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  • 121Social Protection — ▪ 2006 Introduction With medical costs skyrocketing and government programs scaled back, citizens bore more responsibility for their health care costs; irregular migration, human trafficking, and migrant smuggling posed challenges for… …

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  • 122The Illuminatus! Trilogy — Illuminatus redirects here. For other uses, see Illuminati (disambiguation). The Illuminatus! Trilogy …

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  • 123Pragmatism — This article is about the philosophical movement. For other uses, see Pragmatism (disambiguation). Pragmatism is a philosophical tradition centered on the linking of practice and theory. It describes a process where theory is extracted from… …

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  • 124Cerebus the Aardvark — Cerebus redirects here. You may be looking for Cerberus. Cerebus the Aardvark Cover to Cerebus issues 112 and 113, from 1988. Art by Dave Sim and Gerhard Publication information …

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  • 125Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… …

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  • 126African American literature — ▪ literature Introduction       body of literature written by Americans of African descent. Beginning in the pre Revolutionary War period, African American writers have engaged in a creative, if often contentious, dialogue with American letters.… …

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  • 127ancient Rome — ▪ ancient state, Europe, Africa, and Asia Introduction       the state centred on the city of Rome. This article discusses the period from the founding of the city and the regal period, which began in 753 BC, through the events leading to the… …

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  • 128Spanish literature — Introduction       the body of literary works produced in Spain. Such works fall into three major language divisions: Castilian, Catalan, and Galician. This article provides a brief historical account of each of these three literatures and… …

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