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Torrijos Espino, Martín Erasto

(Encyclopedia) Torrijos Espino, Martín Erasto, 1963–, Panamanian political leader, president of Panama (2004–), b. Panama City. The son of Gen. Omar Torrijos Herrera, he studied economics and…

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George NakashimaNampeyoCrown Prince NaruhitoEliot NessBenjamin NetanyahuHuey NewtonElvia NieblaThelma Catherine “Pat” Ryan NixonCarlos NoriegaGale A. NortonAntonia Coello NovelloBarack ObamaEllen…

Crespi, Juan

(Encyclopedia) Crespi, JuanCrespi, Juanhwän [key]Crespi, Juan krāsˈpē [key], 1721–82, Spanish explorer in the Southwest, a Franciscan. He came to America in 1749, and in 1767 he went to the peninsula…

Queen Charlotte Islands

(Encyclopedia) Queen Charlotte Islands, archipelago of several large and many small islands, off the coast of W British Columbia, Canada. The main islands are Graham and Moresby. Masset on Graham…

Espejo, Antonio de

(Encyclopedia) Espejo, Antonio deEspejo, Antonio deäntōˈnyō ᵺā āspāˈhō [key], fl. 1582–83, Spanish explorer. In 1582 he was sent out from San Bartolomé, Mexico, to rescue missionaries said to be…

South America

Argentina Juan Facundo Quiroga, Argentine caudillo (1790–1835) Juan Martín de Pueyrredón, Argentine general, supreme director of the United Provinces of La Plata (1816–19) Bernardino Rivadavia…

Writing Well: A + B = C: Appeal to Reason

A + B = C: Appeal to ReasonWriting WellWhy Not See It My Way?: Persuasion and ArgumentationA + B = C: Appeal to ReasonTake the High Road: Appeal to EthicsTug the Heartstrings: Appeal to EmotionMy Way…

Saca González, Elías Antonio

(Encyclopedia) Saca González, Elías AntonioSaca González, Elías Antonioālēˈäs äntōˈnēō säˈkä gōnsälˈās [key], 1965–, Salvadoran political leader, president of El Salvador (2004–9), b. Usulután. “Tony…