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The Baltimore Sun and other media are reporting that DJ icon Khia "K-Swift" Edgerton died over the weekend at the age of 29.

DJ K-Swift drowned in a pool after sustaining head injuries. K-Swift was reported to have died at the Good Samaritan Hospital, according to AllHipHop.

The country music star Taylor Swift is now seen marketing ads for L.E.I. Jeans at Walmart.

We are a country a war; we have a softening real estate market, huge government bailouts of mortgage companies. It is fair to say that we have bigger problems than a lipstick on a pig comment.

This paper contrasts the greatest works of Jonathan Swift and Alexander Pope, Gulliver's Travels and The Rape of the Lock, respectively, concluding that although the two had remarkable differences in their personal lives, both essentially preached the same message.

Swift Energy tried to address two concerns in stating that it has already started working on its damaged oil operations and, further, that is not a part of the Lehman Brothers situation.

Informed speculation on what could be behind the federal raids at Swift Trnasportation facilities in the Memphis area. A look at illegal CDLs and the profit end of long-haul trucking in today's regulatory climate

An overview of several essays by Francis Bacon, Jonathen Swift, and George Orwell

Taylor Swift is tearing up the country charts, but it didn't come without hard work and dedication - and also at least a little bit of talent.

Swift Publisher is a fantastic program (for not a lot of money), that makes it easy to print out great-looking brochures, flyers and posters, with very little effort!

"Swift Boat" is a curious example of a noun that suddenly became a verb that is being used to obfuscate and end debate before it begins. It has its origins in the 2004 campaign and we're going to hear it frequently in 2008 and beyond.

MySpace is a breeding ground for fresh musical talent. This year has been especially rewarding for one of MySpace's most talented musicians, 17-year-old singer and songwriter Taylor Swift, who used the social networking site MySpace to help launch her career.

An article on Taylor Swift, who made her country music debut in 2006.

In the novel "Waterland", the author, Graham Swift, discuses throughout the novel, the events of history, and the circumstances of history.

How long before this allegation comes to the fore?

she wears jet black

A poem for Saikat Kumar Dutta.

A recap of my meeting with the country music singer/songwriter

I originally wrote this review in January 2007 and had no idea how successful she would be now year and a half later! I just realized that I never posted this review here so finally here it comes.

The Writer's Strike in 1988 cost the entertainment industry over $500 million dollars and left thousands without jobs. Here are some suggestions for ending this strike before our economy takes a hit.

The life and times of the great English satirist.

A comparison between Jonathon Swift's "Gulliver's Travels" and Kurt Wimmer's "Equilibrium" and a look at class structure in both media forms. Also, a utopian society as seen through the camera lens and through a writer's perspective will be looked at and discussed.

This is a review of guliver's travels

A look at the recent comments of John Kerry and why Kerry's comments ensure that he won't be a presidential candidate in the future.

The right wing smear media has tried to put words in Senator John Kerry's mouth, claming he has suggested the troops in Iraq are idiots. In fact he did no such thing. But will the truth win out?

Swiff Creek Shopping Center has a limited number of places to dine. Nevertheless, on any given day you will find a number of local firefighters at the Mexican, Japanese and American offerings of this small shopping mall.

Commentary and first impressions on Jonathan Swift's most famous non-fiction piece.

In eight tracks Sheila comes at you with everything she's got

The Reach This Kind Of Artist Has Is Beyond Any Limitations

Most readings of the fourth book of Gulliver's Travels finds all the satire directed toward humans via the Yahoos, when in fact there is quite a satiric thrust toward Gulliver and rational thought.

This article describes the taser device, how it works, etc.

If I were Philip K. Dick, the writer of the book "The Golden Man" in which the movie is based, I'd spend my royalties and find a hit man for everyone involved in this movie.

Book Review: Life on Purpose: Six Passages to an Inspired Life by Dr. Brad Swift

A leading light of the Enlightenment, Swift was well known for his satiric attacks on the customs and foibles of human society. "A Tale of A Tub" exemplifies Swift's views on sacred texts and the Word of God.

Sam Fox, Bush's nominee for Ambassador to Belgium, had his name withdrawn due to his role in the "Swift Boating" of Sen. John Kerry.

