Search results for "The Spectator" - New World Encyclopedia
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- art movement that began in Germany. Unlike the French impressionists, who ... that with simple colors and shapes the spectator could perceive the moods ...15 KB (2,114 words) - 23:58, 24 March 2024
- or any form of content that is not music. In the U.S., the Library of Congress ... *Mann, Sargy. 2007. "BOOKS - Audio Books." The Spectator. 50. ...17 KB (2,579 words) - 18:27, 21 August 2023
- writer, and editor. He has been called the "Father of American Scholarship ... Noah Webster was born on October 16, 1758, in the West Division of ...15 KB (2,342 words) - 02:32, 16 November 2022
- is marked by a close collaboration between the photographer and the subject. Her most famous photo appeared on the front cover of Rolling Stone ...17 KB (2,434 words) - 04:59, 31 July 2023
- The following year she edited Selections from the Spectator, Tatler ... *Selections from the Spectator, Tatler, Guardian, and Freeholder, ...41 KB (6,156 words) - 06:47, 28 July 2023
- professor and theologian, a key leader of the Lutheran Reformation, and ... Although he was pitted against the Swiss reformers at the Marburg ...46 KB (7,311 words) - 03:55, 24 November 2022
- The Council of Europe is the oldest international organization working ... The most famous bodies of the Council of Europe are the European Court ...42 KB (6,144 words) - 08:27, 10 January 2024
- for her sympathetic coverage of Russia and the Bolsheviks during the Russian ... publications and in newspapers—The Spectator, where Bryant was society ...42 KB (6,349 words) - 09:05, 9 March 2023
- The National Basketball Association (NBA) is the world's premier ... of USA Basketball, which is recognized by the International Basketball ...32 KB (4,894 words) - 01:38, 11 November 2022
- all others, however, and that was The Spectator (1711), written by Joseph ... (1704–1706). The London Spy, before The Spectator, took up the position ...61 KB (9,767 words) - 03:12, 31 January 2023
- go down an inrun with a take-off ramp (the jump), attempting to go fly ... Ski jumping, like skydiving, is a sport practiced by those who enjoy ...18 KB (2,601 words) - 22:45, 29 January 2023
- On December 10, 2003, Ebadi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her ... a headscarf and for allegedly shaking the hand of a man. Defending her ...17 KB (2,614 words) - 19:59, 21 April 2023
- videbimus lumen(In Thy light shall we see the light) (a paraphrase of Psalm ... Columbia University is a private university whose main campus lies ...35 KB (5,049 words) - 22:45, 7 January 2024
- de Marisco is drawn to his execution tied to the back of a horse.]] To be drawn and quartered was the penalty ordained in England for ...18 KB (2,928 words) - 19:19, 14 August 2020
- Prose is a form of written or spoken language that follows the natural ... outsold and dominated all others, The Spectator, written by Joseph Addison ...35 KB (5,051 words) - 18:29, 28 February 2023
- The Ivy League is an athletic conference comprising eight private ... The term "Ivy League" is now most commonly used to refer ...22 KB (3,102 words) - 01:07, 8 February 2023
- Juggling is a form of skillful, often artful, object manipulation ... audience for the purpose of creating joy for the spectator. ...19 KB (3,000 words) - 09:05, 12 May 2024
- American economist and a major influence on the modern libertarian movement ... read." Jay Douglas, writing in The Spectator, derided Socialism as ...19 KB (2,970 words) - 02:41, 5 November 2022
- The term drama comes from a Greek word meaning "action" ... and time were seen as essential for the spectator's complete absorption ...37 KB (5,637 words) - 17:32, 30 January 2024
- The National Football League (NFL) is the largest and most prestigious ... The NFL was formed in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association ...39 KB (6,001 words) - 14:44, 11 November 2022
- Football is the name given to a number of different team sports. The ... The varying forms of football have several aspects in common. They ...41 KB (6,352 words) - 10:33, 10 November 2023
