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P. A. Jacobs American physician who with J. A. Strong was the first to show that Klinefelter's syndrome was caused by a genetic defect on one of the sex chromosomes. This, along with Turner's syndrome, was among the first diseases to be l... Study Pack: 1 Summary About 0 pages (77 words) in 1 product

P. B. S. Pinchback Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback (1837-1921) was the first African American to become governor of a state. Although he was not elected by popular vote, P. B. S. Pinchback advanced to the governor's office in Louisiana when political turmo... Study Pack: 1 Biography About 9 pages (2,760 words) in 1 product

P. C. Jersild Through a remarkably varied and productive authorship of novels, plays, and essays, Per Christian Jersild, who debuted in 1960 with a collection of short stories, became one of the major Swedish authors of the last half of the twentieth ce... Study Pack: 1 Biography About 16 pages (4,810 words) in 1 product

P. Craig Russell Illustrator and graphic novelist P. Craig Russell has blended a love of classical opera with artwork noted for its lush line, attention to detail, and classical themes to create graphic-novel adaptations of musical works ranging from The M... Study Pack: 1 Biography About 8 pages (2,291 words) in 1 product

P. D. James The coming-of-age of a mature crime fiction in England, to which P. D. James has contributed prominently, can be attributed to a variety of disparate causes: the rapid changes in a society that had appeared for so long as monolithic; the e... Study Pack: 4 Biographies, 21 Criticisms About 261 pages (78,351 words) in 25 products

P. D. Ouspensky OUSPENSKY, P. D. Petyr Dem'ianovich Uspenskii (1878–1947) was a Russian philosopher, mathematician, teacher, and mystic. He is known as a conveyor and interpreter of the teachings of G. I. Gurdjieff (1866–1949), but wa... Study Pack: 1 Summary About 14 pages (4,164 words) in 1 product

P. F. Strawson   Peter Fredrick Strawson (born 1919) was regarded as one of the most prominent philosophers of the 20th century. He was especially active in the movement known as ordinary language philosophy. Sir Peter Fredrick Strawson was born November 2... Study Pack: 2 Biographies, 1 Summary About 40 pages (11,942 words) in 3 products

P. G. Wodehouse   P. G. Wodehouse was born 15 October 1881 in Guildford, the suburb of London to which Charles Dickens retired Mr. Pickwick, and educated at Dulwich College, one of England's best public schools. After graduating, Wodehouse worked briefly in... Study Pack: 3 Biographies, 1 Summary, 26 Criticisms About 321 pages (96,220 words) in 30 products

P. H. Newby One of the most distinguished of the English novelists who began their careers immediately following World War II is Percy Howard Newby. His sizable body of work is notable for seriousness of themes, mastery of fictional techniques and con... Study Pack: 1 Biography, 4 Criticisms About 29 pages (8,635 words) in 5 products

P. J. O'Rourke   P. J. (Patrick Jake) O'Rourke is a satirist-humorist who sprang from the tradition of New Journalism espoused by Tom Wolfe, Norman Mailer, and Hunter S. Thompson. His literary journalism abandons any pretense of objectivity and instead off... Study Pack: 1 Biography, 1 Summary About 40 pages (11,938 words) in 2 products

P. J. Patterson Percival James PattersonPrime Minister (pronounced "PURR-sih-vull JAYMZ PAT-er-son") "Jamaica is ready for the bold march into the new era of a borderless world economy." With an area of 10,990 sq km (4,243... Study Pack: 1 Summary About 9 pages (2,739 words) in 1 product

P. K. Page P. K. Page, in a career that has lasted for almost half a century, has shown herself a Protean writer, continually overstepping the boundaries of genre and category. She has written a romantic novel, a number of novellas and short stories,... Study Pack: 1 Biography, 12 Criticisms About 154 pages (46,307 words) in 13 products

P. L. Travers The author of ten books featuring the character Mary Poppins, P. L. Travers still prefers to use initials instead of her chosen name of Pamela Lyndon. Born Helen Lyndon Goff, she adopted this nom de plume to bring herself as close as possi... Study Pack: 1 Biography About 32 pages (9,458 words) in 1 product

P. N. Furbank P. N. Furbank has written three literary biographies: lives of Italo Svevo, E. M. Forster, and Denis Diderot. The first has made a neglected Italian writer more widely known; the last has clarified the myriad complexities of a famous Frenc... Study Pack: 1 Biography About 15 pages (4,464 words) in 1 product