Sanctioned by the International Barbeque Cookers Association, cooks competed for awards in various categories. Backwoods Smoker, West True Value Hardware Store, Don Swift photos, and my pictures of different hats.

A yaller dog that could add and subtract figures. That yaller dog was quite useful for keeping tabs on his sheep when they were in pasture the darn critter always kept tabs on the number and if anything was amiss in the count he took swift action."

He was quite used to her capricious character, to the swift transitions of her moods; to the virtual screen, which she kept setting time and again between the two of them.

Pope Benedict XVI's recent remark "Only Catholic Church is supreme" from the portals of the Vatican stirred yet another controversy. The latest got a swift criticism from the protestant community and unleashed a fresh debate.

The jaguar's power and force command respect from every animal in the rainforest. In one swift bite, this ferocious cat will pierce the skull of an enemy prey.

my husband and boys stood poised and ready to yank the invaders from their roots. Everyone in their positions, our eyes locked, knowing our mission was to 'search and destroy'. With one swift bark, the war was on. "Kill them!" I yelled! Oh, the horror! Invaders...

The song "Tim McGraw" by Taylor Swift evokes a lot of memories for me, personally.

Poem . . . An extended ride to lands afar, astride the swift horse Zanzibar.

An Analysis of the famous satirical essay "A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift

John McCain swift vote tactics make sense that he is willing to do anything to win this election. He picks a candidate that believes and supports all of Obama's Ideas.

Former Massachusetts Governor Jane Swift accuses Obama of calling Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin a pig. Could this be true? Or is it a lame attempt at playing the gender card?

The Governor exemplifies in response to massive natural disasters the qualities we should expect from our governmental leaders, including tending to the basic human dignity of all people affected, and doing absolutely everything within his power for their well being.

Jerome Corsi, who coauthored a book entitled Unfit for Command that helped to bring down the candidacy of Senator John Kerry four years ago, has decided to turn his attention of Barack Obama in a new book entitled Obama Nation.

Presidential hopeful Barack Obama has launched a web site to deal with rumors, innuendo and darn right lies waffling through the airways. The new web site called Fightthesmears.com is an attempt to address the lie and provide accurate answers.

Former General Wesley Clark, an Obama supporter who is often mentioned as a potential Vice President, stunned the world recently when he attacked John McCain's military service on Face the Nation. Wesley Clark actually said that McCain was "untested and untried."

Gulliver's Travels of Jonathan Swift reveals an ideological ambiguity of his time through Lemuel Gulliver's dilemma of sense and security. Swift uses the protagonist as a means to reflect his personal life, and manipulates him in depicting the moral conflict of 18th century.

Religious persecution and the oppression of people groups has continually been a problem throughout history. For many years, Protestant England exploited the Catholic people of Ireland, and this unjust situation prompted Jonathan Swift to write "A Modest Proposal."

During the 1530's and the 1540's England witnessed many drastic changes in the spheres of religious thought and theology, changes that swept the entire country in a very swift and powerful way.

Overview of the lives and works of nine influential Irish writers.

Using common tools to clean common messes always works...using common tools to clean in uncommon ways is almost fun.

"A far greater factor is the deterrent effect of swift and certain consequences: swift arrest, prompt trial, certain penalty and - at some point - finality of judgment." The honorable former Chief Justice Warren Burger

Dukakis, the three-time Governor of Massachusetts, was the unsucessful Democratic candidate for the Presidency in 1998

In the 'Letter to Middleton', the satirist Swift wrote that 'the common motives of writers...are profit, favor, and reputation.' The statement proves to be more of a self-effacing apology for himself.

This research paper delves deeply into the possibility that Jonathan Swift predicted the Freudian psychological device of sublimation when he wrote of Gulliver's Travels.

Amended law may be the why higher rate of deaths?

According to a Belgian commission, the banking company Swift violated EU law when it supplied US authorities with private banking information.

The beginnings of horse racing on a Portuguese island.

Setting: Twain's southern Mississippi mansion, set on 50 acres with a spacious front yard.

As Jonathan Swift once said, "We have just enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love one another."

Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift is a highly satirical narrative story. It is a story that follows the travels of Gulliver himself. It has strong imaginative components that lead the story into a fantasyland.