- The Southern United States—commonly referred to as the American ... After the Civil War, the South was largely devastated in terms of ...38 KB (5,665 words) - 15:40, 4 February 2023
- as Classical Yoga or simply Yoga) is one of the six orthodox (astika) schools ... Raja yoga is concerned principally with the cultivation of the mind using ...21 KB (3,177 words) - 00:10, 8 December 2022
- a basketball through a 10-foot high hoop (the basket) under organized rules ... Points are scored by passing the ball through the basket from above; ...42 KB (6,657 words) - 11:07, 20 September 2023
- jumps from a hot-air balloon in 1797. The military developed parachuting ... Formerly, most parachuting was performed by the military forces of ...19 KB (3,068 words) - 22:48, 29 January 2023
- The word Magi refers to a class of ancient Zoroastrian astrologer ... scene with the Virgin and Christ facing the spectator, while the Magi devoutly ...20 KB (3,254 words) - 04:59, 5 November 2022
- (MLB) as a shortstop and first baseman for the Chicago Cubs between 1953 ... Banks is regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. He began ...48 KB (7,068 words) - 20:11, 27 April 2024
- Gujarati writers and educators involved in the debate over social reforms ... Manilal's writings belong to the Pandit Yuga, or "Scholar ...44 KB (6,296 words) - 21:42, 30 October 2023
- and encouraged the use of her middle initial to facilitate this pronunciati ... by various Wimseys and published in The Spectator during World War II. ...39 KB (6,001 words) - 17:27, 30 January 2024
- ), a form of ritual dance drama, originated in the Southern Indian ... when cultural influences were eroding the adherence of the people to ...22 KB (3,220 words) - 17:09, 5 October 2022
- Honolulu is the capital and most populous city area in the United ... Honolulu's history includes habitation beginning in the twelfth ...22 KB (3,108 words) - 13:26, 2 February 2024
- A cowboy is an animal herder, usually in charge of the horses and/or ... in rodeos, while some work exclusively in the rodeo. Cowboys also spawned ...23 KB (3,523 words) - 06:14, 11 January 2024
- diplomat, and jurist, best known as the first Chief Justice of the ... Considered one of the "Founding Fathers" of the United States ...24 KB (3,727 words) - 22:16, 31 October 2023
- Volleyball is a globally recognized sport that found its origins in ... The complete rules of volleyball are extensive, but in general, play ...62 KB (10,612 words) - 21:01, 3 May 2023
- The Olympic Games (often referred to simply as The Olympics) are the ... The original Olympic Games began in c. 776 B.C.E. in Olympia, Greece ...28 KB (4,253 words) - 00:34, 18 November 2022
- in Giorgio Vasari's Vite (Lives of the Artists). Alberti studied ... mathematically coherent and related to the spectator. However, the technical ...24 KB (3,831 words) - 20:08, 25 October 2022
- and humanist who greatly influenced the cultural and literary renaissance ... *El Espectador (The Spectator, 8 volumes published 1916-1934) ...25 KB (3,932 words) - 01:34, 8 September 2022
- Kābul (Persian: کابل, IPA: [kɑː'bʊl]) is the capital ... Many empires have fought over the city during its 3,500 year history ...23 KB (3,382 words) - 16:50, 14 May 2024
- The America’s Cup is the most famous and most prestigious regatta ... During the year of the first World's Fair, American boatbuilders ...31 KB (4,811 words) - 02:52, 24 July 2023
- ), was an ancient Iranian prophet and the founder of Zoroastrianism ... C. S. Lewis, "Evil and God" The Spectator CLXVI (1941) ...25 KB (3,791 words) - 06:11, 13 June 2023
- of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east ... The lands have been inhabited for millennia by aboriginal peoples ...54 KB (7,539 words) - 19:09, 25 November 2023
- coercion in order to achieve justice. The boycott serves as a nonviolent ... 039; London from Kew to Mile End" (The Spectator, January 22, 1881). ...24 KB (3,816 words) - 22:31, 20 November 2023
- South Korea's contemporary culture has been shaped by the passionate ... The contemporary culture of South Korea derives from the traditional ...25 KB (3,777 words) - 02:45, 8 January 2024
