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“MIT 4.696 A Global History Of Architecture Writing Seminar Spring 2008” Metadata:

• Title: ➤  MIT 4.696 A Global History Of Architecture Writing Seminar Spring 2008
• Author: MIT OpenCourseWare

“MIT 4.696 A Global History Of Architecture Writing Seminar Spring 2008” Subjects and Themes:

• Subjects: ➤  global - architecture - survey course - comparative analysis - researching history - global perspective - architectural history - comparative globality - art history - eurocentrism - ethnocentrism - mark kurlansky - jared diamond

Edition Identifiers:

• Internet Archive ID: MIT4.696S08

“Composing A Care Of The Self: A Critical History Of Writing Assessment In Secondary English Education” Metadata:

• Title: ➤  Composing A Care Of The Self: A Critical History Of Writing Assessment In Secondary English Education
• Authors: David Lee CarlsonJames Albright
• Language: English

Edition Identifiers:

• Internet Archive ID: composingcareofs0000davi

“ERIC ED284209: How Does Writing Emerge From The Classroom Context? (A Naturalistic Study Of The Writing Of Eighteen-Year-Olds In Biology, English, Geography, History, History Of Art, And Sociology).” Metadata:

• Title: ➤  ERIC ED284209: How Does Writing Emerge From The Classroom Context? (A Naturalistic Study Of The Writing Of Eighteen-Year-Olds In Biology, English, Geography, History, History Of Art, And Sociology).
• Author: ERIC
• Language: English

“ERIC ED284209: How Does Writing Emerge From The Classroom Context? (A Naturalistic Study Of The Writing Of Eighteen-Year-Olds In Biology, English, Geography, History, History Of Art, And Sociology).” Subjects and Themes:

• Subjects: ➤  ERIC Archive - Classroom Environment - Cognitive Development - Content Area Writing - Naturalistic Observation - Secondary Education - Student Behavior - Teacher Behavior - Teacher Student Relationship - Writing Improvement - Writing Instruction - Writing Processes

Edition Identifiers:

• Internet Archive ID: ERIC_ED284209

“A History Of Historical Writing” Metadata:

• Title: ➤  A History Of Historical Writing
• Author: Barnes, Harry Elmer, 1889-1968
• Language: English

Edition Identifiers:

• Internet Archive ID: historyofhistori00barn

“A History Of Historical Writing” Metadata:

• Title: ➤  A History Of Historical Writing
• Author: ➤  Thompson, James Westfall, 1869-1941
• Language: English

Edition Identifiers:

• Internet Archive ID: historyofhistori0000thom

“WRITING THE NEXT CHAPTER OF THE FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT: BUILDING ON A 15-YEAR HISTORY OF SUPPORT FOR WORKERS” Metadata:

• Title: ➤  WRITING THE NEXT CHAPTER OF THE FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT: BUILDING ON A 15-YEAR HISTORY OF SUPPORT FOR WORKERS
• Author: ➤  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
• Language: English

“WRITING THE NEXT CHAPTER OF THE FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT: BUILDING ON A 15-YEAR HISTORY OF SUPPORT FOR WORKERS” Subjects and Themes:

• Subjects: 110th - Senate

Edition Identifiers:

• Internet Archive ID: ➤  gov.gpo.fdsys.CHRG-110shrg40836

“Chambers's Cyclopaedia Of English Literature : A History Critical And Biographical Of Authors In The English Tongue From The Earliest Times Till The Present Day, With Specimens Of Their Writing” Metadata:

• Title: ➤  Chambers's Cyclopaedia Of English Literature : A History Critical And Biographical Of Authors In The English Tongue From The Earliest Times Till The Present Day, With Specimens Of Their Writing
• Authors: Chambers, Robert, 1802-1871Patrick, David, 1849-1914
• Language: English

“Chambers's Cyclopaedia Of English Literature : A History Critical And Biographical Of Authors In The English Tongue From The Earliest Times Till The Present Day, With Specimens Of Their Writing” Subjects and Themes:

• Subjects: English literature - Authors, English

Edition Identifiers:

• Internet Archive ID: cyclopaediaengli03cham

“Creative Writing In Canada : A Short History Of English-Canadian Literature” Metadata:

• Title: ➤  Creative Writing In Canada : A Short History Of English-Canadian Literature
• Author: Pacey, Desmond, 1917-1975
• Language: English

Edition Identifiers:

• Internet Archive ID: creativewritingi0000pace

“A History Of Historical Writing” Metadata:

• Title: ➤  A History Of Historical Writing
• Author: Barnes, Harry Elmer, 1889-1968
• Language: English

Edition Identifiers:

• Internet Archive ID: historyofhistori0000barn

“Writing In The Devil's Tongue : A History Of English Composition In China” Metadata:

• Title: ➤  Writing In The Devil's Tongue : A History Of English Composition In China
• Author: You, Xiaoye, 1974-
• Language: English

“Writing In The Devil's Tongue : A History Of English Composition In China” Subjects and Themes:

• Subjects: ➤  English language -- Rhetoric -- Study and teaching -- China - English language -- Study and teaching -- Chinese speakers - Language and culture -- China - Report writing -- Study and teaching -- China - English language -- Rhetoric -- Study and teaching - Report writing -- Study and teaching - Language and culture - China

Edition Identifiers:

• Internet Archive ID: writingindevilst0000youx

“A Sense Of History : The Best Writing From The Pages Of American Heritage” Metadata:

• Title: ➤  A Sense Of History : The Best Writing From The Pages Of American Heritage
• Language: English

Edition Identifiers:

• Internet Archive ID: senseofhistorybe0000unse_n0a4

“The Modern Manufacture Of Writing Paper; A Story Concerning The Modern Processes Of Manufacturing An Ancient Product, With Some Side-lights On Its History” Metadata:

• Title: ➤  The Modern Manufacture Of Writing Paper; A Story Concerning The Modern Processes Of Manufacturing An Ancient Product, With Some Side-lights On Its History
• Author: Eastern Manufacturing Company
• Language: English

Edition Identifiers:

• Internet Archive ID: modernmanufactur00east

“The Psychology And Pedagogy Of Reading : With A Review Of The History Of Reading And Writing And Of Methods, Texts, And Hygiene In Reading” Metadata:

• Title: ➤  The Psychology And Pedagogy Of Reading : With A Review Of The History Of Reading And Writing And Of Methods, Texts, And Hygiene In Reading
• Author: Huey, Edmund Burke, 1870-1913
• Language: English

Edition Identifiers:

• Internet Archive ID: psychologypedago0000huey_s6j0

“The Psychology And Pedagogy Of Reading, With A Review Of The History Of Reading And Writing And Of Methods, Texts, And Hygiene In Reading” Metadata:

• Title: ➤  The Psychology And Pedagogy Of Reading, With A Review Of The History Of Reading And Writing And Of Methods, Texts, And Hygiene In Reading
• Author: Huey, Edmund Burke, 1870-1913
• Language: English

“The Psychology And Pedagogy Of Reading, With A Review Of The History Of Reading And Writing And Of Methods, Texts, And Hygiene In Reading” Subjects and Themes:

• Subjects: Reading, Psychology of - Reading

Edition Identifiers:

• Internet Archive ID: psychologypedago00hueyuoft

“Psychology And Pedagogy Of Writing, A Résumé Of The Researches And Experiments Bearing On The History And Pedagogy Of Writing” Metadata:

• Title: ➤  Psychology And Pedagogy Of Writing, A Résumé Of The Researches And Experiments Bearing On The History And Pedagogy Of Writing
• Author: ➤  Thompson, Mary Elizabeth, 1873-
• Language: English

“Psychology And Pedagogy Of Writing, A Résumé Of The Researches And Experiments Bearing On The History And Pedagogy Of Writing” Subjects and Themes:

• Subjects: Writing - Penmanship - Handwriting

Edition Identifiers:

• Internet Archive ID: psychologypedago00thom

“A Letter Book: Selected With An Introduction On The History And Art Of Letter-writing” Metadata:

• Title: ➤  A Letter Book: Selected With An Introduction On The History And Art Of Letter-writing
• Author: George Saintsbury
• Language: English

Edition Identifiers:

• Internet Archive ID: letterbookselect0000geor

“A History Of Historical Writing Vol-1” Metadata:

• Title: ➤  A History Of Historical Writing Vol-1
• Author: The Macmillan Company New York
• Language: English

Edition Identifiers:

• Internet Archive ID: in.ernet.dli.2015.186452

“The Psychology And Pedagogy Of Reading, With A Review Of The History Of Reading And Writing And Of Methods, Texts, And Hygiene In Reading” Metadata:

• Title: ➤  The Psychology And Pedagogy Of Reading, With A Review Of The History Of Reading And Writing And Of Methods, Texts, And Hygiene In Reading
• Author: Huey, Edmund Burke, 1870-1913
• Language: English

Edition Identifiers:

• Internet Archive ID: cu31924012985044

“Generalization In The Writing Of History; A Report” Metadata:

• Title: ➤  Generalization In The Writing Of History; A Report
• Authors: ➤  Social Science Research Council. Committee on Historical AnalysisGottschalk, Louis Reichenthal, 1899-1975
• Language: English

Edition Identifiers:

• Internet Archive ID: generalizationin00soci

“ERIC EJ1130307: Writing Ashida Enosuke Out: A Social History Of The "Voluntary Composition Dispute" ("zuii Sendai Ronso") In Japan, 1918 To 1923” Metadata:

• Title: ➤  ERIC EJ1130307: Writing Ashida Enosuke Out: A Social History Of The "Voluntary Composition Dispute" ("zuii Sendai Ronso") In Japan, 1918 To 1923
• Author: ERIC
• Language: English

“ERIC EJ1130307: Writing Ashida Enosuke Out: A Social History Of The "Voluntary Composition Dispute" ("zuii Sendai Ronso") In Japan, 1918 To 1923” Subjects and Themes:

• Subjects: ➤  ERIC Archive - Foreign Countries - Educational History - Teaching Methods - Teacher Attitudes - Criticism - Teacher Role - Elementary School Teachers - Writing (Composition) - Writing Instruction - Professionalism - Administrative Organization - Standards - Educational Trends - Historiography - Conflict - Yoshie, Hirokazu

Edition Identifiers:

• Internet Archive ID: ERIC_EJ1130307

“Historian's Handbook : A Key To The Study And Writing Of History” Metadata:

• Title: ➤  Historian's Handbook : A Key To The Study And Writing Of History
• Author: Gray, Wood, 1905-
• Language: English