P. T. Barnum Phineas Taylor Barnum (1810-1891), America's greatest showman of the 19th century, instructed and amused a nation with his museum and later his circus. Speaking of his youth, P. T. Barnum said, "I was always ready to concoct fun, or lay pl... Study Pack: 1 Biography About 19 pages (5,764 words) in 1 product

P.G.T. Beauregard   An American army officer and Confederate general, Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard (1818-1893) became a hero in the South with his capture of Fort Sumter and his victory at the First Battle of Bull Run. He was one of the Confederacy's eig... Study Pack: 1 Biography, 1 Summary About 13 pages (3,808 words) in 2 products

P.S. Longer Letter Later by Paula Danziger Study Pack: 1 Study Guide, 2 Biographies About 34 pages (10,267 words) in 3 products

Paavo Haavikko [Two important poles are represented in the poetry of Paavo Haavikko.] On the one hand, the world is real, unavoidable, but difficult to understand. One cannot help listening to its voice. On the other hand, man cannot expect permanence or ... Study Pack: 6 Criticisms About 13 pages (3,739 words) in 6 products

Paavo Nurmi Paavo Nurmi (1897-1973) was one of the greatest distance runners of all time. Known as "The Flying Finn" and "The King of Runners," he dominated long-distance running throughout the early part of the twentieth century, setting 25 world rec... Study Pack: 1 Biography About 11 pages (3,366 words) in 1 product

Pablo Casals In protest of dictatorships throughout the world, including the totalitarian Francisco Franco regime in Spain, cellist Pablo Casals (1876-1973) refused in 1946 to ever perform on stage again. He eventually returned to playing for audiences... Study Pack: 1 Biography About 13 pages (3,809 words) in 1 product

Pablo Neruda   Pablo Neruda (1904-1973) was perhaps the greatest Spanish poet of the 20th century. The poet known as Pablo Neruda was named Neftalí Ricardo Reyes Basoalto at his birth in 1904. He signed his work "Pablo Neruda" (although he did not... Study Pack: 2 Biographies, 1 Essay, 9 Criticisms About 122 pages (36,535 words) in 12 products

Pablo Neruda's Expression of Loneliness Through Symbols of Despair in His Poetry. Pablo Neruda's expression of loneliness through symbols of despair in his poetry The poetry of Pablo Neruda can be described as eloquently beautiful poetry. His works have inspired many others and gained him the Nobel Prize for Literature.... Study Pack: 1 Essay About 3 pages (1,014 words) in 1 product

Pablo Picasso   The Spanish painter, sculptor, and graphic artist Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) was one of the most prodigious and revolutionary artists in the history of Western painting. As the central figure in developing cubism, he established the basis f... Study Pack: 1 Biography, 1 Summary, 4 Essays About 38 pages (11,447 words) in 6 products

Artificial pacemaker 1911-1999 American Cardiologist Paul M. Zoll introduced the first cardiac pacemaker in 1952. He was also a pioneer in the use of heart monitors, which he introduced in 1955, and of external countershock defibrillators, which he first used ... Study Pack: 3 Summaries About 16 pages (4,925 words) in 3 products

(William) (Cyril) Desmond Pacey Intelligence, practical shrewdness, vital energy, and persistence were the predominant qualities associated with Desmond Pacey. These were displayed in his own writing and editing, in his family and community life, and in academic administ... Study Pack: 1 Biography About 5 pages (1,523 words) in 1 product

The Pacha of Many Tales by Frederick Marryat Study Pack: 2 Biographies, 1 eBook About 439 pages (131,666 words) in 3 products

Pachacuti d. 1471 Inca Emperor Pachacutec Inca Yupanqui was not only the first Inca emperor whose dates and existence are firmly established in history; he is also widely considered the greatest Inca ruler—if not one of the greatest leaders i... Study Pack: 1 Summary About 5 pages (1,399 words) in 1 product

Michael Pacher (BookRags) The Austro-German painter and wood carver Michael Pacher (ca. 1435-1498) amalgamated north Italian perspective and northern realism to produce a uniquely personal style of painting. Born in a town near the Austro-Italian border, Michael Pa... Study Pack: 1 Biography About 1 pages (422 words) in 1 product

