Search results for "The Gift (book)" - New World Encyclopedia
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- [[Image:The Gift table.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A table with wrapped gifts.]] A gift or present is the transfer of money, property, and so forth ...16 KB (2,568 words) - 23:38, 10 December 2022
- for his role in elaborating on and securing the legacy of his uncle, Émile ... into an Orthodox Jewish family. His uncle, the renowned sociologist Émile ...15 KB (2,315 words) - 03:05, 6 November 2022
- an American Jewish author and rabbi. Two of the themes that dominate his work ... Herman Harold Potok was born in the Bronx to Benjamin Max (d. 1958 ...13 KB (1,953 words) - 00:12, 4 December 2023
- 250 px|A traditional, formal presentation of the bride price at a Thai engagement ... or other form of wealth "paid" to the parents of a woman for the ...14 KB (2,300 words) - 02:03, 12 January 2023
- although tended to flaunt this. He owned the Ziegfeld and the Billy Rose ... as a stenographic clerk to Bernard Baruch of the War Industries Board during ...9 KB (1,337 words) - 17:39, 31 October 2023
- Anne Morrow Lindbergh (June 22, 1906 - February 7, 2001) was the wife ... Living in the shadow of both fame and tragedy, Lindbergh found her ...12 KB (1,917 words) - 06:54, 28 July 2023
- ; Latin: Neptūnus) was the god of both the sea and earthquakes. In ... However, when offended or ignored, he struck the ground with his trident and ...11 KB (1,681 words) - 05:44, 30 November 2022
- Alms or almsgiving is the general practice of charitable giving to ... Related to almsgiving is the practice of giving a tithe. In English ...12 KB (1,965 words) - 08:19, 23 July 2023
- The origin of the modern Christian concept of speaking in tongues ... After the Protestant Reformation, speaking in tongues was sometimes ...22 KB (3,243 words) - 16:54, 17 December 2022
- gender, race, and country. His novels echo the ideas of isolation, spiritual ... He remains one of the forerunners in shedding a positive light on ...18 KB (2,867 words) - 17:06, 23 December 2022
- The Thomas Jefferson Memorial is a presidential memorial in Washington ... The neoclassical building was designed by John Russell Pope and completed ...9 KB (1,344 words) - 04:39, 31 July 2022
- The Trobriand Islands (today officially known as the Kiriwina Islands ... The people of the area are mostly subsistence horticulturalists who ...17 KB (2,608 words) - 17:43, 2 May 2023
- Christmas Eve is the evening or day before Christmas Day, the widely ... Christmas Eve is celebrated in different ways around the world, varying ...27 KB (4,071 words) - 21:38, 10 December 2023
- and aroma derived from oil extracted from the rind of the bergamot orange ... The tea is known as a "scented" tea, and its taste and aroma ...15 KB (2,263 words) - 01:25, 16 January 2023
- The ankh is the Egyptian hieroglyphic character that means life or ... The ankh appears frequently in Egyptian tomb paintings and other art ...10 KB (1,631 words) - 06:39, 28 July 2023
- government official. Dana was in many ways the most brilliant journalist ... Dana was best known for his association with Ulysses S. Grant during ...10 KB (1,500 words) - 02:09, 13 January 2023
- Wayne adopted a military career at the outset of the American Revolutionary ... father's tannery. In 1775, he served in the provincial assembly. The following ...12 KB (1,812 words) - 05:54, 31 July 2023
- Manna was miraculously produced food of the Israelites in the desert ... Manna reportedly sustained the Israelites through the 40 years in ...11 KB (1,746 words) - 02:56, 6 November 2022
- , Nikolaos, "victory of the people") was Bishop of Myra ... Empire's Lycia, modern day Demre in the Antalya province of Turkey ...19 KB (3,124 words) - 00:48, 23 December 2022
- According to the Ramayana, rakshasas were created from Brahma's ... ==Rakshasas in the Mahabharata== In the world of the Mahabharata, rakshasas ...11 KB (1,695 words) - 00:11, 8 December 2022