“Historian's Handbook : A Key To The Study And Writing Of History” Subjects and Themes:

• Subjects: ➤  Historiography -- Handbooks, manuals, etc - Historiography -- Handbook - Writing - Historiography - Geschichtswissenschaft

Edition Identifiers:

• Internet Archive ID: historianshandbo0002unse

“Neo-African Literature: A History Of Black Writing” Metadata:

• Title: ➤  Neo-African Literature: A History Of Black Writing
• Author: Janheinz Jahn
• Language: English

Edition Identifiers:

• Internet Archive ID: neoafricanlitera0000janh

“ERIC ED639461: 2023 Brick & Click: An Academic Library Conference (23rd, Maryville, Missouri, November 3, 2023) Eight Scholarly Papers And Seven Abstracts Comprise The Content Of The Twenty-third Annual Brick & Click Libraries Conference, Held Annually At Northwest Missouri State University In Maryville, Missouri. The 2023 Paper And Abstract Titles Include: (1) The Reliability And Usability Of ChatGPT For Library Metadata (Jenny Bodenhamer); (2) A Balancing Act In The Archives: Increasing Access To The Great Plains Black History Museum Collections (Wendy Guerra And Lori Schwartz); (3) Developing Info Students Where They Are: Personalizing Instruction To Increase Literacy Skills To Meet Engagement (Jorge A. León); (4) Empowering Undergraduates: Building Confidence In Primary Source Literacy (Jaycie Vos And Jess Cruz); (5) Quest For The Best: An Info Lit Strategy For First Year Seminars (Stephanie Hallam, Mary Bangert, And Michael Bezushko); (6) Are We Putting Our Values Into Practice? Chat Reference Assessment (Mardi Mahaffy); (7) A Pilot Workshop On AI Art And Libraries At The University Of Mississippi (Alex Watson); (8) New Expansions Of Open Access To Benefit Research And Researchers (Barbara Pope); (9) Zettelkasten Note-Taking In Zotero For Grounded Writing (Rachel Brekhus); (10) Building Community: Library Leadership Of A Common Book Program (Jill Becker); (11) Digital Media And Innovation Lab: A Must Have For Academic Libraries (Navadeep Khanal And Joseph Sabo); (12) Digital Libraries As Digital Third Place: Virtual Programming In The Age Of Loneliness (Craig Finlay And Jenny Haddon); (13) Community Engagement: Academic And School Library Partnerships (Melissa Dennis); (14) Launching A Ticketing System With Asana (Hong Li); And (15) Meeting The Needs Of Student Parents (Sarah Hebert). [For The 2022 Proceedings, See ED623765.]” Metadata:

• Title: ➤  ERIC ED639461: 2023 Brick & Click: An Academic Library Conference (23rd, Maryville, Missouri, November 3, 2023) Eight Scholarly Papers And Seven Abstracts Comprise The Content Of The Twenty-third Annual Brick & Click Libraries Conference, Held Annually At Northwest Missouri State University In Maryville, Missouri. The 2023 Paper And Abstract Titles Include: (1) The Reliability And Usability Of ChatGPT For Library Metadata (Jenny Bodenhamer); (2) A Balancing Act In The Archives: Increasing Access To The Great Plains Black History Museum Collections (Wendy Guerra And Lori Schwartz); (3) Developing Info Students Where They Are: Personalizing Instruction To Increase Literacy Skills To Meet Engagement (Jorge A. León); (4) Empowering Undergraduates: Building Confidence In Primary Source Literacy (Jaycie Vos And Jess Cruz); (5) Quest For The Best: An Info Lit Strategy For First Year Seminars (Stephanie Hallam, Mary Bangert, And Michael Bezushko); (6) Are We Putting Our Values Into Practice? Chat Reference Assessment (Mardi Mahaffy); (7) A Pilot Workshop On AI Art And Libraries At The University Of Mississippi (Alex Watson); (8) New Expansions Of Open Access To Benefit Research And Researchers (Barbara Pope); (9) Zettelkasten Note-Taking In Zotero For Grounded Writing (Rachel Brekhus); (10) Building Community: Library Leadership Of A Common Book Program (Jill Becker); (11) Digital Media And Innovation Lab: A Must Have For Academic Libraries (Navadeep Khanal And Joseph Sabo); (12) Digital Libraries As Digital Third Place: Virtual Programming In The Age Of Loneliness (Craig Finlay And Jenny Haddon); (13) Community Engagement: Academic And School Library Partnerships (Melissa Dennis); (14) Launching A Ticketing System With Asana (Hong Li); And (15) Meeting The Needs Of Student Parents (Sarah Hebert). [For The 2022 Proceedings, See ED623765.]
• Author: ERIC
• Language: English

“ERIC ED639461: 2023 Brick & Click: An Academic Library Conference (23rd, Maryville, Missouri, November 3, 2023) Eight Scholarly Papers And Seven Abstracts Comprise The Content Of The Twenty-third Annual Brick & Click Libraries Conference, Held Annually At Northwest Missouri State University In Maryville, Missouri. The 2023 Paper And Abstract Titles Include: (1) The Reliability And Usability Of ChatGPT For Library Metadata (Jenny Bodenhamer); (2) A Balancing Act In The Archives: Increasing Access To The Great Plains Black History Museum Collections (Wendy Guerra And Lori Schwartz); (3) Developing Info Students Where They Are: Personalizing Instruction To Increase Literacy Skills To Meet Engagement (Jorge A. León); (4) Empowering Undergraduates: Building Confidence In Primary Source Literacy (Jaycie Vos And Jess Cruz); (5) Quest For The Best: An Info Lit Strategy For First Year Seminars (Stephanie Hallam, Mary Bangert, And Michael Bezushko); (6) Are We Putting Our Values Into Practice? Chat Reference Assessment (Mardi Mahaffy); (7) A Pilot Workshop On AI Art And Libraries At The University Of Mississippi (Alex Watson); (8) New Expansions Of Open Access To Benefit Research And Researchers (Barbara Pope); (9) Zettelkasten Note-Taking In Zotero For Grounded Writing (Rachel Brekhus); (10) Building Community: Library Leadership Of A Common Book Program (Jill Becker); (11) Digital Media And Innovation Lab: A Must Have For Academic Libraries (Navadeep Khanal And Joseph Sabo); (12) Digital Libraries As Digital Third Place: Virtual Programming In The Age Of Loneliness (Craig Finlay And Jenny Haddon); (13) Community Engagement: Academic And School Library Partnerships (Melissa Dennis); (14) Launching A Ticketing System With Asana (Hong Li); And (15) Meeting The Needs Of Student Parents (Sarah Hebert). [For The 2022 Proceedings, See ED623765.]” Subjects and Themes:

• Subjects: ➤  ERIC Archive - ERIC - Ed. Frank Baudino Ed. Sarah Jones Ed. Becky Meneely Ed. Abha Niraula Academic Libraries - Metadata - Libraries - Artificial Intelligence - Archives - Information Science Education - Information Literacy - First Year Seminars - Library Services - Reference Services - Leadership - Electronic Libraries - Electronic Books - School Libraries

Edition Identifiers:

• Internet Archive ID: ERIC_ED639461

“ERIC ED154390: Journalism And Journalism Education: Abstracts Of Doctoral Dissertations Published In "Dissertation Abstracts International," March Through December 1977 (Vol. 37 No. 9 Through Vol. 38 No. 6). This Collection Of Abstracts Is Part Of A Continuing Series Providing Information On Recent Doctoral Dissertations. The 18 Titles Deal With A Variety Of Journalism-related Topics, Including The Following: The Needs Of Community Newspapers; Factors Affecting Reader Evaluation Of Authors; Reader Differentiation Between News Stories And Editorials; The Training Of High School Publications Advisers; The Nonfiction Novel; Investigative Reporting; Perceived Impact Of The Print Media On Policy Making; The News Writing Behavior Of Student Reporters; Constitutional Protection Of Freedom Of The Student Press; Performance Of University Student Newspapers Within The Context Of Student Activism; Computer Analyses Of Newspaper Prose; Career Patterns Among Journalism Graduates; Agenda-setting By Newspapers; Women Printers In Colonial New England; The History Of The University Of California Press; And Historical Trends Related To Children's Print Advertising And To The Development Of Objectivity As An Ideal In The Professions Of Law And Journalism. (GW)” Metadata:

• Title: ➤  ERIC ED154390: Journalism And Journalism Education: Abstracts Of Doctoral Dissertations Published In "Dissertation Abstracts International," March Through December 1977 (Vol. 37 No. 9 Through Vol. 38 No. 6). This Collection Of Abstracts Is Part Of A Continuing Series Providing Information On Recent Doctoral Dissertations. The 18 Titles Deal With A Variety Of Journalism-related Topics, Including The Following: The Needs Of Community Newspapers; Factors Affecting Reader Evaluation Of Authors; Reader Differentiation Between News Stories And Editorials; The Training Of High School Publications Advisers; The Nonfiction Novel; Investigative Reporting; Perceived Impact Of The Print Media On Policy Making; The News Writing Behavior Of Student Reporters; Constitutional Protection Of Freedom Of The Student Press; Performance Of University Student Newspapers Within The Context Of Student Activism; Computer Analyses Of Newspaper Prose; Career Patterns Among Journalism Graduates; Agenda-setting By Newspapers; Women Printers In Colonial New England; The History Of The University Of California Press; And Historical Trends Related To Children's Print Advertising And To The Development Of Objectivity As An Ideal In The Professions Of Law And Journalism. (GW)
• Author: ERIC
• Language: English

“ERIC ED154390: Journalism And Journalism Education: Abstracts Of Doctoral Dissertations Published In "Dissertation Abstracts International," March Through December 1977 (Vol. 37 No. 9 Through Vol. 38 No. 6). This Collection Of Abstracts Is Part Of A Continuing Series Providing Information On Recent Doctoral Dissertations. The 18 Titles Deal With A Variety Of Journalism-related Topics, Including The Following: The Needs Of Community Newspapers; Factors Affecting Reader Evaluation Of Authors; Reader Differentiation Between News Stories And Editorials; The Training Of High School Publications Advisers; The Nonfiction Novel; Investigative Reporting; Perceived Impact Of The Print Media On Policy Making; The News Writing Behavior Of Student Reporters; Constitutional Protection Of Freedom Of The Student Press; Performance Of University Student Newspapers Within The Context Of Student Activism; Computer Analyses Of Newspaper Prose; Career Patterns Among Journalism Graduates; Agenda-setting By Newspapers; Women Printers In Colonial New England; The History Of The University Of California Press; And Historical Trends Related To Children's Print Advertising And To The Development Of Objectivity As An Ideal In The Professions Of Law And Journalism. (GW)” Subjects and Themes:

• Subjects: ➤  ERIC Archive - ERIC - Advertising - Annotated Bibliographies - Careers - Doctoral Dissertations - Educational Research - Faculty Advisers - Females - Freedom of Speech - Higher Education - Journalism - Journalism Education - News Media - News Reporting - Newspapers - Politics - School Newspapers - Secondary Education - Student Publications - Student Rights - United States History

Edition Identifiers:

• Internet Archive ID: ERIC_ED154390

“Mark, Matthew And Luke As You've Never Seen Them Before : A Theoretical History Of The Writing Of The Synoptic Gospels” Metadata:

• Title: ➤  Mark, Matthew And Luke As You've Never Seen Them Before : A Theoretical History Of The Writing Of The Synoptic Gospels
• Author: Dykes, Ray
• Language: English

“Mark, Matthew And Luke As You've Never Seen Them Before : A Theoretical History Of The Writing Of The Synoptic Gospels” Subjects and Themes:

• Subjects: Bible. Gospels -- Authorship - Bible. Gospels - Authorship

Edition Identifiers:

• Internet Archive ID: markmatthewlukea0000dyke

“We Are Coming Father Abra'am: Writing A History Of The 9th VT Regiment In The Civil War” Metadata:

• Title: ➤  We Are Coming Father Abra'am: Writing A History Of The 9th VT Regiment In The Civil War
• Author: RETN
• Language: English

“We Are Coming Father Abra'am: Writing A History Of The 9th VT Regiment In The Civil War” Subjects and Themes:

• Subjects: ➤  Center for Research on Vermont: Research Seminars - RETNVT - RETN - political development - Social history - VT culture - Civil War - CRV

Edition Identifiers:

• Internet Archive ID: ➤  retncrv2005donwickman9thvtregimentcivilwar

“A History Of Historical Writing” Metadata:

• Title: ➤  A History Of Historical Writing
• Language: English

Edition Identifiers:

• Internet Archive ID: historyofhistori0000unse

“A Natural History Of Nature Writing” Metadata:

• Title: ➤  A Natural History Of Nature Writing
• Author: Stewart, Frank, 1946-
• Language: English

“A Natural History Of Nature Writing” Subjects and Themes:

• Subjects: ➤  American prose literature -- History and criticism. - Natural history -- United States -- Historiography. - Nature in literature. - American prose literature - Natural history - Nature in literature

Edition Identifiers:

• Internet Archive ID: naturalhistoryof00stew_0

“A Sense Of History : The Best Writing From The Pages Of American Heritage” Metadata:

• Title: ➤  A Sense Of History : The Best Writing From The Pages Of American Heritage
• Language: English

Edition Identifiers:

• Internet Archive ID: senseofhistorybe0000unse_j7p2

“A History Of Historical Writing” Metadata:

• Title: ➤  A History Of Historical Writing
• Author: james westfall thompson
• Language: English

Edition Identifiers:

• Internet Archive ID: historyofhistori0002jame_s6o7

“A History Of Historical Writing” Metadata:

• Title: ➤  A History Of Historical Writing
• Author: ➤  Thompson, James Westfall, 1869-1941
• Language: English

Edition Identifiers:

• Internet Archive ID: historyofhistori0002thom

“A History Of Writing : From Hieroglyph To Multimedia” Metadata:

• Title: ➤  A History Of Writing : From Hieroglyph To Multimedia
• Language: English

“A History Of Writing : From Hieroglyph To Multimedia” Subjects and Themes:

• Subjects: ➤  Writing -- History - Written communication -- History - Écriture -- Histoire - Communication écrite -- Histoire - Writing - Written communication - Geschichte - Schreiben

Edition Identifiers:

• Internet Archive ID: historyofwriting0000unse_j0t3

“A Natural History Of Nature Writing” Metadata:

• Title: ➤  A Natural History Of Nature Writing
• Author: Stewart, Frank, 1946-
• Language: English

“A Natural History Of Nature Writing” Subjects and Themes:

• Subjects: ➤  American prose literature -- History and criticism - Natural history -- United States -- Historiography - Nature in literature

Edition Identifiers:

• Internet Archive ID: naturalhistoryof0000stew_y6t6

“A History Of Historical Writing” Metadata:

• Title: ➤  A History Of Historical Writing
• Author: Harrt Elmer Barnes
• Language: English

Edition Identifiers:

• Internet Archive ID: historyofhistori0000harr

“A History Of The Life And Services Of Captain Samuel Dewees, A Native Of Pennsylvania, And Soldier Of The Revolutionary And Last Wars. Also, Reminiscences Of The Revolutionary Struggle...and Late War With Great Britain. In All Of Which He Was Patriotically Engaged. The Whole Written (in Part From Manuscript In The Hand Writing Of Captain Dewees,) And Compiled By John Smith Hanna” Metadata:

• Title: ➤  A History Of The Life And Services Of Captain Samuel Dewees, A Native Of Pennsylvania, And Soldier Of The Revolutionary And Last Wars. Also, Reminiscences Of The Revolutionary Struggle...and Late War With Great Britain. In All Of Which He Was Patriotically Engaged. The Whole Written (in Part From Manuscript In The Hand Writing Of Captain Dewees,) And Compiled By John Smith Hanna
• Author: Hanna, John Smith
• Language: English

Edition Identifiers:

• Internet Archive ID: gpl_1787621

“A History Of Historical Writing” Metadata:

• Title: ➤  A History Of Historical Writing
• Author: James Westfall Thompson
• Language: English

Edition Identifiers:

• Internet Archive ID: historyofhistori0002jame_c0x4

“A History Of Women's Writing In Italy” Metadata:

• Title: ➤  A History Of Women's Writing In Italy
• Language: English

“A History Of Women's Writing In Italy” Subjects and Themes:

• Subjects: ➤  Italian literature -- Women authors -- History and criticism - Women and literature -- Italy -- History - Women -- Italy -- Intellectual life

Edition Identifiers:

• Internet Archive ID: historyofwomensw0000unse

“A History Of Historical Writing Vol-iind” Metadata:

• Title: ➤  A History Of Historical Writing Vol-iind
• Author: James Westfall Thompson
• Language: English

Edition Identifiers:

• Internet Archive ID: in.ernet.dli.2015.183315

“A History Of Historical Writing Volume I From The Earliest Times To The End Of The Seventeenth Century” Metadata:

• Title: ➤  A History Of Historical Writing Volume I From The Earliest Times To The End Of The Seventeenth Century
• Author: Bernard J. Holm
• Language: English

Edition Identifiers:

• Internet Archive ID: in.ernet.dli.2015.74209

“Dreaming History : A Collection Of Wisconsin Native-American Writing” Metadata:

• Title: ➤  Dreaming History : A Collection Of Wisconsin Native-American Writing
• Language: English

“Dreaming History : A Collection Of Wisconsin Native-American Writing” Subjects and Themes:

• Subjects: ➤  Indianer - Indians of North America -- Literary collections - American literature -- Indian authors - American literature - American literature -- Wisconsin - Indians of North America - Literatur - Anthologie - Wisconsin - Wisconsin -- Literary collections

Edition Identifiers:

