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1echographia — A form of agraphia in which one cannot write spontaneously, but can write from dictation or copy. [echo + G. grapho, to write] * * * echo·graph·ia (ek″o grafґe ə) [echo + graph + ia] a type of dysgraphia in which the patient can copy… …
2Dharma Bums, The — by Jack Kerouac (1958) Ann Charters says that the autumn of 1955, which jack kerouac spent in Berkeley, California, was probably “the three happiest months of his life.” This is the time period and the setting for Kerouac’s follow up novel to… …
3Desolation Angels — by Jack Kerouac (1965) Ellis Amburn, Jack Kerouac’s last editor, called Desolation Angels Kerouac’s “lost masterpiece, the final flowering of his great creative period in the fifties: the true voice of Kerouac.” Dan Wakefield, writing for The… …
4laser — /lay zeuhr/, n. Physics. a device that produces a nearly parallel, nearly monochromatic, and coherent beam of light by exciting atoms to a higher energy level and causing them to radiate their energy in phase. Also called optical maser. [1955 60; …
5Visions of Cody — by Jack Kerouac (1972) Jack Kerouac’s Visions of Cody, his tribute novel to neal cassady, is, arguably, Kerouac’s greatest book, although at the time it was written, Kerouac’s best reader allen ginsberg told Cassady that it was a “holy mess.”… …
6Italian literature — Introduction the body of written works produced in the Italian language that had its beginnings in the 13th century. Until that time nearly all literary work composed in the Middle Ages was written in Latin. Moreover, it was predominantly… …
7UNITED STATES OF AMERICA — UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, country in N. America. This article is arranged according to the following outline: introduction Colonial Era, 1654–1776 Early National Period, 1776–1820 German Jewish Period, 1820–1880 East European Jewish Period,… …
8Christianity — /kris chee an i tee/, n., pl. Christianities. 1. the Christian religion, including the Catholic, Protestant, and Eastern Orthodox churches. 2. Christian beliefs or practices; Christian quality or character: Christianity mixed with pagan elements; …
9Dysgraphia — Classification and external resources ICD 10 F81.1, R48.8 ICD 9 …
10ancient 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… …
