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Natasha Trethewey (born April 26, 1966) is an American poet who served as United States Poet Laureate from 2012 to 2014. [1] She won the 2007 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry for her 2006 collection Native Guard , [ 2 ] and is a former Poet Laureate of Mississippi .
Beginning in 2005 and relaunching in 2016, The Cirlot Agency, located in Jackson, ran advertisements promoting the state's literary history as part of the Mississippi, Believe It! campaign. The campaign cited William Faulkner , Tennessee Williams , Richard Wright , and John Grisham as a few examples of Mississippi's literary heritage.
The book is about "one of the most compelling paradoxes of history: the pursuit by governments of policies contrary to their own interests". [1] It details four major instances of government folly in human history: the Trojans' decision to move the Greek horse into their city, the failure of the Renaissance popes to address the factors that would lead to the Protestant Reformation in the early ...
Trethewey is a surname of Cornish origin. It is derived from any of the various settlements in Cornwall called Trethewey. [1] [2] Notable people with the surname include: Fred Trethewey (born 1949), British archdeacon; Natasha Trethewey (born 1966), American poet; Richard Trethewey (born c. 1955), American plumber and television personality
A lesson plan is a teacher's detailed description of the course of instruction or "learning trajectory" for a lesson. A daily lesson plan is developed by a teacher to guide class learning. Details will vary depending on the preference of the teacher, subject being covered, and the needs of the students .
The Lessons of History is a 1968 book by historians Will Durant and Ariel Durant. The book provides a summary of periods and trends in history they had noted upon completion of the 10th volume of their momentous eleven-volume The Story of Civilization. Will Durant stated that he and Ariel "made note of events and comments that might illuminate ...
After New Orleans fell to Admiral David Farragut in April 1862, Union Major General Benjamin F. Butler headquartered his 12,000-man Army of the Gulf in New Orleans. On September 27, 1862, Butler organized the Union Army's 1st Louisiana Native Guard regiment, some of whose members had served in the previous Confederate Native Guard regiment.
"History Lesson" is a science fiction short story by British writer Arthur C. Clarke, first published in 1949 in the magazine Startling Stories. The two-part story speculates on the cooling of the Sun as a doomsday scenario for Earth and an evolutionary advent for Venus .