• Internet Archive ID: dreaminghistoryc0000unse

“TRIBUTES TO HON. ARLEN SPECTER Arlen Specter U.S. SENATOR FROM PENNSYLVANIA TRIBUTES IN THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TONGRESS.#15 Arlen Specter ? Tributes Delivered In Congress Arlen Specter United States Senator 1981-2011 A ? Compiled Under The Direction Of The Joint Committee On Printing CONTENTS Biography............................................. V Farewell To The Senate................................ Xi Proceedings In The Senate: Tributes By Senators: Akaka, Daniel K., Of Hawaii.................... 12 Alexander, Lamar, Of Tennessee................. 3 Bennet, Michael F., Of Colorado................ 21 Boxer, Barbara, Of California.................. 23 Casey, Robert P., Jr., Of Pennsylvania......... 15, 24 Cochran, Thad, Of Mississippi.................. 19 Conrad, Kent, Of North Dakota.................. 8 Dodd, Christopher J., Of Connecticut........... 11 Durbin, Richard, Of Illinois................... 11, 17 Enzi, Michael B., Of Wyoming................... 9 Harkin, Tom, Of Iowa........................... 22 Hatch, Orrin G., Of Utah....................... 13 Levin, Carl, Of Michigan....................... 5 Murkowski, Lisa, Of Alaska..................... 26 Reed, Jack, Of Rhode Island.................... 5 Reid, Harry, Of Nevada......................... 5, 7 Sessions, Jeff, Of Alabama..................... 20 Udall, Mark, Of Colorado....................... 22 Warner, Mark R., Of Virginia................... 5 BIOGRAPHY Since First Elected In 1980, Arlen Specter Has Brought Rugged Individualism And Fierce Independence Learned From His Youth On The Kansas Plains To Become A Leading Senate Moderate. His Work As Philadelphia's Tough District Attorney Gave Him Insights To Write The Terrorist Prosecution Act, The Armed Career Criminal Act, And Coauthor The Second Chance Act. His Legal Background And Experience In Constitutional Law Provided The Skills To Serve As Judiciary Chairman During The Confirmation Hearings Of Chief Justice Roberts And Justice Alito. In Earlier Confirmation Hearings He Had The Courage To Cross Party Lines In Opposing Judge Bork And Disagreeing With Conventional Wisdom In Supporting Justice Thomas After Dissecting The Contradictory And Highly Charged Testimony. As A Consummate Legislator, He Has Counseled Compromise And Conciliation In A Congress That Has Established New Records For Partisan Discord. In Foreign Affairs, He Has Advocated Dialogue And Accommodation As An Antidote To Belligerency And Saber Rattling. Arlen Specter's Five Terms Have Made Him The Longest Serving U.S. Senator In Pennsylvania's History. A Voice Of Reason, His Independence And Balance Have Won Endorsements From The AFL-CIO And High Marks From The U.S. Chamber Of Commerce, The National Association Of Manufacturers, And The Americans For Tax Reform. Time Magazine Listed Him Among The Ten Best Senators In 2006. Knowlegis Rated Him The Second Most Powerful Senator In 2006 Behind Only Majority Leader Bill Frist. A November 11, 2007 Philadelphia Inquirer Editorial Stated: ''Senator Arlen Specter Has More Clout Than Some Sovereign Nations.'' Senator Specter Attributes His Zeal For Public Service To His Experience As A Child When He Saw The Government Mistreat His Father, Harry Specter, Who Migrated To The United States From Russia In 1911. Private Specter, Serving In World War I In The Infantry, Was Seriously Wounded In Action In France's Argonne Forest. When The Government Broke Its Promise To Pay World War I Veterans A 00 Bonus, The Veterans Marched On Washington. President Hoover Called Out The Army Which Fired On And Killed Veterans On The Mall In One Of The Blackest Days In American History. As A Metaphor, Senator Specter Says He Has Been On His Way To Washington Ever Since To Get His Father's Bonus And Since He Hasn't Gotten It Yet, He's Running For Reelection. The Incident Over His Father's Bonus Has Made Arlen Specter A Fierce Advocate For Veterans' Benefits And The ''little Guy'' In His Battles With The Federal Government. From His Immigrant Parents, Arlen Specter Learned Work Ethics The Hard Way. His Father, Harry Specter, Who Was A Peddler, Took 5-year-old Arlen To Small Kansas Towns Selling Cantaloupes Door To Door With A Small Basket In Hand. In His Dad's Junkyard In Russell, KS, 16-year-old Arlen Specter Cut Down Oil Derricks With An Acetylene Torch And Loaded Scrap Iron Into Rail Freight Cars Headed For The Smelter. His Credentials Include Votes For The Line-item Veto And A Constitutional Amendment For A Balanced Budget. As A Two-term Philadelphia District Attorney, He Fought For Tough Sentences For Tough Criminals And Later, In The Senate, Wrote Groundbreaking Legislation Providing For Life Sentences For Three-time Recidivists On Violent Crimes. Since 1981, He Has Played A Significant Role In Supreme Court Nomination Hearings, For Chief Justice Rehnquist, Justices O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Ginsberg, Breyer, And Judge Bork. Notwithstanding Debilitating Chemotherapy Treatments In 2005, He Stayed On The Job As Chairman Of The Judiciary Committee To Preside Over Historic Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings. His Work On The Judiciary Committee Has Included Writing Significant Legislation On Dealing With Constitutional Law, Civil Rights, And Privacy. As A Senior Member Of The Appropriations Committee, He Led The Fight To Increase Funding For The National Institutes Of Health From 2 Billion To 0 Billion To Expand Medical Research To Find Cures For Cancer, Heart Disease, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, And Other Maladies. He Has Supported Expanding Health Care For Seniors And Children And Has Proposed Legislation To Cover The Almost 50 Million Americans Who Do Not Have Health Insurance. Because Senator Specter Is Keenly Aware Of The Importance Of Understanding The Younger Generation, He Often Visits And Speaks At Universities And High Schools. He Credits His Parents, Both Immigrants, With Emphasizing The Importance Of Education Which Has Enabled His Brother, Two Sisters, And Himself To Share In The American Dream. To Empower Others With Access To Education, He Led The Fight On The Appropriations Subcommittee To Increase Federal Spending By 138 Percent And Raise Funding For Scholarships And Student Loans. Constituent Service And Promoting Pennsylvania's Economic Interests Have Been The Hallmarks Of Senator Specter's Senate Career. He Maintained Offices In Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, Erie, Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, And The Lehigh Valley To Help Residents Of Those Areas Who Needed Assistance To Cut Washington's Redtape. From His Experience As A Teenager Working On A Farm In Kansas, The State Where He Was Born, Senator Specter Has Understood And Worked On The Problems Of Pennsylvania's Farmers From His Position On The Appropriations Subcommittee On Agriculture. He Frequently Argues In The International Trade Commission To Assist The Steel Industry From Being Deluged With Unfair Foreign Imports. His Proposed Legislation, Endorsed By Both Business And Labor, Would Create A Private Right Of Action In Federal Courts To Stop Subsidized Or Dumped Products From Being Imported Into The United States. He Has Supported The Coal Industry By Promoting Legislation For Clean Coal Technology And Securing 00 Million For A Schuylkill County Project To Turn Sludge Into High Octane, Environmentally Safe Gasoline. Recognizing The Long-term Effects Of Global Warming, He Has Cosponsored The Bingaman-Specter Bill To Reduce Harm From Carbon Emissions. As Chairman Of The Intelligence Committee In The 104th Congress And A Member Of The Appropriations Subcommittee On Foreign Operations, Senator Specter Traveled Extensively Meeting With World Leaders Including Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev; French President Francois Mitterrand; Israel's Prime Ministers Menachem Begin, Yitzhak Shamir, Yitzhak Rabin, Shimon Peres, Benjamin Netanyahu, Ehud Barak, Ariel Sharon, And Ehud Olmert; China's President Hu Jintao; Indian Prime Minister Singh; Pakistan's Prime Ministers Benazir Bhutto, Mohammad Zia, And Pervez Musharraf; Jordan's Kings