M.I.T – known as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is a private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The institute is a land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant university, with an urban campus that extends more than a mile alongside the Charles River. (1.1)
MACY GRAY – an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter, musician, record producer and actress. She is known for her distinctive raspy voice and a singing style heavily influenced by Billie Holiday. Gray has released ten studio albums, and received five Grammy Award nominations, winning one. (1.1)
MADAME BOVARY – see Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert. (1.1)
MADAME BOVARY BY GUSTAVE FLAUBERT – originally published as Madame Bovary: Provincial Manners, is the debut novel of French writer Gustave Flaubert, published in 1856. The eponymous character lives beyond her means in order to escape the banalities and emptiness of provincial life. (1.1)
MARK TWAIN – Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publishers, and lecturer. He was lauded as the “greatest humorist [in the United States] has produced,” and William Faulkner called him “the father of American literature.” (1.1)
MARTIN LUTHER – was a German professor of theology, composer, priest, Augustinian monk, and a seminal figure in the Reformation. Luther was ordained to the priesthood in 1507. He came to reject several teachings and practices of the Roman Catholic Church; in particular, he disputed the view on indulgences. (1.2)
MARY MAGDALENE – sometimes called Mary of Magdala, or simply the Magdalene or the Madeleine, was a Jewish woman who, according to the four canonical gospels, traveled with Jesus as one of his followers and was a witness to his crucifixion and its aftermath. The Gospels tell us that before she became his follower, Mary Magdalene was healed by Jesus, who drove seven demons out of her. In medieval Christianity, she was portrayed as a repentant prostitute, although this is not supported by the Bible. (1.2)
MELVILLE – see Herman Melville. (1.1)
MIME – an artist or person who uses mime as a theatrical medium or as a performance art. Miming involves acting out a story through body motions, without the use of speech. In earlier times, in English, such a performer would typically be referred to as a mummer. (1.1)
MISTRESS OF MELLYN BY VICTORIA HOLT – the first Gothic romance novel written by Eleanor Hibbert under the pen name Victoria Holt. (1.1)
MOBY DICK – see Moby Dick by Herman Melville. (1.1)
MOBY DICK BY HERMAN MELVILLE – also known as “The Whale,” is an 1851 novel by American writer Herman Melville. The book is the sailor Ishmael’s narrative of the obsessive quest of Ahab, captain of the whaling ship Pequod, for revenge on Moby Dick, the giant white sperm whale that on the ship’s previous voyage bit off Ahab’s leg at the knee. (1.1)
MOMMIE DEAREST – a 1981 American biographical drama film directed by Frank Perry. The film depicts Christina Crawford’s adoptive mother, actress Joan Crawford, as an abusive and manipulative mother who hurt her adopted children. (1.1)
MUUMUU – a loose dress originating in Hawaii. It literally means “cut-off” as it is a shorter version of more formal Hawaiian wear. (1.1)
MY LITTLE CORNER OF THE WORLD BY KIT PONGETTI – song released in 1995 by the artist Kit Pongetti. (1.1)
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