dualism. 1  the state of being dual or consisting of two parts; division into two. 2  Philosophy. the view that there are just two mutually irreducible substances. 3  Theology. the doctrine that there are two independent divine beings or eternal principles, one good and the other evil. the belief that a human being embodies two parts, as body and soul.
Thomas Sully was an early American painter, born in Lincolnshire, England. He immigrated to the United States with his parents at the age of nine, and as a young man initially worked for an insurance broker in Philadelphia. However, Sully was passionate about art and when he was 16, Sully joined his brother, a miniaturist, in Virginia.
William Jennings Bryan, 1860-1925 Born: March 19, 1860 Died: July 26, 1925. William Jennings Bryan was a gifted speaker, lawyer, three-time presidential candidate, and devout Protestant. Although he was born in Salem, Illinois, Bryan made his career in Nebraska politics. He won a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1890. A tireless defender of the small farmer and laborer, Bryan worked closely with the Populist Party, a group of poor Midwestern and Southern farmers who suffered economically due to low prices for their crops, which they blamed on Northeastern business interests.