Hussein And Abdullah; And Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Strongly Agreeing With Moshe Dayan's Famous Statement That We Make Peace With Our Enemies Not Our Friends, He Has Met With Syria's Presidents Hafez Al-Assad And Bashar Al-Assad; The Palestinian Authority's Chairman Yasser Arafat; Iraq's President Saddam Hussein; Cuba's President Fidel Castro; Libya's Leader Muammar Qadhafi; And Venezuela President Hugo Chavez. From These Meetings And His Studies Of Foreign Affairs Since His Undergraduate Days At The University Of Pennsylvania, Where He Majored In Political Science And International Relations, Senator Specter Has Been A Forceful Advocate For Aggressive Diplomacy To Solve International Conflicts. He Wrote, With Staffer Chris Bradish, An Article For The Washington Quarterly (Winter 2006-2007), Outlining A Blueprint For Diplomatic Initiatives In The Mideast With Emphasis On Bilateral Negotiations With Iran And Syria. Similarly, He Has Urged Bilateral, As Well As Multilateral, Negotiations With North Korea. Early In His Senate Career In 1982, He Was Among The First To Call For A U.S./U.S.S.R. Summit In A Resolution Which Passed The Senate 90 To 8. He Participated Extensively With The Senate Observers At The Geneva Arms Reduction Talks In The 1980s And Led The Fight For The Broad Interpretation Of The ABM Treaty. Senator Specter Consistently Supported Appropriations To Fight Global AIDS And Promoted Worldwide Support For Underdeveloped Countries Including Free Trade Agreements. Arlen Specter Was Elected To The U.S. Senate In 1980 And Served Five Terms. In 2005, Senator Specter Became Pennsylvania's Longest Serving U.S. Senator. He Was A Senior Member Of The Senate Judiciary, Appropriations, And Veterans Affairs Committees. Senator Specter Was A Member Of The Senate Judiciary Committee Since He Came To The Senate. As Such, He Played An Instrumental Role In Many Of The Senate's Most Important Issues, Including The Confirmations Of Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. And Justice Samuel Alito To Serve As Associate Justice On The U.S. Supreme Court. Senator Specter Also Shepherded Through The Judiciary Committee Legislation On Asbestos Litigation Reform To Absolve What The Supreme Court Once Called An ''elephantine Mass'' Clogging Our Judicial System. Senator Specter Has Worked In A Bipartisan Fashion To Reauthorize Key Provisions Of The USA PATRIOT Act, An Important Tool In The U.S. War On Terror. He Has Also Authored Legislation To Help Consumers Better Protect The Privacy Of Their Personal Information In The Face Of Recurrent Data Security Breaches Across The Country. On The Judiciary Committee, Senator Specter Built On His Foundation As A Lawyer And Former District Attorney. He Was The Author Of The Armed Career Criminal Act, Which Has Been Praised For Its Long Prison Terms For Repeat Offenders, And The Terrorist Prosecution Act, Which Authorizes Criminal Actions In U.S. Courts For Assaulting, Maiming, Or Murdering Americans Anywhere In The World. As A Senior Member Of The Appropriations Committee, Senator Specter Was Chairman Of The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee On Labor, Health And Human Services, And Education. This Subcommittee Oversees Federal Funding For The National Institutes Of Health (NIH), The Centers For Disease Control, Educational Programs Like Head Start, Pell Grants, And GEAR-UP, And Worker Safety Programs. Under His Leadership, Funding For Education Has Increased By More Than 130 Percent. Senator Specter Was Also Instrumental In Doubling The Budget For NIH, Which Has Made Major Advances In Curing Parkinson's, Cancer, Heart Disease, And Delaying The Onset Of Alzheimer's. Finally, Senator Specter Is A Strong Proponent Of Stem Cell Research For The Purposes Of Discovering Knowledge That May Lead To Cures For These Same Ailments. Strengthening Our Nation's Security Has Been A Longstanding Priority Of Senator Specter's. Thirty Days After The Terrorist Attacks Of September 11, 2001, Senator Specter Drafted The Legislation That Established The Department Of Homeland Security. While Serving As Chairman Of The Senate Intelligence Committee In The 104th Congress, He Authored The Bill Creating The Inspector General Of The Central Intelligence Agency, Marking The Only Reform Legislation To Emerge From The Iran-Contra Affair. Senator Specter Continues His Strong Advocacy For Veterans, A Passion Born From The First Veteran He Ever Knew, His Father, Harry Specter, Who Was Wounded In World War I. As A Former Chairman Of The Veterans Committee, He Pushed For Just Treatment For Veterans And Increased Benefits. Working Closely With The Secretary Of Veterans Affairs, Senator Specter Oversaw The Opening Of Four New Veterans Outpatient Clinics In Fayette, Northampton, Venango, And Warren Counties And Passed Legislation To Create A New Veterans Cemetery In Southeastern Pennsylvania. A Frequent Visitor To All Of Pennsylvania's 67 Counties, Senator Specter Places Constituent Service High On His Priorities And Has Been Instrumental On The Appropriations Committee In Promoting Pennsylvania's Interests In Agriculture, High-technology, Steel, Coal, Tourism, Mass Transit, Highways, And Military Installations. In Addition To Tackling The Major Legislative Business Before The Senate, Senator Specter Also Engaged In A Personal Battle With Stage IV-B Hodgkin's Lymphoma Cancer In 2005 And 2008. In Both Cases He Underwent Nearly 5 Months Of Chemotherapy, But Still Maintained All Of His Senatorial Duties, Including Chairing Hearings, Voting, And Brokering Important Legislative Initiatives. In July 2008, Senator Specter Received His Last Chemotherapy Treatment And Has Since Received A Clean Bill Of Health. Senator Specter Was Born To Immigrant Parents In Wichita, KS, And Grew Up In The Small Town Of Russell, KS. He Is A Phi Beta Kappa Graduate Of The University Of Pennsylvania And Served As An Editor Of The Yale Law Journal. He Began His Career In Public Service As An Assistant Philadelphia District Attorney. While Serving In That Position, He Was Named Assistant Counsel On The Warren Commission Investigation Into President Kennedy's Assassination. Two Years Later, Senator Specter Was Elected District Attorney Of Philadelphia At The Age Of 35. Senator Specter Lives In Philadelphia With His Wife Joan. They Have Two Sons, Shanin And Steve, And Four Grandchildren, Silvi, Perri, Lilli, And Hatti. Farewell To The Senate Tuesday, December 21, 2010 Mr. SPECTER. Madam President, This Is Not A Farewell Address But, Rather, A Closing Argument To A Jury Of My Colleagues And The American People Outlining My Views On How The Senate And, With It, The Federal Government Arrived At Its Current Condition Of Partisan Gridlock, And My Suggestions On Where We Go From Here On That Pressing Problem And The Key Issues Of National And International Importance. To Make A Final Floor Statement Is A Challenge. The Washington Post Noted The Poor Attendance At My Colleagues' Farewell Speeches Earlier This Month. That Is Really Not Surprising Since There Is Hardly Anyone Ever On The Senate Floor. The Days Of Lively Debate With Many Members On The Floor Are Long Gone. Abuse Of The Senate Rules Has Pretty Much Stripped Senators Of The Right To Offer Amendments. The Modern Filibuster Requires Only A Threat And No Talking. So The Senate's Activity For More Than A Decade Has Been The Virtual Continuous Drone Of A Quorum Call. But That Is Not The Way It Was When Senator Chris Dodd And I Were Privileged To Enter The World's Greatest Deliberative Body 30 Years Ago. Senators On Both Sides Of The Aisle Engaged In Collegial Debate And Found Ways To Find Common Ground On The Nation's Pressing Problems. When I Attended My First Republican Moderates Luncheon, I Met Mark Hatfield, John Chafee, Ted Stevens, Mac Mathias, Bob Stafford, Bob Packwood, Chuck Percy, Bill Cohen, Warren Rudman, Alan Simpson, Jack Danforth, John Warner, Nancy Kassebaum, Slade Gorton, And I Found My Colleague John Heinz There. That Is A Far Cry From Later Years When The Moderates Could Fit Into A Telephone Booth. On The Other Side Of The Aisle, I Found Many Democratic Senators Willing To Move To The Center To Craft Legislation” Metadata:

• Title: ➤  TRIBUTES TO HON. ARLEN SPECTER Arlen Specter U.S. SENATOR FROM PENNSYLVANIA TRIBUTES IN THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TONGRESS.#15 Arlen Specter ? Tributes Delivered In Congress Arlen Specter United States Senator 1981-2011 A ? Compiled Under The Direction Of The Joint Committee On Printing CONTENTS Biography............................................. V Farewell To The Senate................................ Xi Proceedings In The Senate: Tributes By Senators: Akaka, Daniel K., Of Hawaii.................... 12 Alexander, Lamar, Of Tennessee................. 3 Bennet, Michael F., Of Colorado................ 21 Boxer, Barbara, Of California.................. 23 Casey, Robert P., Jr., Of Pennsylvania......... 15, 24 Cochran, Thad, Of Mississippi.................. 19 Conrad, Kent, Of North Dakota.................. 8 Dodd, Christopher J., Of Connecticut........... 11 Durbin, Richard, Of Illinois................... 11, 17 Enzi, Michael B., Of Wyoming................... 9 Harkin, Tom, Of Iowa........................... 22 Hatch, Orrin G., Of Utah....................... 13 Levin, Carl, Of Michigan....................... 5 Murkowski, Lisa, Of Alaska..................... 26 Reed, Jack, Of Rhode Island.................... 5 Reid, Harry, Of Nevada......................... 5, 7 Sessions, Jeff, Of Alabama..................... 20 Udall, Mark, Of Colorado....................... 22 Warner, Mark R., Of Virginia................... 5 BIOGRAPHY Since First Elected In 1980, Arlen Specter Has Brought Rugged Individualism And Fierce Independence Learned From His Youth On The Kansas Plains To Become A Leading Senate Moderate. His Work As Philadelphia's Tough District Attorney Gave Him Insights To Write The Terrorist Prosecution Act, The Armed Career Criminal Act, And Coauthor The Second Chance Act. His Legal Background And Experience In Constitutional Law Provided The Skills To Serve As Judiciary Chairman During The Confirmation Hearings Of Chief Justice Roberts And Justice Alito. In Earlier Confirmation Hearings He Had The Courage To Cross Party Lines In Opposing Judge Bork And Disagreeing With Conventional Wisdom In Supporting Justice Thomas After Dissecting The Contradictory And Highly Charged Testimony. As A Consummate Legislator, He Has Counseled Compromise And Conciliation In A Congress That Has Established New Records For Partisan Discord. In Foreign Affairs, He Has Advocated Dialogue And Accommodation As An Antidote To Belligerency And Saber Rattling. Arlen Specter's Five Terms Have Made Him The Longest Serving U.S. Senator In Pennsylvania's History. A Voice Of Reason, His Independence And Balance Have Won Endorsements From The AFL-CIO And High Marks From The U.S. Chamber Of Commerce, The National Association Of Manufacturers, And The Americans For Tax Reform. Time Magazine Listed Him Among The Ten Best Senators In 2006. Knowlegis Rated Him The Second Most Powerful Senator In 2006 Behind Only Majority Leader Bill Frist. A November 11, 2007 Philadelphia Inquirer Editorial Stated: ''Senator Arlen Specter Has More Clout Than Some Sovereign Nations.'' Senator Specter Attributes His Zeal For Public Service To His Experience As A Child When He Saw The Government Mistreat His Father, Harry Specter, Who Migrated To The United States From Russia In 1911. Private Specter, Serving In World War I In The Infantry, Was Seriously Wounded In Action In France's Argonne Forest. When The Government Broke Its Promise To Pay World War I Veterans A 00 Bonus, The Veterans Marched On Washington. President Hoover Called Out The Army Which Fired On And Killed Veterans On The Mall In One Of The Blackest Days In American History. As A Metaphor, Senator Specter Says He Has Been On His Way To Washington Ever Since To Get His Father's Bonus And Since He Hasn't Gotten It Yet, He's Running For Reelection. The Incident Over His Father's Bonus Has Made Arlen Specter A Fierce Advocate For Veterans' Benefits And The ''little Guy'' In His Battles With The Federal Government. From His Immigrant Parents, Arlen Specter Learned Work Ethics The Hard Way. His Father, Harry Specter, Who Was A Peddler, Took 5-year-old Arlen To Small Kansas Towns Selling Cantaloupes Door To Door With A Small Basket In Hand. In His Dad's Junkyard In Russell, KS, 16-year-old Arlen Specter Cut Down Oil Derricks With An Acetylene Torch And Loaded Scrap Iron Into Rail Freight Cars Headed For The Smelter. His Credentials Include Votes For The Line-item Veto And A Constitutional Amendment For A Balanced Budget. As A Two-term Philadelphia District Attorney, He Fought For Tough Sentences For Tough Criminals And Later, In The Senate, Wrote Groundbreaking Legislation Providing For Life Sentences For Three-time Recidivists On Violent Crimes. Since 1981, He Has Played A Significant Role In Supreme Court Nomination Hearings, For Chief Justice Rehnquist, Justices O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Ginsberg, Breyer, And Judge Bork. Notwithstanding Debilitating Chemotherapy Treatments In 2005, He Stayed On The Job As Chairman Of The Judiciary Committee To Preside Over Historic Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings. His Work On The Judiciary Committee Has Included Writing Significant Legislation On Dealing With Constitutional Law, Civil Rights, And Privacy. As A Senior Member Of The Appropriations Committee, He Led The Fight To Increase Funding For The National Institutes Of Health From 2 Billion To 0 Billion To Expand Medical Research To Find Cures For Cancer, Heart Disease, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, And Other Maladies. He Has Supported Expanding Health Care For Seniors And Children And Has Proposed Legislation To Cover The Almost 50 Million Americans Who Do Not Have Health Insurance. Because Senator Specter Is Keenly Aware Of The Importance Of Understanding The Younger Generation, He Often Visits And Speaks At Universities And High Schools. He Credits His Parents, Both Immigrants, With Emphasizing The Importance Of Education Which Has Enabled His Brother, Two Sisters, And Himself To Share In The American Dream. To Empower Others With Access To Education, He Led The Fight On The Appropriations Subcommittee To Increase Federal Spending By 138 Percent And Raise Funding For Scholarships And Student Loans. Constituent Service And Promoting Pennsylvania's Economic Interests Have Been The Hallmarks Of Senator Specter's Senate Career. He Maintained Offices In Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, Erie, Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, And The Lehigh Valley To Help Residents Of Those Areas Who Needed Assistance To Cut Washington's Redtape. From His Experience As A Teenager Working On A Farm In Kansas, The State Where He Was Born, Senator Specter Has Understood And Worked On The Problems Of Pennsylvania's Farmers From His Position On The Appropriations Subcommittee On Agriculture. He Frequently Argues In The International Trade Commission To Assist The Steel Industry From Being Deluged With Unfair Foreign Imports. His Proposed Legislation, Endorsed By Both Business And Labor, Would Create A Private Right Of Action In Federal Courts To Stop Subsidized Or Dumped Products From Being Imported Into The United States. He Has Supported The Coal Industry By Promoting Legislation For Clean Coal Technology And Securing 00 Million For A Schuylkill County Project To Turn Sludge Into High Octane, Environmentally Safe Gasoline. Recognizing The Long-term Effects Of Global Warming, He Has Cosponsored The Bingaman-Specter Bill To Reduce Harm From Carbon Emissions. As Chairman Of The Intelligence Committee In The 104th Congress And A Member Of The Appropriations Subcommittee On Foreign Operations, Senator Specter Traveled Extensively Meeting With World Leaders Including Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev; French President Francois Mitterrand; Israel's Prime Ministers Menachem Begin, Yitzhak Shamir, Yitzhak Rabin, Shimon Peres, Benjamin Netanyahu, Ehud Barak, Ariel Sharon, And Ehud Olmert; China's President Hu Jintao; Indian Prime Minister Singh; Pakistan's Prime Ministers Benazir Bhutto, Mohammad Zia, And Pervez Musharraf; Jordan's Kings Hussein And Abdullah; And Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Strongly Agreeing With Moshe Dayan's Famous Statement That We Make Peace With Our Enemies Not Our Friends, He Has Met With Syria's Presidents Hafez Al-Assad And Bashar Al-Assad; The Palestinian Authority's Chairman Yasser Arafat; Iraq's President Saddam Hussein; Cuba's President Fidel Castro; Libya's Leader Muammar Qadhafi; And Venezuela President Hugo Chavez. From These Meetings And His Studies Of Foreign Affairs Since His Undergraduate Days At The University Of Pennsylvania, Where He Majored In Political Science And International Relations, Senator Specter Has Been A Forceful Advocate For Aggressive Diplomacy To Solve International Conflicts. He Wrote, With Staffer Chris Bradish, An Article For The Washington Quarterly (Winter 2006-2007), Outlining A Blueprint For Diplomatic Initiatives In The Mideast With Emphasis On Bilateral Negotiations With Iran And Syria. Similarly, He Has Urged Bilateral, As Well As Multilateral, Negotiations With North Korea. Early In His Senate Career In 1982, He Was Among The First To Call For A U.S./U.S.S.R. Summit In A Resolution Which Passed The Senate 90 To 8. He Participated Extensively With The Senate Observers At The Geneva Arms Reduction Talks In The 1980s And Led The Fight For The Broad Interpretation Of The ABM Treaty. Senator Specter Consistently Supported Appropriations To Fight Global AIDS And Promoted Worldwide Support For Underdeveloped Countries Including Free Trade Agreements. Arlen Specter Was Elected To The U.S. Senate In 1980 And Served Five Terms. In 2005, Senator Specter Became Pennsylvania's Longest Serving U.S. Senator. He Was A Senior Member Of The Senate Judiciary, Appropriations, And Veterans Affairs Committees. Senator Specter Was A Member Of The Senate Judiciary Committee Since He Came To The Senate. As Such, He Played An Instrumental Role In Many Of The Senate's Most Important Issues, Including The Confirmations Of Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. And Justice Samuel Alito To Serve As Associate Justice On The U.S. Supreme Court. Senator Specter Also Shepherded Through The Judiciary Committee Legislation On Asbestos Litigation Reform To Absolve What The Supreme Court Once Called An ''elephantine Mass'' Clogging Our Judicial System. Senator Specter Has Worked In A Bipartisan Fashion To Reauthorize Key Provisions Of The USA PATRIOT Act, An Important Tool In The U.S. War On Terror. He Has Also Authored Legislation To Help Consumers Better Protect The Privacy Of Their Personal Information In The Face Of Recurrent Data Security Breaches Across The Country. On The Judiciary Committee, Senator Specter Built On His Foundation As A Lawyer And Former District Attorney. He Was The Author Of The Armed Career Criminal Act, Which Has Been Praised For Its Long Prison Terms For Repeat Offenders, And The Terrorist Prosecution Act, Which Authorizes Criminal Actions In U.S. Courts For Assaulting, Maiming, Or Murdering Americans Anywhere In The World. As A Senior Member Of The Appropriations Committee, Senator Specter Was Chairman Of The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee On Labor, Health And Human Services, And Education. This Subcommittee Oversees Federal Funding For The National Institutes Of Health (NIH), The Centers For Disease Control, Educational Programs Like Head Start, Pell Grants, And GEAR-UP, And Worker Safety Programs. Under His Leadership, Funding For Education Has Increased By More Than 130 Percent. Senator Specter Was Also Instrumental In Doubling The Budget For NIH, Which Has Made Major Advances In Curing Parkinson's, Cancer, Heart Disease, And Delaying The Onset Of Alzheimer's. Finally, Senator Specter Is A Strong Proponent Of Stem Cell Research For The Purposes Of Discovering Knowledge That May Lead To Cures For These Same Ailments. Strengthening Our Nation's Security Has Been A Longstanding Priority Of Senator Specter's. Thirty Days After The Terrorist Attacks Of September 11, 2001, Senator Specter Drafted The Legislation That Established The Department Of Homeland Security. While Serving As Chairman Of The Senate Intelligence Committee In The 104th Congress, He Authored The Bill Creating The Inspector General Of The Central Intelligence Agency, Marking The Only Reform Legislation To Emerge From The Iran-Contra Affair. Senator Specter Continues His Strong Advocacy For Veterans, A Passion Born From The First Veteran He Ever Knew, His Father, Harry Specter, Who Was Wounded In World War I. As A Former Chairman Of The Veterans Committee, He Pushed For Just Treatment For Veterans And Increased Benefits. Working Closely With The Secretary Of Veterans Affairs, Senator Specter Oversaw The Opening Of Four New Veterans Outpatient Clinics In Fayette, Northampton, Venango, And Warren Counties And Passed Legislation To Create A New Veterans Cemetery In Southeastern Pennsylvania. A Frequent Visitor To All Of Pennsylvania's 67 Counties, Senator Specter Places Constituent Service High On His Priorities And Has Been Instrumental On The Appropriations Committee In Promoting Pennsylvania's Interests In Agriculture, High-technology, Steel, Coal, Tourism, Mass Transit, Highways, And Military Installations. In Addition To Tackling The Major Legislative Business Before The Senate, Senator Specter Also Engaged In A Personal Battle With Stage IV-B Hodgkin's Lymphoma Cancer In 2005 And 2008. In Both Cases He Underwent Nearly 5 Months Of Chemotherapy, But Still Maintained All Of His Senatorial Duties, Including Chairing Hearings, Voting, And Brokering Important Legislative Initiatives. In July 2008, Senator Specter Received His Last Chemotherapy Treatment And Has Since Received A Clean Bill Of Health. Senator Specter Was Born To Immigrant Parents In Wichita, KS, And Grew Up In The Small Town Of Russell, KS. He Is A Phi Beta Kappa Graduate Of The University Of Pennsylvania And Served As An Editor Of The Yale Law Journal. He Began His Career In Public Service As An Assistant Philadelphia District Attorney. While Serving In That Position, He Was Named Assistant Counsel On The Warren Commission Investigation Into President Kennedy's Assassination. Two Years Later, Senator Specter Was Elected District Attorney Of Philadelphia At The Age Of 35. Senator Specter Lives In Philadelphia With His Wife Joan. They Have Two Sons, Shanin And Steve, And Four Grandchildren, Silvi, Perri, Lilli, And Hatti. Farewell To The Senate Tuesday, December 21, 2010 Mr. SPECTER. Madam President, This Is Not A Farewell Address But, Rather, A Closing Argument To A Jury Of My Colleagues And The American People Outlining My Views On How The Senate And, With It, The Federal Government Arrived At Its Current Condition Of Partisan Gridlock, And My Suggestions On Where We Go From Here On That Pressing Problem And The Key Issues Of National And International Importance. To Make A Final Floor Statement Is A Challenge. The Washington Post Noted The Poor Attendance At My Colleagues' Farewell Speeches Earlier This Month. That Is Really Not Surprising Since There Is Hardly Anyone Ever On The Senate Floor. The Days Of Lively Debate With Many Members On The Floor Are Long Gone. Abuse Of The Senate Rules Has Pretty Much Stripped Senators Of The Right To Offer Amendments. The Modern Filibuster Requires Only A Threat And No Talking. So The Senate's Activity For More Than A Decade Has Been The Virtual Continuous Drone Of A Quorum Call. But That Is Not The Way It Was When Senator Chris Dodd And I Were Privileged To Enter The World's Greatest Deliberative Body 30 Years Ago. Senators On Both Sides Of The Aisle Engaged In Collegial Debate And Found Ways To Find Common Ground On The Nation's Pressing Problems. When I Attended My First Republican Moderates Luncheon, I Met Mark Hatfield, John Chafee, Ted Stevens, Mac Mathias, Bob Stafford, Bob Packwood, Chuck Percy, Bill Cohen, Warren Rudman, Alan Simpson, Jack Danforth, John Warner, Nancy Kassebaum, Slade Gorton, And I Found My Colleague John Heinz There. That Is A Far Cry From Later Years When The Moderates Could Fit Into A Telephone Booth. On The Other Side Of The Aisle, I Found Many Democratic Senators Willing To Move To The Center To Craft Legislation
• Author: Committee on Appropriations
• Language: English

