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DEFINITION: (noun) The quality or state of being diffident; timidity or shyness. SYNONYMS: self-distrust, self-doubt. USAGE: The youth sat down as directed, but reluctantly and with diffidence.

Carly Simon is an American musician who emerged as one of the leading lights of the early 1970s singer-songwriter boom. She is the recipient of multiple Grammy awards, as well as an Oscar for her song "Let the River Run," from the movie Working Girl. Her most famous song, "You're So Vain," a sarcastic profile of a self-absorbed lover, was a number one hit and spawned a huge debate as to who inspired the lyrics. Who was Carly's father, and why was he famous?

Hyde was an Irish scholar and political leader. He was largely responsible for the revival of the Irish language and literature through his founding of the Gaelic League in 1893. After teaching modern Irish for many years, Hyde became the president of Ireland, or Eire (1938-1945). Known by his Gaelic name, An Craoibhin Aoibhinn, he was the author of many works, including a Literary History of Ireland and Love Songs of Connacht. In what other five languages was Hyde fluent?

Poison ivy is a woody vine known for its ability to produce urushiol, a skin irritant that can cause an itchy rash. To avoid poison ivy, you'll need to know how to spot it: watch out for a plant that has compound leaves with 3 almond-shaped leaflets and grayish-white berries. Poison ivy is generally light to dark green in color, but it turns bright red in the fall. Its leaflets have a smooth surface and are usually 3-12 centimeters long, with relatively toothless edges. Where does it grow?

An underwater volcano with a base larger than Washington, DC has been discovered off the coast of Sicily. Named for the Greek philosopher Empedocles, the mountain incorporates peaks previously believed to be separate volcanoes, and is 30 km (18.6 miles) long at its base, and at least 400 meters (1,300 feet) high. It was identified during research into the submerged volcanic island of Ferdinandea, which researchers now say is part of Empedocles.

By Anthony Galindez

There is no easy way around dealing with death. From the paralyzing fear and unknown moment of every man’s impending death, to the thoughts of slow process of sickness and dying itself, to the anxieties of future grieving over a lost beloved, all these disorienting thoughts find their way into the human consciousness at some point in a person’s life and occupy a relatively large amount of time being tossed around.


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