If William Shakespeare had been a convicted murderer, would that detract from his body of work?
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Poppy Von Frohlich’s distinctive business model is based on limited exclusivity, thumbing its nose at the monoliths of haute couture.
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In the Norwegian playwright's perplexing, humorous play, two men sail out into the open sea to find answers to some questions about themselves and about life.
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There are so many possibilities of warmer places with year round sun, destinations where a shovel is only used to make a sand castle on the beach.
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In prison, social status is based on a prisoner's crime of conviction, informant status, group (or "car"), and personal carriage.
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What is unusual today about the use of prayer in healing is the rigorous research by scientists exploring the connection between prayer, spirituality, and physical healing.
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Speaking at the Park Sheraton Hotel in Midtown Manhattan in September 1962, Dr. King spoke about the 100th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation.
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It's best to decline a helping hand from someone licking yellow cheese puff dust off his fingers.
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