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Comics: almost from the beginning, comics have been used for political or social commentary. Legend: a narrative of human actions that are perceived both by teller and listeners to take place within human history and to possess certain qualities that give
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The 2009 US Rowing Masters National Championships
The 2009 US Rowing Masters National Championships was held August 13-16 on the Cooper River in Camden County, N.J. Co-hosted by the Camden County Board of Freeholders and Cooper River Rowing Association, the regatta featured approximately 1,500 compe...
The People's Regatta
My Sister-in-law is rowing in a regatta in Philadelphia this weekend. Up until 1957 it was called The People's Regatta. Probably, because of the cold war influences and the Socialist ring to the title, the name was changed to The......
Rowing has a less well known, older sister
Rowing has a less well known, older sister: sculling. Races between watermen in single seat boats with a scull for each hand have taken place on the Thames since 1715, before young men from schools and universities went afloat in......
