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The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy
The extensive list of terms defined in The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy and the books' lofty goal of defining “common cultural knowledge” make it a go-to-reference manual for anyone who wants to understand the world in which she lives.
The entries cover the answers to history, religion, language, technology, science, and even the meaning and cultural significance of various sayings and proverbs. Use it as a source of research to write papers, a source of information so you can look up a joke you heard on TV that went over your head, or just a general guide to everything about American culture that you should have learned.
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A teenage Dutch Jewish girl who hid from the Nazis for two years in World War II. She lived with her family and several friends in a secret apartment in a warehouse in Amsterdam until they were discovered by the Nazis in 1944. She was then sent to a conc…
A judge of the twentieth century; the first black appointed to the Supreme Court. Before his appointment to the Court in 1967, Marshall served as a lawyer for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and in 1954 he argued before th…
An institution in which scholars pursue research in public policy. Largely funded by endowments and grants, think tanks work to improve public awareness of policy issues (through publications) and to influence the government to act upon issues of nationa…
A movement to secure legal, economic, and social equality for women, also called the feminist movement. It has its roots in the nineteenth-century women's movement, which sought, among other things, to secure property rights and suffrage for women. The m…