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  • Thomas Gage (1719 – April 2, 1787) was a British general and commander ... Gage was born in Firle, England the second son of the first Viscount ...
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  • to Easter (lasting, in Roman Catholicism and Anglicanism, from Ash Wednesday ... It is a time of somber reflection, fasting, and spiritual preparation ...
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  • revivalist," was a major leader of the Second Great Awakening ... Finnney ignited a wave of spiritual transformation among a sector ...
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  • instruments in the percussion family. A type of drum, they consist of a head ... Timpani evolved from military drums to become a staple of the classical ...
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  • died January 20, 287) was a Christian saint and martyr, who is said to have ... Though Sebastian's name is the subject of an elaborate etymology ...
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  • American modern dancer, dance teacher and choreographer, who founded ... determined to make a better life for herself and child. She moved numerous ...
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  • The gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke are referred to as the synoptic ... the three gospels in content, arrangement, and specific language is widely ...
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  • educator, social reformer, economist and theological writer, and Anglican ... Whately was a liberal theologian and actively supported the removal ...
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  • Philosophy of language is the reasoned inquiry into the nature, origins ... First, philosophers of language inquire into the nature of meaning ...
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  • various mystically-oriented groups and their teachings, which were ... The origins of gnosticism are not clearly known, but there is general ...
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  • was an English lawyer, author, statesman, and a Catholic martyr. During ... in the Catholic Church by Pope Pius XI, and was later declared the patron ...
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  • Free will is the power to exercise control over one’s decisions ... The principle of free will has scientific and religious implications ...
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  • The Final Solution of the Jewish Question (German: Die Endlösung ... Mass killings of over one million Jews occurred before the plans of ...
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  • are the basis for creating group solidarity and political action. It is especially ... Many contemporary advocates of identity politics take an intersectional ...
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  • Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Economics the “Psychological School,” is a school of economic thought that advocates ...
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  • Guy Fawkes Night, also known as Guy Fawkes Day, Bonfire Night, and ... sermons regarding the perceived dangers of popery, while during increasingly ...
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  • done in order to facilitate the study and analysis of history, understanding ... To the extent that history is continuous and not generalized, all ...
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  • Saint Teresa of Ávila (known in religion as Teresa de Jesús, baptized ... rich nuns had private apartments, jewelry and pets, and where the nuns were ...
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  • 1882), was a German theologian, philosopher, and historian. Bauer was associated ... Bauer was also a pioneering figure in the development of biblical ...
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  • Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Economics ... The Fed) is the central banking system of the United States. It was created ...
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