… The first thoughts are often of laughter, jokes, and television sitcoms, but probably not from the likes of Mark Twain and James Thurber. Often praised as the greatest American humorist since Mark Twain, James Thurber found a way to make serious…

… Issues Concerning Taxonomy, and How All That Relates to Gay & Lesbian Literature and History Do categories exist because humans recognize real distinctions in the world around them, or are categories arbitrary conventions, simply names…

… inventors in history. He was born in Milan, Ohio on February 11, 1847 and died in 1931. During his life he patented 1,093 inventions. Many of these inventions are in use today and changed the world forever. Some of his inventions include telegraphy,…

… I express my personal opinion responding to the question “is sex really necessary?” “The potential for rapid reproduction is the essential evolutionary ticket for entry into the opportunistic life style” - I am so enthralled about this line …

… July 19, 1834, at 8 rue Saint-George's in Paris. His father, Auguste, a banker, was French, and his mother, Célestine, an American from New Orleans. The family name "Degas" had been changed to "De Gas" by some family members in Naples and France in…

… Ill., on Aug. 22, 1920. In his stories, Bradbury wove together the intrigue of changing technology with insightful social commentary. One of his best-known works was 'The Martian Chronicles’; a collection of interrelated stories concerning colonization…

… most widely respected man of his day. Commonly hailed as the Father of our Constitution, Madison had more to do with its conception than did any other man. A strong Republican, he was later elected President of the United States. Born in to an aristocrat…

… of television viewers, with daughter Chelsea at his side and wife Hillary holding the Bible, Bill Clinton was sworn in as the 42nd President of the United States in Washington D.C. on January 20, 1993. Bill Clinton, the long-time governor of Arkansas,…

… Better or Worse?”. He begins his article by discussing the purpose of marriage, and why he feels that marriage was mere tradition initially, and then became largely a matter of business. In today’s world, he feels marriage is a voluntary arrangement…

… America Juliette Low contributed much to our world. Without her, there would be three and a half million girls that would Born Juliette Magill Kinzie Gordon on Halloween night, October 31, 1860, everyone knew she was special. The first time her…