“TRIBUTES TO HON. ARLEN SPECTER Arlen Specter U.S. SENATOR FROM PENNSYLVANIA TRIBUTES IN THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TONGRESS.#15 Arlen Specter ? Tributes Delivered In Congress Arlen Specter United States Senator 1981-2011 A ? Compiled Under The Direction Of The Joint Committee On Printing CONTENTS Biography............................................. V Farewell To The Senate................................ Xi Proceedings In The Senate: Tributes By Senators: Akaka, Daniel K., Of Hawaii.................... 12 Alexander, Lamar, Of Tennessee................. 3 Bennet, Michael F., Of Colorado................ 21 Boxer, Barbara, Of California.................. 23 Casey, Robert P., Jr., Of Pennsylvania......... 15, 24 Cochran, Thad, Of Mississippi.................. 19 Conrad, Kent, Of North Dakota.................. 8 Dodd, Christopher J., Of Connecticut........... 11 Durbin, Richard, Of Illinois................... 11, 17 Enzi, Michael B., Of Wyoming................... 9 Harkin, Tom, Of Iowa........................... 22 Hatch, Orrin G., Of Utah....................... 13 Levin, Carl, Of Michigan....................... 5 Murkowski, Lisa, Of Alaska..................... 26 Reed, Jack, Of Rhode Island.................... 5 Reid, Harry, Of Nevada......................... 5, 7 Sessions, Jeff, Of Alabama..................... 20 Udall, Mark, Of Colorado....................... 22 Warner, Mark R., Of Virginia................... 5 BIOGRAPHY Since First Elected In 1980, Arlen Specter Has Brought Rugged Individualism And Fierce Independence Learned From His Youth On The Kansas Plains To Become A Leading Senate Moderate. His Work As Philadelphia's Tough District Attorney Gave Him Insights To Write The Terrorist Prosecution Act, The Armed Career Criminal Act, And Coauthor The Second Chance Act. His Legal Background And Experience In Constitutional Law Provided The Skills To Serve As Judiciary Chairman During The Confirmation Hearings Of Chief Justice Roberts And Justice Alito. In Earlier Confirmation Hearings He Had The Courage To Cross Party Lines In Opposing Judge Bork And Disagreeing With Conventional Wisdom In Supporting Justice Thomas After Dissecting The Contradictory And Highly Charged Testimony. As A Consummate Legislator, He Has Counseled Compromise And Conciliation In A Congress That Has Established New Records For Partisan Discord. In Foreign Affairs, He Has Advocated Dialogue And Accommodation As An Antidote To Belligerency And Saber Rattling. Arlen Specter's Five Terms Have Made Him The Longest Serving U.S. Senator In Pennsylvania's History. A Voice Of Reason, His Independence And Balance Have Won Endorsements From The AFL-CIO And High Marks From The U.S. Chamber Of Commerce, The National Association Of Manufacturers, And The Americans For Tax Reform. Time Magazine Listed Him Among The Ten Best Senators In 2006. Knowlegis Rated Him The Second Most Powerful Senator In 2006 Behind Only Majority Leader Bill Frist. A November 11, 2007 Philadelphia Inquirer Editorial Stated: ''Senator Arlen Specter Has More Clout Than Some Sovereign Nations.'' Senator Specter Attributes His Zeal For Public Service To His Experience As A Child When He Saw The Government Mistreat His Father, Harry Specter, Who Migrated To The United States From Russia In 1911. Private Specter, Serving In World War I In The Infantry, Was Seriously Wounded In Action In France's Argonne Forest. When The Government Broke Its Promise To Pay World War I Veterans A 00 Bonus, The Veterans Marched On Washington. President Hoover Called Out The Army Which Fired On And Killed Veterans On The Mall In One Of The Blackest Days In American History. As A Metaphor, Senator Specter Says He Has Been On His Way To Washington Ever Since To Get His Father's Bonus And Since He Hasn't Gotten It Yet, He's Running For Reelection. The Incident Over His Father's Bonus Has Made Arlen Specter A Fierce Advocate For Veterans' Benefits And The ''little Guy'' In His Battles With The Federal Government. From His Immigrant Parents, Arlen Specter Learned Work Ethics The Hard Way. His Father, Harry Specter, Who Was A Peddler, Took 5-year-old Arlen To Small Kansas Towns Selling Cantaloupes Door To Door With A Small Basket In Hand. In His Dad's Junkyard In Russell, KS, 16-year-old Arlen Specter Cut Down Oil Derricks With An Acetylene Torch And Loaded Scrap Iron Into Rail Freight Cars Headed For The Smelter. His Credentials Include Votes For The Line-item Veto And A Constitutional Amendment For A Balanced Budget. As A Two-term Philadelphia District Attorney, He Fought For Tough Sentences For Tough Criminals And Later, In The Senate, Wrote Groundbreaking Legislation Providing For Life Sentences For Three-time Recidivists On Violent Crimes. Since 1981, He Has Played A Significant Role In Supreme Court Nomination Hearings, For Chief Justice Rehnquist, Justices O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Ginsberg, Breyer, And Judge Bork. Notwithstanding Debilitating Chemotherapy Treatments In 2005, He Stayed On The Job As Chairman Of The Judiciary Committee To Preside Over Historic Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings. His Work On The Judiciary Committee Has Included Writing Significant Legislation On Dealing With Constitutional Law, Civil Rights, And Privacy. As A Senior Member Of The Appropriations Committee, He Led The Fight To Increase Funding For The National Institutes Of Health From 2 Billion To 0 Billion To Expand Medical Research To Find Cures For Cancer, Heart Disease, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, And Other Maladies. He Has Supported Expanding Health Care For Seniors And Children And Has Proposed Legislation To Cover The Almost 50 Million Americans Who Do Not Have Health Insurance. Because Senator Specter Is Keenly Aware Of The Importance Of Understanding The Younger Generation, He Often Visits And Speaks At Universities And High Schools. He Credits His Parents, Both Immigrants, With Emphasizing The Importance Of Education Which Has Enabled His Brother, Two Sisters, And Himself To Share In The American Dream. To Empower Others With Access To Education, He Led The Fight On The Appropriations Subcommittee To Increase Federal Spending By 138 Percent And Raise Funding For Scholarships And Student Loans. Constituent Service And Promoting Pennsylvania's Economic Interests Have Been The Hallmarks Of Senator Specter's Senate Career. He Maintained Offices In Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, Erie, Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, And The Lehigh Valley To Help Residents Of Those Areas Who Needed Assistance To Cut Washington's Redtape. From His Experience As A Teenager Working On A Farm In Kansas, The State Where He Was Born, Senator Specter Has Understood And Worked On The Problems Of Pennsylvania's Farmers From His Position On The Appropriations Subcommittee On Agriculture. He Frequently Argues In The International Trade Commission To Assist The Steel Industry From Being Deluged With Unfair Foreign Imports. His Proposed Legislation, Endorsed By Both Business And Labor, Would Create A Private Right Of Action In Federal Courts To Stop Subsidized Or Dumped Products From Being Imported Into The United States. He Has Supported The Coal Industry By Promoting Legislation For Clean Coal Technology And Securing 00 Million For A Schuylkill County Project To Turn Sludge Into High Octane, Environmentally Safe Gasoline. Recognizing The Long-term Effects Of Global Warming, He Has Cosponsored The Bingaman-Specter Bill To Reduce Harm From Carbon Emissions. As Chairman Of The Intelligence Committee In The 104th Congress And A Member Of The Appropriations Subcommittee On Foreign Operations, Senator Specter Traveled Extensively Meeting With World Leaders Including Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev; French President Francois Mitterrand; Israel's Prime Ministers Menachem Begin, Yitzhak Shamir, Yitzhak Rabin, Shimon Peres, Benjamin Netanyahu, Ehud Barak, Ariel Sharon, And Ehud Olmert; China's President Hu Jintao; Indian Prime Minister Singh; Pakistan's Prime Ministers Benazir Bhutto, Mohammad Zia, And Pervez Musharraf; Jordan's Kings Hussein And Abdullah; And Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Strongly Agreeing With Moshe Dayan's Famous Statement That We Make Peace With Our Enemies Not Our Friends, He Has Met With Syria's Presidents Hafez Al-Assad And Bashar Al-Assad; The Palestinian Authority's Chairman Yasser Arafat; Iraq's President Saddam Hussein; Cuba's President Fidel Castro; Libya's Leader Muammar Qadhafi; And Venezuela President Hugo Chavez. From These Meetings And His Studies Of Foreign Affairs Since His Undergraduate Days At The University Of Pennsylvania, Where He Majored In Political Science And International Relations, Senator Specter Has Been A Forceful Advocate For Aggressive Diplomacy To Solve International Conflicts. He Wrote, With Staffer Chris Bradish, An Article For The Washington Quarterly (Winter 2006-2007), Outlining A Blueprint For Diplomatic Initiatives In The Mideast With Emphasis On Bilateral Negotiations With Iran And Syria. Similarly, He Has Urged Bilateral, As Well As Multilateral, Negotiations With North Korea. Early In His Senate Career In 1982, He Was Among The First To Call For A U.S./U.S.S.R. Summit In A Resolution Which Passed The Senate 90 To 8. He Participated Extensively With The Senate Observers At The Geneva Arms Reduction Talks In The 1980s And Led The Fight For The Broad Interpretation Of The ABM Treaty. Senator Specter Consistently Supported Appropriations To Fight Global AIDS And Promoted Worldwide Support For Underdeveloped Countries Including Free Trade Agreements. Arlen Specter Was Elected To The U.S. Senate In 1980 And Served Five Terms. In 2005, Senator Specter Became Pennsylvania's Longest Serving U.S. Senator. He Was A Senior Member Of The Senate Judiciary, Appropriations, And Veterans Affairs Committees. Senator Specter Was A Member Of The Senate Judiciary Committee Since He Came To The Senate. As Such, He Played An Instrumental Role In Many Of The Senate's Most Important Issues, Including The Confirmations Of Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. And Justice Samuel Alito To Serve As Associate Justice On The U.S. Supreme Court. Senator Specter Also Shepherded Through The Judiciary Committee Legislation On Asbestos Litigation Reform To Absolve What The Supreme Court Once Called An ''elephantine Mass'' Clogging Our Judicial System. Senator Specter Has Worked In A Bipartisan Fashion To Reauthorize Key Provisions Of The USA PATRIOT Act, An Important Tool In The U.S. War On Terror. He Has Also Authored Legislation To Help Consumers Better Protect The Privacy Of Their Personal Information In The Face Of Recurrent Data Security Breaches Across The Country. On The Judiciary Committee, Senator Specter Built On His Foundation As A Lawyer And Former District Attorney. He Was The Author Of The Armed Career Criminal Act, Which Has Been Praised For Its Long Prison Terms For Repeat Offenders, And The Terrorist Prosecution Act, Which Authorizes Criminal Actions In U.S. Courts For Assaulting, Maiming, Or Murdering Americans Anywhere In The World. As A Senior Member Of The Appropriations Committee, Senator Specter Was Chairman Of The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee On Labor, Health And Human Services, And Education. This Subcommittee Oversees Federal Funding For The National Institutes Of Health (NIH), The Centers For Disease Control, Educational Programs Like Head Start, Pell Grants, And GEAR-UP, And Worker Safety Programs. Under His Leadership, Funding For Education Has Increased By More Than 130 Percent. Senator Specter Was Also Instrumental In Doubling The Budget For NIH, Which Has Made Major Advances In Curing Parkinson's, Cancer, Heart Disease, And Delaying The Onset Of Alzheimer's. Finally, Senator Specter Is A Strong Proponent Of Stem Cell Research For The Purposes Of Discovering Knowledge That May Lead To Cures For These Same Ailments. Strengthening Our Nation's Security Has Been A Longstanding Priority Of Senator Specter's. Thirty Days After The Terrorist Attacks Of September 11, 2001, Senator Specter Drafted The Legislation That Established The Department Of Homeland Security. While Serving As Chairman Of The Senate Intelligence Committee In The 104th Congress, He Authored The Bill Creating The Inspector General Of The Central Intelligence Agency, Marking The Only Reform Legislation To Emerge From The Iran-Contra Affair. Senator Specter Continues His Strong Advocacy For Veterans, A Passion Born From The First Veteran He Ever Knew, His Father, Harry Specter, Who Was Wounded In World War I. As A Former Chairman Of The Veterans Committee, He Pushed For Just Treatment For Veterans And Increased Benefits. Working Closely With The Secretary Of Veterans Affairs, Senator Specter Oversaw The Opening Of Four New Veterans Outpatient Clinics In Fayette, Northampton, Venango, And Warren Counties And Passed Legislation To Create A New Veterans Cemetery In Southeastern Pennsylvania. A Frequent Visitor To All Of Pennsylvania's 67 Counties, Senator Specter Places Constituent Service High On His Priorities And Has Been Instrumental On The Appropriations Committee In Promoting Pennsylvania's Interests In Agriculture, High-technology, Steel, Coal, Tourism, Mass Transit, Highways, And Military Installations. In Addition To Tackling The Major Legislative Business Before The Senate, Senator Specter Also Engaged In A Personal Battle With Stage IV-B Hodgkin's Lymphoma Cancer In 2005 And 2008. In Both Cases He Underwent Nearly 5 Months Of Chemotherapy, But Still Maintained All Of His Senatorial Duties, Including Chairing Hearings, Voting, And Brokering Important Legislative Initiatives. In July 2008, Senator Specter Received His Last Chemotherapy Treatment And Has Since Received A Clean Bill Of Health. Senator Specter Was Born To Immigrant Parents In Wichita, KS, And Grew Up In The Small Town Of Russell, KS. He Is A Phi Beta Kappa Graduate Of The University Of Pennsylvania And Served As An Editor Of The Yale Law Journal. He Began His Career In Public Service As An Assistant Philadelphia District Attorney. While Serving In That Position, He Was Named Assistant Counsel On The Warren Commission Investigation Into President Kennedy's Assassination. Two Years Later, Senator Specter Was Elected District Attorney Of Philadelphia At The Age Of 35. Senator Specter Lives In Philadelphia With His Wife Joan. They Have Two Sons, Shanin And Steve, And Four Grandchildren, Silvi, Perri, Lilli, And Hatti. Farewell To The Senate Tuesday, December 21, 2010 Mr. SPECTER. Madam President, This Is Not A Farewell Address But, Rather, A Closing Argument To A Jury Of My Colleagues And The American People Outlining My Views On How The Senate And, With It, The Federal Government Arrived At Its Current Condition Of Partisan Gridlock, And My Suggestions On Where We Go From Here On That Pressing Problem And The Key Issues Of National And International Importance. To Make A Final Floor Statement Is A Challenge. The Washington Post Noted The Poor Attendance At My Colleagues' Farewell Speeches Earlier This Month. That Is Really Not Surprising Since There Is Hardly Anyone Ever On The Senate Floor. The Days Of Lively Debate With Many Members On The Floor Are Long Gone. Abuse Of The Senate Rules Has Pretty Much Stripped Senators Of The Right To Offer Amendments. The Modern Filibuster Requires Only A Threat And No Talking. So The Senate's Activity For More Than A Decade Has Been The Virtual Continuous Drone Of A Quorum Call. But That Is Not The Way It Was When Senator Chris Dodd And I Were Privileged To Enter The World's Greatest Deliberative Body 30 Years Ago. Senators On Both Sides Of The Aisle Engaged In Collegial Debate And Found Ways To Find Common Ground On The Nation's Pressing Problems. When I Attended My First Republican Moderates Luncheon, I Met Mark Hatfield, John Chafee, Ted Stevens, Mac Mathias, Bob Stafford, Bob Packwood, Chuck Percy, Bill Cohen, Warren Rudman, Alan Simpson, Jack Danforth, John Warner, Nancy Kassebaum, Slade Gorton, And I Found My Colleague John Heinz There. That Is A Far Cry From Later Years When The Moderates Could Fit Into A Telephone Booth. On The Other Side Of The Aisle, I Found Many Democratic Senators Willing To Move To The Center To Craft Legislation” Subjects and Themes:

