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Sonnets by William Shakespeare: XC

Sonnet LXXXIX Sonnet XCI XC Then hate me when thou wilt; if ever, now; Now, while the world is bent my deeds to cross, Join with the spite of fortune, make me bow, And do not drop in…

Poems by Emily Dickinson: By the Sea

by EmilyDickinsonTwo VoyagersOld-FashionedBy the Sea By the Sea I started early, took my dog, And visited the sea; The mermaids in the basement Came out to look at me, And frigates in…

The Britannic

The supposedly "safer" sister ship of the Titanic by Gerry Brown The HMS (His Majesty's Hospital Ship) Britannic, sister ship of the Titanic, was launched by White Star Lines on Feb…

Lewis & Clark: Winter among the Mandans

by NoahBrooks From the Tetons to the MandansFrom Fort Mandan to the YellowstoneWinter among the Mandans Before finally selecting the spot on which to build their winter…

Winter among the Mandans

Chapter 5 Chapter 7 Winter among the Mandans Before finally selecting the spot on which to build their winter quarters, Lewis and Clark held councils with the chiefs of the…

Evander Holyfield

Born:Oct. 19, 1962Pro record:37-5-1, 25 KOsHeight:6' 21/2"Weight:221Olympic medal:1984 Bronze as light heavyweight (disqualified for controversial late knockout punch in semifinal against…

Jeremiah: 50

Jeremiah Chapter 50 1 The word that the LORD spake against Babylon and against the land of the Chaldeans by Jeremiah the prophet. 2 Declare ye among the nations, and publish, and set up a…

Stephen Crane: In the night

In the night Grey heavy clouds muffled the valleys, And the peaks looked toward God alone. "O Master that movest the wind with a finger, "Humble, idle, futile peaks are we. "…

Walt Whitman: City of Ships

City of ShipsCity of ships! (O the black ships! O the fierce ships! O the beautiful sharp-bow'd steam-ships and sail-ships!) City of the world! (for all races are here, All the lands of the…

June 2005 Disasters

June, Southern China: widespread flooding for the month of June, particularly in southern China, killed 536 people. In addition the floods damaged dikes, reservoirs, roads, rail lines, and…