- Yoga (from the Sanskrit root yuj ("to yoke")) refers to ... During the twentieth century, the philosophy and practice of Yoga ...28 KB (4,293 words) - 11:10, 25 May 2023
- with his poetry, he is known for writing the autobiographical novel La ... The Spectator, Volume 50 (F.C. Westley, 1877), 983. During this time ...25 KB (3,656 words) - 17:50, 4 May 2023
- romanized: Kyiv, pronounced [ˈkɪjiu̯], the capital and the largest city ... Founded in the fifth or sixth century as a trading post, it acquired ...26 KB (3,695 words) - 04:01, 6 October 2022
- In the arts, Baroque is a period as well as the style that used exaggerated ... One of the defining aspects of music of the Baroque era was its connection ...30 KB (4,617 words) - 10:52, 20 September 2023
- superhero widely considered to be one of the most famous and popular such ... A. C. Grayling, writing in The Spectator, traces Superman's stances ...61 KB (9,123 words) - 13:55, 28 April 2023
- The horse or domestic horse (Equus caballus) is a sizable ungulate ... Horses, one of the most historically vital domesticated animals to ...30 KB (4,944 words) - 19:37, 21 February 2022
- The Volga ( Во́лга|a=Ru-Волга.ogg|p=ˈvoɫɡə ... has always been Russia’s lifeblood] The Spectator, January 16, 2021. Retrieved ...31 KB (4,503 words) - 21:00, 3 May 2023
- film director closely associated with the suspense thriller genre. He ... identity and nature is unimportant to the spectator of the film. In Vertigo ...29 KB (4,441 words) - 08:14, 20 July 2023
- ::Note: For the Roman god Jupiter please click here. : Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest in the Solar ...33 KB (5,016 words) - 16:30, 14 May 2024
- Main sequence is the class name for stars that occupy a continuous ... energy at its hot, dense core through the fusion of hydrogen atoms into ...39 KB (5,825 words) - 10:55, 9 March 2023
- New journals like The Spectator and The Tatler that reviewed novels ... of eighteenth century novelists. The Spectator Number 10 had stated ...82 KB (12,058 words) - 20:51, 27 February 2023
- [[Image:Earth Western Hemisphere.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Increasingly ... Globalization, as a concept, refers both to the "shrinking" ...36 KB (5,269 words) - 08:02, 24 January 2023
- "Moscow's jihadi,"] The Spectator, June 25, 2011. Retrieved ... "Moscow's jihadi,"] The Spectator, June 25, 2011. Retrieved ...80 KB (10,642 words) - 07:25, 23 August 2023
- Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island nation ... did not cease until he threw his crown into the water. He sailed to the closest ...31 KB (4,281 words) - 22:29, 15 May 2024
- Swedish literature refers to literature written in the Swedish language ... Argus, based on Joseph Addison's The Spectator. Dalin gave a sketch ...37 KB (5,478 words) - 16:22, 12 January 2024
- Identity politics refers to the idea that socially constructed identities ... vicious, narcissistic cowards,"] The Spectator, February 19, 2015. Retrieved ...40 KB (5,610 words) - 14:15, 4 February 2023
- Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve is a U.S. National ... at sunset across this lava that charms the spectator. It becomes a twisted ...35 KB (5,657 words) - 06:16, 11 January 2024
- koku) is an island country that sits off the east coast of Asia. Japan ... Archaeological research indicates that people were living on the islands ...89 KB (12,871 words) - 15:44, 4 February 2022
- The Rhodesian Bush War, also known as the Second Chimurenga or the ... policy that has rewarded veterans of the Bush War with farms previously ...37 KB (5,599 words) - 20:03, 8 December 2022
- The Kingdom of Thailand, known as Siam until 1939, lies in Southeast ... The word Thai (ไทย) means "freedom" in the Thai language ...33 KB (4,876 words) - 15:05, 30 April 2023
- was an American jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme ... law firm before becoming a law professor at the University of Virginia. In ...85 KB (12,298 words) - 05:39, 11 August 2023
- of six field players and one goalkeeper. The objective of the game is to ... :Note: Rules below reflect the latest FINA Water Polo Rules 2005-2009. ...54 KB (9,243 words) - 23:17, 3 May 2023
