THE GEORGE W. BUSH PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY |
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LITERATURE FROM A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE |
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2018's "The Silence of the Girls" tells this classic story from the perspective of Briseis, Achilles' concubine |
the Iliad
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A fertile area in Mesopotamia is described as having this shape |
a crescent
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Name of the man who described the disease now named for him as involving "involuntary tremulous motion" |
(Dr.) Parkinson
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No big surprise--this department store has an outpost at 611 5th Avenue in Manhattan |
Saks 5th Avenue
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Lugano, Lausanne |
Switzerland
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In this man's "Wife", Una marries the title whaling captain |
Ahab
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The British crown jewels include one of these "with cross" & one "with dove" |
a scepter
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Nearly 50 years after he was admitted to the Ohio bar, he defended John T. Scopes |
Clarence Darrow
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Daniel Craig took over the James Bond franchise with this 2006 feature |
Casino Royale
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The servants who work downstairs for this "Pride & Prejudice" family are the focus of "Longbourn" |
Bennet
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It literally means "emitting sparks" & this conversation is less than... |
(Josh: What is effervescent?)
scintillating
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In 1964 this actor played 3 roles in the same film including the hilarious Dr. Strangelove |
Peter Sellers
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A sci-fi author & Navy man, he founded the Church of Scientology |
(L. Ron) Hubbard
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Unseen in the Shakespeare play, Rosaline gets her story told in the book titled this character's "Ex" |
(Josh: Who is Hamlet?)
Romeo
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The iA model of this Toyota car became the Yaris iA |
the Scion
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The late 2010s have given this CNN analyst & Harvard Law grad the chance to explain many interesting legal issues |
Jeffrey Toobin
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This late funny man won a 2001 Grammy for Best Comedy Album for "Braindroppings" |
George Carlin
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"Foe" by J.M. Coetzee depicts the final days of these 2 men as seen by a woman shipwrecked with the pair |
(Robinson) Crusoe and Friday
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This leg nerve is the longest in the body |
the sciatic
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Manhattan had 3 D.A.s in 68 years before Cyrus Jr., son of this 1970s Secretary of State, took over in 2010 |
(Cyrus) Vance
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New York Harbor had Ellis Island; San Francisco Bay had this island as its immigration station |
Angel Island
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