During a time at which the population concentration of the United States greatly affected the future of the country, there was a massive shift from rural to urban living environments between 1875 and 1925. To what can we attribute this swift transfer of the populace?

Want trees that will grow swift and surely? Below are some of the best fast growing trees on the market today

The Tom Swifty is a form of wordplay that pokes fun at the excessive use of adverbial dialog attribution. Tom Swifties originated in the 1960s, as a humorous reference to the writing style of the Tom Swift juvenile adventure novels.

Conservative commentator Ann Coulter, speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference, said she was unable to comment on John Edwards, because she would have to go to rehab if she used the word "faggot." Reaction from Republicans and Democrats was swift.

A young woman sees an apparition taken from ancient pagan mythology

Troy was a movie that managed to sneak by most sensors late last year. Heavily based upon Homer's The Illiad, this movie's main draw is the war between the Trojans and the Greeks.

While the Ronald McDonald House of New Orleans has been destroyed by high winds and the flood waters of Hurricane Katrina, Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) said they are grateful that the families staying at the House were safely evacuated.

Various cultures and religions conceive of birds, the denizens of heavens, as divine revelations, and the bearers of heavenly message of guidance. Birds symbolize man's soul or spirit as it is released from the body in ecstasy or in death.

There are some great places to have a company party in downtown Oklahoma City.

If you live in Fresno and are looking for a place to hang out other than the usual spots, or if you are just Fresno-curious and are considering a visit, know that there is still hope for a good time.

Since the days of dowries and courtship have dwindled, women have been searching for romance in the unlikeliest of places...

The hit song about a free-spirited mother turning the tables on the hypocritical P.T.A. of her daughter's school fails miserably as a feature film due to a crude humorless script.

The Battle of Salamis was the decisive battle that decided the fate of human freedom. Had the Greeks lost, the idea of democracy and of freedom would not have even been a memory.

Aaron McKie may not be an impact player on the court anymore. But this offseason, McKie is undoubtedly an important player for the Lakers and everyone else.

People want economical and environmentally friendly transportation options, but without compromising style. The hydrogen economy may have the answer people are seeking and not just in cars, but also in the ultimate ruler of road style, the motorcycle.

A paper on the language of commoners in Shakepeare's Much Ado About Nothing.

A guide to the best three lodging options in the German city of Hermann in Missouri.

This paper analyzes the establishment of a democratic press in Russia from glasnost under Brezhnev in 1986 through the current presidency of Vladimir Putin.

During the 16th century a movement swept through the Christian provinces of the European continent. This movement began as a conflict between the newly emerging nation-states, and the local governments they hoped to incorporate in their fold.

Winston Churchill was a man who waited for no one. He made his own rules and made the impossible possible. He gave everything he had into what he believed was right and would not stop until he accomplished what he was aiming for.

It has been a long lasting debate if crime is an individual responsibility, or a social responsibility. There are of course theories as well as other ideas that help to support both sides of the issue.

This Graduate Essay for American Literature examines Chestnutt's Marrow of Tradition for its historical impact, as well as its formalist strategies.

Details the Choctaw Casino and Resort located in southern Oklahoma. Whether for gambling, live music, or sporting events such as boxing, wrestling, or bull riding, the Choctaw Casino and Resort is the place to go - and spend the night in the hotel.

If you don't knit or crochet, trying to find the perfect gift for those that do can be a daunting task. Use this guide to help find that perfect gift for the yarn-addict knitter in your life.

The Southwest Division may be the best division in the entire NBA. This division featured 4 playoff teams and the NBA champions last season. This is how things should shake out in the Southwest this season.

Some think gender neutral language is just a form of political correctness - an annoying one at that. Others know it tells friends and coworkers that you value them equally. Here are some tips to help you be equitable in the words you choose.

What exactly would happen if a doctor decided not to demand that he be addressed as Mr. instead of Dr.?

The NBA season's personal awards are predicted.

A look at the Inspiration Tower in Branson, part of the Shepherd of the Hills Homestead that immoralizes author Harold Bell Wright and his famous Ozarks story, "The Shepherd of the Hills".

Ventura County is just north of Los Angeles but it couldn't feel more different if it were half a continent away. It is also a place with some great beach getaways.<