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Peter Pan: "Hook or Me this Time"

The Pirate Ship The Return Home "Hook or Me this Time" Odd things happen to all of us on our way through life without our noticing for a time that they have happened. Thus, to take…

Job

(Encyclopedia) JobJobjōb [key], book of the Bible. The book is of unknown authorship and date, although many scholars assign it to a time between 600 b.c. and 400 b.c. A lament in narrative form, the…

furnace

(Encyclopedia) furnace, enclosed space for the burning of fuel. There are many kinds of furnaces, the type depending upon the fuel and the use to which the heat produced within it is put. Most…

Know-Nothing movement

(Encyclopedia) Know-Nothing movement, in U.S. history. The increasing rate of immigration in the 1840s encouraged nativism. In Eastern cities where Roman Catholic immigrants especially had…

Clinical Psychologist

Margit Henderson Tell us about your work---what do you do? I am a clinical psychologist . I direct a program for survivors of abuse who…

Entertainment News from July 2000

1Walter Matthau, perpetually rumpled, veteran actor known for his roles both on the stage and on the screen, dies of a heart attack at age 79. He first appeared on Broadway in 1948 and made…

Entertainment News from September 2000

2Jean Speegle Howard, an actress and the mother of Ron Howard, dies at age 73. She appeared in Matilda and Ron's film Apollo 13. 3Will & Grace's Debra Messing marries screenwriter Daniel…

September 2017 Current Events: Disaster News

Top of Page Science & Technology News | US News | World News The world, unfortunately, can be a very dangerous place. Accidents and natural disasters occur regularly and without warning. Please…

election

(Encyclopedia) election, choosing a candidate for office in an organization by the vote of those enfranchised to cast a ballot. In the United States, Canada, Mexico, Great Britain, and many other…

U.S. News: The 2013 Boston Marathon Tragedy

Three people were killed and hundreds injured after multiple bombs exploded during the Boston Marathon. Shrine for Boston Marathon Bombing Victims Photo Credit: Natalie…