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Summer Poetry

And an oily smoke that rolls through the trees/ into the night of the last American summer . . . —Major Jackson Read more verse honoring the seasons. See a glossary of poetry terms. Read…

Othello

Othello Brabantio, the rich senator of Venice, had a fair daughter, the gentle Desdemona. She was sought to by divers suitors, both on account of her many virtuous qualities and for her rich…

The Myth of Fingerprints

Director/Writer:Bart FreundlichDirector of Photography:Stephen KazmierskiEditors:Kate Williams and Ken J. SackheimMusic:David Bridie and John PhillipsProduction Designer:Susan BollesProducers…

William Shakespeare: Othello, Act I, Scene III

Scene IIIA council-chamberThe Duke and Senators sitting at a table; Officers attendingDuke of VeniceThere is no composition in these news That gives them credit.First SenatorIndeed, they are…

Neptune, in astronomy

(Encyclopedia) Neptune, in astronomy, 8th planet from the sun at a mean distance of about 2.8 billion mi (4.5 billion km) with an orbit lying between those of Uranus and the dwarf planet Pluto; its…

Cheyenne, indigenous people of North America

(Encyclopedia) CheyenneCheyenneshīănˈ, –ĕnˈ [key], indigenous people of North America whose language belongs to the Algonquian branch of the Algonquian-Wakashan linguistic stock (see Native American…

steel industry

(Encyclopedia) steel industry, the business of processing iron ore into steel, which in its simplest form is an iron-carbon alloy, and in some cases, turning that metal into partially finished…

Evolution (Film)

Director:Ivan ReitmanWriters:David Diamond, David Weissman, Don JakobyDreamWorks; PG-13; 103 minutesRelease:6/01Cast:David Duchovny, Orlando Jones, Julianne Moore Evolution needs more…