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Roberta Strickler wandered by the bronze lion fountain in Reservoir Park and wondered why six Lancaster County men’s ...

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Each year on Jan. 1, copyright protections expire on a new batch of media, like books, movies, characters and music.

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The course gives an overview of American literature in the nineteenth century with major emphasis on the American Renaissance ... The course assumes a good proficiency in written and oral English. It ...