNHAPPY WITH DA'S ROLE IN INVESTIGATION, SYRACUSE POLICE UNION DOESN'T ENDORSE HIM.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY); 10/30/2003; 700+ words ; ...of a three-year-old police brutality claim by a friend's son cost...the case to Medical Examiner Dr. Mary Jumbelic, also led Onondaga...approval from Health Commissioner Dr. Lloyd Novick. Jumbelic is...injuries, she referred him to Dr. Marc Safran, an eye doctor...
NAACP Calls For Presidential Order to Halt Police Brutality Crisis
Newspaper article from: New York Beacon, The; 3/10/1999; 563 words ; ...Presidential Order to Halt Police Brutality Crisis NAACP President and...curtail the rising tide of police brutality and misconduct across the nation...escalation of apparent police brutality and the excessive use of deadly...Black Leadership Forum's Dr. Joseph Lowery, Essence magazine...
BRUTALITY CONFERENCE SPONSOR WANTS WHALEN TO INVESTIGATE.(Local)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 4/24/1992; 700+ words ; ...scheduled participants in a police brutality conference. Law and Justice...prior to the session on police brutality. One of the sponsors pulled...department's own investigation. "Dr. Green has long been critical...every one of those circumstances Dr. Green has been as objective...
National March on Washington called to end racial profiling, police brutality: Martin Luther King III to seek Clinton's signature on legislation outlawing profiling
Newspaper article from: Chicago Citizen; 8/10/2000; ; 700+ words ; ...end racial profiling, police brutality: Martin Luther King III to...racial profiling and police brutality; "We're going to challenge...Dream," a speech delivered by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at...to challenge America to make Dr. King's "Dream" a reality...
The challenge of policing police brutality
Newspaper article from: Tri-State Defender; 1/28/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...leads marches against police brutality. He embraces victims' family...established Black Cops Against Police Brutality (B-CAP). "Those kinds...a taboo subject." Police brutality is a topic that is no longer...following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr...