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- Utopia is a term denoting a visionary or ideally perfect state of ... Utopianism refers to the various ways in which people think about ...19 KB (2,908 words) - 14:05, 3 May 2023
- William David Trimble, Baron Trimble, PC (born October 15, 1944), ... He is married to his former student, Daphne Orr, and they have four ...17 KB (2,585 words) - 08:32, 28 January 2024
- Vanuatu, officially the Republic of Vanuatu, is a Melanesian island ... Vanuatu is an archipelago of 83 islands, two of which—Matthew and ...19 KB (2,664 words) - 14:35, 3 May 2023
- quot;), officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked, mountainous country ... Christian tradition, Noah's Ark came to rest after the flood. (Gen. 8:4). ...47 KB (6,850 words) - 03:48, 15 August 2023
- "Great Law of the Wheel of Law"), is a system of qigong meditation ... As Falun Gong practice spread, Li stipulated that it could never be ...14 KB (2,259 words) - 00:36, 25 March 2024
- atmospheres of Earth and other planets. It is a branch of atmospheric science ... Earth's atmosphere is composed of about 78 percent nitrogen, ...11 KB (1,481 words) - 06:25, 21 August 2023
- The Baptist Church is a Christian denomination—or group of denominations—that ... The focus of Baptist church services is the proclamation of the Gospel ...25 KB (3,609 words) - 07:57, 20 September 2023
- Moloch (also rendered as Molech or Molekh, from the Hebrew מלך ... While no particular form of Moloch is known due to the ambiguity of ...20 KB (3,200 words) - 21:06, 21 December 2022
- and eventually, funk. His music would prove to have a profound influence on ... In 1953, Brown began his professional music career and skyrocketed ...25 KB (3,918 words) - 21:04, 20 March 2024
- violist, guitarist, and composer. He is one of the most famous violin ... Niccolò Paganini was born in Genoa, Italy, on October 27, 1782, to ...18 KB (2,716 words) - 23:29, 14 November 2022
- His most significant contributions to the study of religion are his ... Born in Bucharest to a Romanian army officer, Eliade had a quiet, ...30 KB (4,475 words) - 18:55, 9 November 2022
- in 1540, when the Chickasaw were living in what are now the States of Mississippi ... the seasons and war. Ancient stories speak to a relationship with the Choctaw ...14 KB (2,099 words) - 15:20, 10 December 2023
- different meanings in literature. The term is often used as a pejorative ... to indicate the improper usage of science or scientific claims. ...22 KB (3,110 words) - 02:36, 21 April 2023
- centuries. Originally, the site had 2000 to 3000 tumuli, but owing to quarrying ... A tumulus (plural tumuli) is a mound of earth and stones raised over ...28 KB (4,185 words) - 18:43, 2 May 2023
- Horus is one of the most archaic gods of the classical Egyptian pantheon ... the latter's murder of Osiris. Due to his identification with temporal ...25 KB (3,894 words) - 18:16, 7 February 2024
- being implemented, his most important legacy is the Ostpolitik, a policy aimed ... Brandt was forced to resign as chancellor in 1974 after it became ...21 KB (3,209 words) - 10:55, 15 May 2023
- (Lieutenant Colonel). Due to his organizational talents ... been widely questioned as humanity has tried to understand what motivated him ...27 KB (4,132 words) - 06:02, 15 June 2023
- Gastrotricha is a phylum of microscopic, free-living, aquatic worms ... Occurring in large concentrations, gastrotrichs are integral to aquatic ...12 KB (1,482 words) - 07:54, 23 January 2023
- ) is a term used in a variety of different contexts. Originally, the ... For most Protestants, the term apocrypha refers to scriptural texts ...29 KB (4,388 words) - 06:03, 11 August 2023
- Extradition is the official process by which one nation or state requests ... Equally, a crime in one jurisdiction may not be considered such in another ...16 KB (2,401 words) - 23:59, 24 March 2024
- II. Jehoiachin was taken in chains to Babylon and imprisoned, while ... King Amel-Marduk. Cuneiform records dated to 592 B.C.E. mention Jehoiachin ...11 KB (1,755 words) - 04:29, 31 July 2022
- Толсто́й; commonly referred to in English as Leo Tolstoy) ... and his sensual cravings, Tolstoy came to embrace a life of personal ...19 KB (2,878 words) - 19:54, 7 May 2024
- ) in Paris, France, is one of the oldest, largest, and most famous ... Kings Henry IV and Louis XIII added wings to the Louvre as did Napoleon ...22 KB (3,221 words) - 04:13, 4 November 2022
- that it was the nature of human beings to live sociably in peace. War ... (Fürstenschule) at Grimma, he was sent to study theology at the University ...14 KB (2,091 words) - 03:05, 23 December 2022
- proton = first) is a subatomic particle with an electric charge of ... force, mediated by gluons. Protons may be transmuted into neutrons by ...10 KB (1,600 words) - 08:20, 2 December 2022
- Thulium (chemical symbol Tm, atomic number 69) is the least abundant ... The element is never found in nature in pure form, but it is found ...9 KB (1,135 words) - 23:14, 30 April 2023
- nitrogen. This process in turn could be used to manufacture fertilizers ... power in Germany, the Nazis forced him to leave the country in 1933 because ...12 KB (1,882 words) - 07:04, 15 April 2024
- ) (c. 214 - c. 298 C.E.) was a Hellenistic mathematician. He is sometimes ... Little is known about the life of Diophantus. He lived in Alexandria ...16 KB (2,463 words) - 15:25, 29 January 2024
- An e-book (for electronic book, ebook, or ecobook) is the digital ... electronic reading devices, and subscription to communication networks contributed ...12 KB (1,743 words) - 21:37, 25 September 2020
- compound leaves and a stout, erect trunk up to seven meters (23 feet) high ... that gives them a fruit-like nature similar to the true fruits produced by ...26 KB (3,809 words) - 06:52, 12 January 2024
- range of scientific fields, from chemistry to physics to medicine, and laid ... not speak until the age of four and appeared to be mentally backward, but by ...10 KB (1,467 words) - 05:11, 17 June 2023
- " between 1914 and 1947. He is best known for his "Glasses ... and daredevil physical feats, for which he is best remembered today. Lloyd ...26 KB (3,880 words) - 09:20, 19 January 2024
- Havana, officially Ciudad de La Habana, is the capital city, major ... Havana has a long and colorful history dating to earliest human habitation ...29 KB (4,178 words) - 15:02, 25 January 2023
- participant and its groups struggle to maximize their benefits, which ... of people, for a variety of reasons, it is questionable whether this represents ...10 KB (1,445 words) - 08:14, 14 January 2023
- in the North Atlantic, he caused Germany to be in breach of the Second ... Dönitz's contribution to submarine warfare was a breakthrough ...19 KB (2,885 words) - 18:15, 14 May 2024
- St. Thomas Mount is a small hillock located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu ... An oil painting of the Madonna, reputed to have been painted by the apostle ...9 KB (1,390 words) - 16:21, 8 February 2023
- in 1993 as part of a peace process trying to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian ... The talks leading to the agreement were initially held in London, ...20 KB (2,928 words) - 04:40, 18 November 2022
- of Citium in Athens. In 80 B.C.E. he came to Rome, and apparently resided ... Information about Philodemus’ life comes from references to him ...9 KB (1,439 words) - 04:12, 24 November 2022
- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is a global membership organization ... As World War II drew to a close, the economies of numerous nations ...32 KB (4,747 words) - 12:59, 7 February 2023
- (1,300 km) northeast from Hokkaidō, Japan, to the Russian Kamchatka Peninsula ... in 1855, and 20 years later they laid claim to the entire chain. The islands ...30 KB (4,467 words) - 04:39, 4 March 2023
- The Book of Common Prayer is the foundational prayer book of the Church ... The Book of Common prayer is considered to have significantly contributed ...28 KB (4,558 words) - 07:25, 17 November 2023
- with Eve in His arm. While not strictly true to the Genesis account, this is ... A covenant is a legal and/or religiously binding agreement between ...23 KB (3,861 words) - 20:30, 28 May 2020
- Midwifery is the health science and health profession that deals with ... Today, midwifery is a recognized health profession with education ...32 KB (4,799 words) - 10:57, 10 March 2023
- Estonia (Estonian: Eesti or Eesti Vabariik), is a country in Northern Europe ... Due to its strategic location, Estonia was dominated by foreign powers ...40 KB (5,692 words) - 04:22, 22 March 2024
- 1936) was a Spanish poet and dramatist who is widely considered to be the ... the poetry of Walt Whitman and his travels to his America, as well as by ...13 KB (2,000 words) - 01:58, 26 March 2024
- Guan Yin (Pinyin: Guān Yīn; traditional Chinese: 觀音) is known ... Historically, worship of Guan Yin originated from earlier devotion ...10 KB (1,730 words) - 22:16, 2 December 2021
- forces on Guadalcanal. After an attempt to deliver further reinforcements ... The landings on the islands were meant to deny their use by the Japanese ...46 KB (6,816 words) - 11:29, 20 September 2023
- undisputed Democratic boss of Chicago and is considered by historians to ... both positions until his death, in 1976, to dominate party and civic affairs ...16 KB (2,425 words) - 20:14, 8 December 2022
- India in partnership with Ghandi and Nehru to establish a parliamentary democracy ... most influential leaders in Gujarat. He rose to the leadership of the Indian ...64 KB (9,693 words) - 19:34, 15 September 2022
- Molybdenum (chemical symbol Mo, atomic number 42) is a silvery white ... molybdos, meaning "lead-like") is not found free in nature. The ...14 KB (1,925 words) - 19:51, 9 November 2022
- New York City Ballet is a ballet company founded in 1933 by choreographer ... in the world, the New York City Ballet, is solely responsible for training ...8 KB (1,196 words) - 19:31, 14 November 2022
- The relationship between church and state is the institutional form ... Jesus' command to "Render unto Caesar what is Caesar's ...41 KB (6,339 words) - 21:58, 10 December 2023
- In music, a serenade (or sometimes serenata) is a musical composition ... period until now, a serenade usually refers to a multiple-movement work for ...10 KB (1,496 words) - 09:55, 26 January 2023
- :This article is about the astronomer. {{Infobox Person ... their time. He was the last major astronomer to work without the aid of a telescope ...28 KB (4,358 words) - 00:39, 3 May 2023
- Sir Elton John, born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on March 25, 1947, is ... John is also noted for crafting melodies for the lyrics of songwriting ...19 KB (3,014 words) - 17:42, 13 February 2024
- A workhouse or poorhouse is a publicly maintained facility for the ... were enforced regarding who was eligible to enter the workhouses and the ...14 KB (2,160 words) - 23:59, 17 May 2023
- Earth Day is an annual event celebrated around the world on April ... Earth Day grew out of the recognition by young people that the earth ...28 KB (3,976 words) - 17:35, 12 February 2024
- Georg Büchner's talent is generally held in great esteem in ... he established a secret society dedicated to the revolutionary cause. With ...8 KB (1,221 words) - 06:55, 18 April 2024
- three-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize. He is closely associated with the ... In contrast to Eliot, who gave up his American citizenship to become ...13 KB (2,029 words) - 06:17, 12 August 2023
- Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island ... was the first meeting in the process leading to the Articles of Confederation ...27 KB (3,922 words) - 00:36, 12 April 2023
- The Jesus Seminar refers to a group of "scholars with advanced ... the seminar uses votes with colored beads to determine the historicity ...36 KB (5,268 words) - 08:35, 3 April 2024
- Lycopene is a bright red, fat-soluble carotenoid pigment and phytochemical ... that synthesize this pigment, lycopene is an important intermediate in ...20 KB (2,797 words) - 10:39, 9 March 2023
- Mass spectrometry is an analytical technique that identifies the chemical ... and free morphemes, are closely related to the terms spectr-um and phot ...44 KB (6,414 words) - 16:19, 7 November 2022
- In most cases, the analyte in solution is first converted to a solid ... The precipitate can then be collected by filtration, washed to remove ...8 KB (1,266 words) - 19:27, 20 January 2023
- and its Necropolis - the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur ... Egypt. This complex of ancient monuments is located some eight kilometers ...33 KB (5,140 words) - 03:38, 7 December 2022
- Transcendental idealism is the name given by eighteenth century German ... the reliability of science and the inability to know what transcends observable ...14 KB (2,167 words) - 00:54, 2 May 2023
- Chalcedony is one of the cryptocrystalline—a term which refers to ... materials used in human history. It was used to make various tools, weapons ...7 KB (962 words) - 01:14, 4 December 2023
- Cuban jazz, a modern jazz equivalent of what jazz pioneer Jelly Roll Morton ... Gillespie adopted the Baha'i Faith in his later life and came ...17 KB (2,671 words) - 09:19, 15 January 2023
- The Republic of Ireland, often referred to as simply Ireland, is a ... Isle their ancestral home, due in large part to mass exodus during the Irish ...93 KB (13,999 words) - 16:07, 16 May 2024
- Chinese Chán monastic tradition. Huineng is the Sixth Patriarch of Chán ... Huineng is regarded as the founder of the "Sudden Enlightenment ...20 KB (3,245 words) - 16:34, 21 January 2024
- Alexandria, with a population of 4.1 million, is the second-largest ... ruler Alexander the Great, and was home to a substantial number of Jews ...24 KB (3,570 words) - 06:37, 20 July 2023
- events they describe remain in doubt. Homer is tentatively located in the ... by oral tradition before being committed to writing. From the first recorded ...27 KB (4,051 words) - 17:08, 14 November 2021
- disillusioned by the injustices of the world to fully take up the hopeful, ... Heine is often labeled the first of the "post-Romantic" ...13 KB (2,100 words) - 08:29, 21 January 2024
- levels. The driving force of seeking answers to such a twofold human purpose ... On the level of the purpose for the individual, it is the end of physical ...39 KB (6,287 words) - 23:22, 20 February 2022
- A kayak is a small, lightweight, human-powered boat. Long and narrow ... a spraydeck or similar waterproof garment is attached securely to the edges ...36 KB (5,715 words) - 17:16, 5 October 2022
- A steam engine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using ... energy are often used. The heat cycle is known as the Rankine cycle. ...41 KB (6,343 words) - 19:56, 9 February 2023
- The Republic of Liberia is a country on the west coast of Africa, ... a new era with the first woman ever elected to a national presidency in Africa. ...23 KB (3,221 words) - 11:02, 7 March 2023
- pH is a measure of the acidity and the basicity/alkalinity of a solution ... In aqueous systems, the hydrogen ion activity is dictated by the dissociation ...15 KB (2,240 words) - 15:20, 29 August 2023
- and Roman Catholic theologian who helped to shape the new thought of the ... He soon became an eloquent preacher, rising to the position of canon, and ...13 KB (1,975 words) - 05:20, 24 November 2022
- An island or isle is a tract of land that is completely surrounded ... and/or geologically related islands is called an archipelago. Whatever ...19 KB (2,807 words) - 19:43, 7 February 2023
- Mussel is the common term for members of several families of freshwater ... Zebra mussel (genus Dreissena, native to Black and Caspian seas) and ...14 KB (2,096 words) - 02:38, 11 March 2023
- Valerian I, was the Roman Emperor from 253 to 260. Valerian is mainly remembered ... What Valerian failed to recognize was that the tide of history was ...18 KB (2,788 words) - 14:13, 3 May 2023
- and lower Canada and Nova Scotia, from 1812 to 1815 on land and sea. The Americans ... The war started unsuccessfully for the Americans as their attempts ...42 KB (6,479 words) - 22:53, 3 May 2023
- jpg|thumb|right|225px|Leonardo Da Vinci is well known for his creative works]] Creativity is a process involving the generation of new ideas or concepts ...52 KB (7,713 words) - 06:21, 11 January 2024
- Jacob in the biblical Book of Genesis. Esau is considered to be the father ... of inheritance, Esau sold his birthright to Jacob, who later tricked him ...18 KB (2,951 words) - 22:23, 20 February 2022
- Enlightenment. His most well known work is An Essay on the History of ... the University of St Andrews. In 1745, owing to his knowledge of Gaelic, he ...6 KB (883 words) - 05:45, 15 June 2023
- The Gulf of Mexico is the ninth largest body of water in the world ... of the southern and western sectors of what is now the United States as ...19 KB (2,915 words) - 08:28, 8 January 2024
- Philippine island of Leyte, from October 23 to October 26, 1944, between the ... the morality of the war. Could Japan, unable to launch a naval defense have ...48 KB (7,546 words) - 10:05, 22 September 2023
- Rivers in present-day Nebraska. They refer to themselves as "Chaticks ... into ceding their lands in Nebraska to the U.S. government and relocated ...20 KB (3,218 words) - 01:45, 23 November 2022
- The Osiris myth is the most elaborate and influential story in ancient ... The myth, with its complex symbolism, is integral to ancient Egyptian ...56 KB (8,963 words) - 04:38, 18 November 2022
- retained the trust of Napoleon. He conspired to undermine the emperor's ... From childhood, Talleyrand walked with a limp, which caused him to ...51 KB (7,312 words) - 22:21, 4 December 2023
- Indian Prime Minister who did not belong to the Indian National Congress ... His relatively brief term as Prime Minister proved to India that a ...17 KB (2,426 words) - 00:04, 16 December 2022
- Fatherland), a successor literary journal to the Sovremennik. This image of social injustice, so similar to Dostoevsky's childhood ...7 KB (1,036 words) - 04:13, 15 November 2022
- ) is renowned as a monument of Christianity, of Gothic architecture ... Cologne Cathedral is one of the world's largest churches, being ...24 KB (3,597 words) - 22:36, 7 January 2024
- Shenzhen is a sub-provincial city of Guangdong province in southern ... late Chinese paramount leader Deng Xiaoping to become the first of the Special ...24 KB (3,404 words) - 19:58, 21 April 2023
- first young intellectuals sent by Catherine to study in the West. Upon his ... West, he brought Enlightenment ideas back to Russia. Peter the Great built ...21 KB (3,067 words) - 20:28, 23 June 2020
- translator who traveled on foot from China to India in the early Tang period ... Xuanzang’s detailed account of his travels, Journey to the West ...21 KB (3,157 words) - 14:33, 20 May 2023
- called an electric field (that can also be equated to electric flux density ... The electric field is a vector field with SI units of newtons per ...13 KB (1,987 words) - 00:14, 13 February 2024
- but as long as the Soviet Union was able to pursue its ideological war ... Union, urged the East German government to embrace change when he visited ...20 KB (3,005 words) - 09:18, 5 December 2022
- Considered by many to be one of the most brilliant orators of all ... least a century. He was the fifth son born to Beneigne Bossuet, a judge of ...26 KB (4,115 words) - 12:30, 6 November 2021