- Minneapolis is the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It ... The city is abundantly rich in water, with over twenty lakes and wetlands ...39 KB (5,459 words) - 11:07, 10 March 2023
- Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island nation ... The adjective (language, ethnicity and citizenship) derived from Madagascar ...38 KB (5,416 words) - 04:52, 5 November 2022
- South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), (Korean: 대한민국, ... ) has existed for nearly 60 years, built on the foundation of a 5 ...42 KB (5,837 words) - 16:22, 6 March 2024
- Sweden is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern ... contributed to rapid industrialization; by the 1890s, the country had begun ...40 KB (5,890 words) - 20:41, 17 March 2024
- and Loathing in Las Vegas. He is credited as the creator of Gonzo journalism ... articles and helped edit the club’s yearbook The Spectator. ...43 KB (6,622 words) - 22:52, 5 February 2024
- Chennai (Tamil: சென்னை), formerly known as Madras, the ... Government Gazzette followed in 1795. The Spectator, founded in 1836, marked ...44 KB (6,123 words) - 14:52, 5 December 2023
- Scottish philosopher and historian. Hume was the third, the most radical and ... of Joseph Addison's Tatler and The Spectator, which Hume read avidly ...48 KB (7,545 words) - 08:05, 28 January 2024
- Homosexuality refers to sexual interaction between individuals of ... in accord with nature and natural law. On the other hand, many cultures ...91 KB (13,332 words) - 16:14, 25 January 2023
- The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg ( Groussherzogtum Lëtzebuerg ... The world's only sovereign Grand Duchy, Luxembourg is a parliamentary ...46 KB (6,759 words) - 03:09, 5 November 2022
- Italy (Italia), officially the Italian Republic, is a Southern European ... The Italian Republic shares its northern alpine boundary with France ...48 KB (6,888 words) - 16:16, 22 September 2021
- This article is about the nation of Georgia. For the U.S. state, see ... , known officially from 1990 to 1995 as the Republic of Georgia, is a ...46 KB (6,605 words) - 20:12, 4 September 2023
- with felt over or around a net and into the opponent's court. The ... players, it is a popular worldwide spectator sport. The four Major championship ...64 KB (9,860 words) - 20:09, 29 April 2023
- Restoration literature is the English literature written during the ... The Athenian Mercury set the stage for the later The Spectator, Gray ...54 KB (8,435 words) - 08:15, 4 August 2022
- and social estrangement, as expressed in the title of his most celebrated ... After his death in a car crash on September 30, 1955, Dean became ...56 KB (8,516 words) - 01:32, 8 February 2023
- , romanized: Moskva, IPA:) is the capital of Russia and the country ... its performing arts. It is well-known for the elegant onion domes of Saint ...63 KB (8,988 words) - 16:33, 10 November 2022
- With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in December 1991, the Russian ... Despite this acceptance, post-Soviet Russia lacked the military and ...65 KB (9,740 words) - 15:57, 25 January 2023
- For the Republic of China see Taiwan. For the civilization of China and its history see China. ...89 KB (11,967 words) - 17:55, 26 March 2023
- Not to be confused with the People's Republic of China For the civilization of China and its history see China ...97 KB (13,790 words) - 00:28, 4 January 2024
- revolutionary and a founding father of the People's Republic of ... genocide/ Systematic genocide] The Spectator (September 25, 2010) ...95 KB (14,231 words) - 15:44, 12 June 2023
- England is the largest and most populous constituent country of the ... England is often mistakenly considered the same as the United Kingdom ...103 KB (15,568 words) - 18:34, 13 February 2024
- The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (commonly ... The United Kingdom is a parliamentary democracy and a constitutional ...123 KB (18,096 words) - 11:41, 3 May 2023
- There was systematic political abuse of psychiatry in the Soviet Union, ... |title=Psychiatry and dissent |journal=The Spectator |date=4 March 1978a ...199 KB (24,192 words) - 20:08, 19 September 2022