• Subjects: 111th - Senate

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• Internet Archive ID: ➤  gov.gpo.fdsys.CHRG-111shrg64816

“Footnotes To History : Selected Speeches And Writing Of Edmund A. Walsh, S.J., Founder Of The School Of Foreign Service” Metadata:

• Title: ➤  Footnotes To History : Selected Speeches And Writing Of Edmund A. Walsh, S.J., Founder Of The School Of Foreign Service
• Author: ➤  Walsh, Edmund A. (Edmund Aloysius), 1885-1956
• Language: English

“Footnotes To History : Selected Speeches And Writing Of Edmund A. Walsh, S.J., Founder Of The School Of Foreign Service” Subjects and Themes:

• Subjects: World politics -- 1945-1989 - International relations - Geopolitics - First strike (Nuclear strategy)

Edition Identifiers:

• Internet Archive ID: footnotestohisto0000wals

“Storytellers To The Nation : A History Of American Television Writing” Metadata:

• Title: ➤  Storytellers To The Nation : A History Of American Television Writing
• Author: Stempel, Tom, 1941-
• Language: English

“Storytellers To The Nation : A History Of American Television Writing” Subjects and Themes:

• Subjects: Television authorship - Television plays, American

Edition Identifiers:

• Internet Archive ID: isbn_9780826405623

“Outlines Of Comparative Philology : With A Sketch Of The Languages Of Europe, Arranged Upon Philologic Principles, And A Brief History Of The Art Of Writing” Metadata:

• Title: ➤  Outlines Of Comparative Philology : With A Sketch Of The Languages Of Europe, Arranged Upon Philologic Principles, And A Brief History Of The Art Of Writing
• Authors: ➤  Schele de Vere, M. (Maximilian), 1820-1898Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892, former owner. DLCCharles E. Feinberg Collection of Walt Whitman (Library of Congress) DLC
• Language: English

“Outlines Of Comparative Philology : With A Sketch Of The Languages Of Europe, Arranged Upon Philologic Principles, And A Brief History Of The Art Of Writing” Subjects and Themes:

• Subjects: Comparative linguistics - Language and languages - Writing

Edition Identifiers:

• Internet Archive ID: outlinescompara01veregoog

“The Want Of The Age; Or, Phonetic Shorthand : A Substitute For Ordinary Writing; Including A Brief History Of The Arts Of Writing And Shorthand” Metadata:

• Title: ➤  The Want Of The Age; Or, Phonetic Shorthand : A Substitute For Ordinary Writing; Including A Brief History Of The Arts Of Writing And Shorthand
• Author: Withers, George
• Language: English

“The Want Of The Age; Or, Phonetic Shorthand : A Substitute For Ordinary Writing; Including A Brief History Of The Arts Of Writing And Shorthand” Subjects and Themes:

• Subjects: Shorthand -- Pitman - Writing -- History

Edition Identifiers:

• Internet Archive ID: wantofageorphone00with

“ERIC EJ779103: How Our Methods Of Writing Algebra Have Evolved: A Thread Through History” Metadata:

• Title: ➤  ERIC EJ779103: How Our Methods Of Writing Algebra Have Evolved: A Thread Through History
• Author: ERIC
• Language: English

“ERIC EJ779103: How Our Methods Of Writing Algebra Have Evolved: A Thread Through History” Subjects and Themes:

• Subjects: ➤  ERIC Archive - Algebra - Teaching Methods - Educational History - Mathematics Instruction - Equations (Mathematics) - History - Oliver, Jack

Edition Identifiers:

• Internet Archive ID: ERIC_EJ779103

“A History Of Scottish Women's Writing” Metadata:

• Title: ➤  A History Of Scottish Women's Writing
• Language: English

“A History Of Scottish Women's Writing” Subjects and Themes:

• Subjects: ➤  English literature -- Scottish authors -- History and criticism - Scottish literature -- Women authors -- History and criticism - Scottish Gaelic literature -- Women authors -- History and criticism - Women -- Scotland -- Intellectual life - Women and literature -- Scotland - Scotland -- In literature

Edition Identifiers:

• Internet Archive ID: historyofscottis0000unse

“Youth's Faithful Monitor: Or, The Young Man's Best Companion. Containing A Compendious English Grammar, ... Reading And Writing Made Easy, ... Also, Arithmetic ... Merchants Accompts, ... To Which Is Added ... The History Of England, ... With A Great Variety Of Copper-plates And Cuts. By William Woolgar, ... - The Fifth Edition, Improved, Enlarged And Corrected By John Wright, ... 1770” Metadata:

• Title: ➤  Youth's Faithful Monitor: Or, The Young Man's Best Companion. Containing A Compendious English Grammar, ... Reading And Writing Made Easy, ... Also, Arithmetic ... Merchants Accompts, ... To Which Is Added ... The History Of England, ... With A Great Variety Of Copper-plates And Cuts. By William Woolgar, ... - The Fifth Edition, Improved, Enlarged And Corrected By John Wright, ... 1770
• Author: Woolgar, William.
• Language: Middle English

“Youth's Faithful Monitor: Or, The Young Man's Best Companion. Containing A Compendious English Grammar, ... Reading And Writing Made Easy, ... Also, Arithmetic ... Merchants Accompts, ... To Which Is Added ... The History Of England, ... With A Great Variety Of Copper-plates And Cuts. By William Woolgar, ... - The Fifth Edition, Improved, Enlarged And Corrected By John Wright, ... 1770” Subjects and Themes:

• Subjects: ➤  Language & Literature - Literary And Political Reviews - General Interest Periodicals--United Kingdom - Law - Philosophy & Religion - Fine & Performing Arts - Social Sciences - History - History--History of North And South America - Books - microfilm

Edition Identifiers:

• Internet Archive ID: ➤  bim_eighteenth-century_youths-faithful-monitor_woolgar-william_1770

“A History Of Historical Writing” Metadata:

• Title: ➤  A History Of Historical Writing
• Author: James Westfall Thompson
• Language: English

Edition Identifiers:

• Internet Archive ID: historyofhistori0001jame

“Lettering & Logotypes : A Graphic History Of The Letter, A Comparative Study Of The Most Commonly-used Letter Types, A Description Of Lettering As A Means Of Communication, The Process Of Creating A Logotype, And The Practice Of Sign-writing Today” Metadata:

• Title: ➤  Lettering & Logotypes : A Graphic History Of The Letter, A Comparative Study Of The Most Commonly-used Letter Types, A Description Of Lettering As A Means Of Communication, The Process Of Creating A Logotype, And The Practice Of Sign-writing Today
• Author: Parramon, Jose Maria
• Language: English

“Lettering & Logotypes : A Graphic History Of The Letter, A Comparative Study Of The Most Commonly-used Letter Types, A Description Of Lettering As A Means Of Communication, The Process Of Creating A Logotype, And The Practice Of Sign-writing Today” Subjects and Themes:

• Subjects: Lettering - Trademarks

Edition Identifiers:

• Internet Archive ID: letteringlogotyp0000parr