Pachinko Along remote paddies and in the heart of Tokyo, neon lights pulse. Inside, day and night, thousands test their luck and skill at what could be called Japan's national pastime: pachinko. Pachinko is an electric pinball game modeled a... Study Pack: 1 Summary About 8 pages (2,397 words) in 1 product

Pachomius PACHOMIUS (293?–346) was a Christian ascetic and founder of cenobitic monasticism. Information about Pachomius has been much confused in the many legends and biographies preserved in various versions and translations. Born of pagan ... Study Pack: 1 Summary About 7 pages (1,979 words) in 1 product

Pachuco The pachucos were Latino street rebels of the 1940s who innovated a style and attitude that expressed their defiance of mainstream America. Dressed to kill in zoot suits and with pompadour haircuts they hung out on the streets of East Los ... Study Pack: 1 Summary About 8 pages (2,236 words) in 1 product

Pacific Fur Company 1782-1842 American explorer of the trans-Mississippi West. In 1810-12 Hunt lead a party called the Astorians—named after their sponsor, John Jacob Astor—up the Missouri River and across the continent in an effort to establish... Study Pack: 1 Summary About 3 pages (817 words) in 1 product

Pacific Islander The Pacific Islands region of the South Pacific Ocean is called Oceania when Australia and New Zealand are included. There are approximately 25,000 islands, atolls and islets in Oceania. Within the Pacific Islands region are the subregion... Study Pack: 1 Summary About 25 pages (7,415 words) in 1 product

Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the world's largest body of water, occupying almost one-third of the Earth's surface. It is about 155.5 million square kilometers (60 million square miles) in area, with a coastline of 135,663 kilometers ... Study Pack: 1 Summary About 10 pages (3,067 words) in 1 product

Pacific Overtures Whether or not it becomes a Broadway smash with its offbeat oriental setting and treatment, "Pacific Overtures" may move to be a step forward in American musical theatre creativity…. The show has the ingenuity, intelligence and taste of â... Study Pack: 6 Criticisms About 21 pages (6,187 words) in 6 products

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Geography by Evan-Moor Publishing The basic definition of geography is the study of the earth and everything living on it. Geography also consists of the environment of the earth's surface and the relationship of humans to this environment, or in other words physical and hu... Study Pack: 3 Summaries, 1 Essay About 5,775 pages (1,732,545 words) in 4 products

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Pacific Rim The region of land that surrounds the Pacific Ocean is called the Pacific Rim and includes more than thirty nations in Asia, Oceania, and North and South America. About 2.5 billion people live in this region, which is four-tenths of the po... Study Pack: 1 Summary About 5 pages (1,568 words) in 1 product

Pacific Vortex! by Clive Cussler Pacific Vortex is a thriller that opens with the main character, Dirk Pitt, lying on a beautiful Hawaiian beach. Gazing out over the sea, he spots something glistening in the waves. He swims out to retrieve the item, which turns out to be a... Study Pack: 1 Study Guide, 1 Biography About 216 pages (64,650 words) in 2 products

Pacific War The Pacific campaign was the largest and most deadly naval campaign ever. It brought superiority to one country and total devastation for another. The fleets that were involved were the mightiest fleets at the time: The United States Navy... Study Pack: 1 Essay About 61 pages (18,277 words) in 1 product

Tales of the South Pacific by James A. Michener Tales of the South Pacific reads like a novel, with its strong unity of mood and background and with its reappearing characters, notably Bus Adams and Tony Fry. It is a wide-ranging book—ranging over the whole strange and beautiful world ... Study Pack: 2 Study Guides, 3 Biographies, 3 Criticisms About 246 pages (73,919 words) in 8 products

Pacifier Pacifier An artificial nipple designed for infants to suck, and which has a soothing effect. Infants have a strong desire to suck, which may not be entirely fulfilled while feeding. Both the newborn and older infant are often soothed by su... Study Pack: 1 Summary About 7 pages (2,041 words) in 1 product

Pacifism   Throughout history, war had always brought out chaos and destruction. The wars killed a lot of innocent people for no reason. Although the wars were only a result of the bad leaders, a lot of movements were created to keep the peace, theref... Study Pack: 2 Summaries, 1 Essay About 80 pages (24,069 words) in 3 products

Packet switching Packet switching is the process by which data is broken into smaller chunks, or packets, for transmission over a network. Packet switching divides a message into smaller units, sends each unit individually via the best route possible at th... Study Pack: 1 Summary About 6 pages (1,909 words) in 1 product

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