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When was Homer’s poetry written down?

When was Homer's poetry written down? Modern scholarship considers that the two works were written by different authors. It is generally accepted that the poems were composed at some point around the late eighth or early seventh century BC. When was Homer's poetry most probably written down? ...

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When did Lois Lowry write a summer to die?

When did Lois Lowry write a summer to die? Author Lois Lowry published her first novel, A Summer to Die, in 1977. After this serious drama, Lowry showed her lighter side with 1979's Anastasia Krupnik, which became the first in a series of humorous books. She won her first Newbery Award for the 1989 ...

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When did Margaret Fuller die?

When did Margaret Fuller die? What is Margaret Fuller known for? Journalist and author Margaret Fuller was one of the most famous women of the early 19th century. Her life was an extraordinary mix of pioneering accomplishments. She was the first female correspondent in the U.S., the first ...

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When did Neal Cassidy die?

When did Neal Cassidy die? How old was Jack Kerouac when died? 47 years (1922–1969) Jack Kerouac/Age at death Novelist Jack Kerouac, father of the literary “beat generation” of the 1950s and reluctant godfather to today's hippie movement, died early Tuesday of a massive hemorrhage. Kerouac, ...

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When did Abraham Lincoln say a house divided Cannot stand?

When did Abraham Lincoln say a house divided Cannot stand? Click here for the text of this historical document. On , at the Illinois Republican convention in Springfield, Abraham Lincoln kicked off his bid for the U.S. Senate with a speech that would come to be known as the "House Divided" speech. ...

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When did Aristotle create rhetoric?

When did Aristotle create rhetoric? The Rhetoric was developed by Aristotle during two periods when he was in Athens, the first, from 367–347 BCE (when he was seconded to Plato in the Academy); and the second, from 335–322 BCE (when he was running his own school, the Lyceum). When did ...

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When did beatniks start?

When did beatniks start? Beat movement, also called Beat Generation, American social and literary movement originating in the 1950s and centred in the bohemian artist communities of San Francisco's North Beach, Los Angeles' Venice West, and New York City's Greenwich Village. What year were ...

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When did Branwell Bronte die?

When did Branwell Bronte die? During the last year of his life his father took him into his own bed to control him and alleviate his nightmares. Branwell became ill, probably from tuberculosis, in summer 1848, and died on September 24. What happened to Branwell Bronte? On , Brontë died at ...

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When did Charles Schulz die?

When did Charles Schulz die? When did Snoopy die? On , the 77-year-old cartoonist died at his home in Santa Rosa, California, the day before his last Sunday Peanuts strip appeared in newspapers. How old was Charles Schulz when died? 77 years (1922–2000) Charles M. Schulz/Age at death ...

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What words have the long U sound?

What words have the long U sound? Does oo make the long U sound? Spelling tip: 'oo' most often makes a long 'oo' sound (often before 'n', 'm' and 'l'). Spelling tip: 'oo' can give a short 'u' sound (often before 'd' and 'k'). *Note: accent may affect pronunciation. Spelling tip: 'oo' can ...

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When did Christina Rossetti write a birthday?

When did Christina Rossetti write a birthday? One mystery of “A Birthday” is the identity of the love that the speaker celebrates as having “come to me.” Critics have speculated about whom this ecstatic love poem was written. Rossetti wrote this poem in November 1857, when she didn't seem to have ...

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