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Vaclav Havel
Václav Havel was the last president of Czechoslovakia and the first president of the Czech RepublicMartin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 for his work to end racial segregation through nonviolent means; at the time he was the award's youngest recipientNelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela served 27 years in prison for protesting Apartheid before becoming president of South AfricaOtis Chandler
Although Otis Chandler made the LA Times great he did not want to become its publisher and he did not want his sons to take over its leadership when he retired.Stephen Covey
Stephen Covey coined the idea of "abundance mentality," which allows everyone to be successful rather than winners vs losersCivil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was amended prior to passage to explicitly include women's rightsNeoclassical Music
Neoclassical music emerged as a reaction to romanticism with a return to the order and emotional restraint of classical music following the ferment of the First World WarPueblo
Pueblos are among the oldest continuously inhabited settlements in the USSri Lanka
The distinctive civilization of Sri Lanka can be traced back to the sixth century B.C.E.Chile
Chile is situated within the Pacific Ring of Fire and has many active volcanos and has suffered many severe earthquakesMass
The British Empire was known as "the empire on which the sun never sets"Samaritan Pentateuch
The Samaritan Pentateuch claims that only Mount Gerizim was authorized to be the sacred altar and temple, not JerusalemCyberspace
The term "cyberspace" was coined by science fiction writer William GibsonAkkadian Empire
The Akkadian Empire has been described as the first true empire in world historyLiteracy
One of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals was to achieve universal primary education, a level of schooling that includes basic literacy and numeracyCharles Kingsley
Author Charles Kingsley was one of the first to praise Charles Darwin's book "On the Origin of Species," and seeking a reconciliation between science and Christian doctrineRomanticism
Romanticism, popular from the late eighteenth century through the nineteenth century, emphasized emotion and imagination in contrast to reason that was the focus of the EnlightenmentQi
In Chinese thought Qi is believed to be the “life force” or “spiritual energy” that pervades the natural worldNorman Borlaug
Nobel laureate Norman Borlaug has been called the father of the Green RevolutionAcademy Awards
George Bernard Shaw was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature and won an Oscar for screenwritingRumah Gadang
Every aspect of a Rumah Gadang ("Big house") has a symbolic significance related to Minangkabau adat (customary belief and law)Hogan
The Navajo word for hogan (hooghan) means "the place home"Shinto
Shinto is commonly translated as "the Way of the Gods"Arranged marriage
Arranged marriages have been employed to unite enemy nations and create a culture of peaceIdi Amin
For his killing of civilians, Idi Amin was called the "Butcher of Uganda," although he preferred to call himself Dada—"Big Daddy"Emanuel Swedenborg
Swedenborg was a successful scientist and inventor before his spiritual awakeningFrances Hodgson Burnett
Frances Hodgson Burnett, author of children's stories such as 'The Secret Garden' in which the characters suffer hardships before finding happiness, herself suffered great hardship and loss in her own life leading her to a spiritual quest for healingMercy Otis Warren
Mercy Otis Warren was known as the "Conscience of the American Revolution"Holy Sepulchre
the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem is considered the holiest Christian site in the world, built at the place of Jesus' crucifixion and burialFlag of India
The Flag of India has at its center the Ashoka Chakra, taken from the Lion Capital of Asoka sculptureNew York Stock Exchange
The New York Stock Exchange building on Broad Street opened on April 22, 1903 and was designated a National Historic Landmark on June 2, 1978Cheondogyo
Cheondogyo is an indigenous Korean neo-Confucianist religion with elements of Buddhism, Daoism, and CatholicismDue process
The right to due process is enshrined in the U.S. Constitution and [[U.S. Bill of RightsAikido
Aikido can be understood as "the way of spiritual harmony" and a path to peaceJing Qi Shen
Jing (essence), Qi (breath energy) and Shen (a divine or human spirit) are known as the "Three Treasures" in DaoismBenito Mussolini
Benito Mussolini was Europe’s first fascist leader, and ruled Italy as a totalitarian state using the title "Il Duce" ("the leader")Forgiveness
Most world religions include teachings on the nature of forgivenessMaya Plisetskaya
Russian ballerina Maya Plisetskaya danced "Swan Lake" 800 times and was known as "Queen of the air"Greta Garbo
Greta Garbo was one of the few actors or actresses of the silent film era to make a successful transition to the "talkies"
