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- Aesthetics (also spelled esthetics) is a branch of philosophy; it ... Baumgarten in 1735 to mean "the science of how things are known via the ...53 KB (8,177 words) - 05:51, 16 June 2023
- The Industrial Revolution was a major shift of technological, socioeconomic ... century, eventually affecting most of the world. The impact of this ...43 KB (6,275 words) - 12:45, 1 February 2024
- Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United ... and Indian War. For many years, control of the area was disputed by the ...45 KB (6,488 words) - 23:23, 5 March 2023
- actor. He is remembered as a cultural icon of teenage disillusionment and ... for Best Actor for his role in East of Eden. Upon receiving a second ...56 KB (8,516 words) - 01:32, 8 February 2023
- | order=27th President of the United States | date1=March 4, 1909 ... | date of birth=September 15, 1857 | place of birth=Cincinnati, Ohio ...32 KB (4,775 words) - 11:00, 9 May 2023
- magic and the occult, he also devoted much of his life to alchemy, divination ... Dee straddled the worlds of science and magic just as the two disciplines ...34 KB (5,268 words) - 02:25, 9 February 2023
- | order=28th President of the United States | date1=March 4, 1913 ... | date of birth=December 28, 1856 | place of birth=Staunton, Virginia ...37 KB (5,512 words) - 23:30, 17 May 2023
- KaihsuTai.jpg|thumb|400px|right|A rally of the trade union UNISON in Oxford ... A labor union, or trade union, is an association of fair wage-earners ...25 KB (3,721 words) - 04:31, 6 October 2022
- The question of the meaning of life is perhaps the most fundamental ... This question has resulted in a wide range of competing answers and ...50 KB (7,753 words) - 02:49, 9 November 2022
- I on December 31, 1600, with the intention of favoring trade privileges in ... A close study of the history of the company shows how the British ...38 KB (6,054 words) - 02:25, 22 November 2023
- physics theory with a similar name, see Theory of Relativity evaluate beliefs and behaviors only in terms of, for example, their historical ...25 KB (3,816 words) - 03:07, 8 December 2022
- which included sexual and personal freedom of expression and for amassing ... a small village in the Narsinghpur District of Madhya Pradesh state in India ...28 KB (4,136 words) - 03:34, 1 October 2023
- Peck described human life as a series of obstacles to be overcome ... While Peck promoted a life of discipline, true love, and honest relationships ...37 KB (5,607 words) - 04:44, 5 November 2022
- Saint Thomas Aquinas, O.P. (also Thomas of Aquin, or Aquino; c. 1225 ... for those studying for the priesthood (Code of Canon Law, Can. 252, §3). ...35 KB (5,231 words) - 18:38, 30 April 2023
- "wool") is a mystical tradition of Islam dedicated to experiencing ... Sufis believe that excessive rationalism blocks human understanding ...29 KB (4,602 words) - 13:45, 28 April 2023
- Throughout his life, Fuller was concerned with the question of whether ... synergetics. He also created a large number of inventions, mostly in the fields ...36 KB (5,646 words) - 16:53, 22 November 2023
- German philosopher, known for his critique of religious belief. He is commonly ... Feuerbach emerged in the 1840s as a leader of the Young Hegelians ...24 KB (3,623 words) - 02:37, 5 November 2022
- Spearfishing is a form of fishing that has been popular throughout ... and is illegal in many others. Because of the belief of lack of sport ...23 KB (3,586 words) - 15:19, 27 April 2023
- denotes Russians citizens and/or residents of Korean descent living on Sakhalin ... The Sakhalin Koreans experienced slaughter at the hands of the Russians ...39 KB (5,508 words) - 21:58, 17 April 2023
- reformer. He is best known as the editor of the radical abolitionist newspaper ... racism and the degrading conditions of blacks undermined the recognition ...24 KB (3,479 words) - 18:24, 17 April 2023
- goff), was an Australian former politician and 21st Prime Minister ... However, despite the brevity of his premiership, his government left ...39 KB (5,698 words) - 00:11, 3 January 2024
- The Kingdom of Morocco is a country in North Africa. The full Arabic ... The king is viewed as spiritual leader of the country and dominates ...40 KB (5,727 words) - 13:14, 10 March 2023
- Hawaii and Australia. With the exception of tiny Vatican City, Tuvalu has ... Tuvalu consists of four reef islands and five true atolls. Its small ...20 KB (3,026 words) - 21:13, 7 March 2024
- an 'a' at the end) was the ruler of the Maurya Empire from 273 ... in Sanskrit. Ashoka was the first ruler of ancient Bharata (India), after ...35 KB (5,661 words) - 04:44, 18 August 2023
- 11, 1948) was a major political leader of the All India Muslim League ... to quit the Congress. He then took charge of the Muslim League and proposed ...37 KB (5,500 words) - 01:48, 11 March 2023
- Asia. He is credited with the translation of some 1,330 fascicles of scriptures ... Xuanzang’s detailed account of his travels, Journey to the West ...21 KB (3,157 words) - 14:33, 20 May 2023
- Feminism comprises a number of social, cultural and political movements ... Historians of feminism have identified three “waves” of feminist ...71 KB (9,858 words) - 17:15, 26 March 2024
- His seminal book The Organization of Behavior, published in 1949 ... memory. He sought to understand the function of the brain and its relationship ...24 KB (3,670 words) - 17:22, 30 January 2024
- The Turkish invasion of Cyprus (Turkish: Operation Peace), launched ... Turkey invoked its role as a guarantor under the 1960 Treaty of Guarantee ...55 KB (8,362 words) - 00:23, 3 May 2023
- through self knowledge, by being aware of their thoughts and feelings ... was subsequently raised under the tutelage of Annie Besant and C.W. Leadbeater ...52 KB (7,928 words) - 12:38, 1 August 2022
- North Macedonia (before 2019, Macedonia), officially the Republic ... The lands governed by the republic were the southernmost part of the ...50 KB (7,230 words) - 10:05, 11 March 2023
- are usually credited with being the founders of analytic philosophy. A prolific ... Russell was born at the height of Britain's economic and political ...75 KB (11,466 words) - 17:25, 29 September 2023
- Thomas Jefferson, believed to be the mother of several children belonging ... that the Hemings children were the offspring of a nephew of Jefferson. ...27 KB (3,996 words) - 01:50, 23 December 2022
- who analyzed the basic structural elements of Russian folk tales to identify ... Petersburg to an assimilated Russian family of German descent. His parents ...25 KB (3,814 words) - 23:03, 24 May 2023
- and from 1967 to 1998 the second President of Indonesia. After briefly working ... 86 years old in Jakarta in 2008. The legacy of Suharto's presidency is ...58 KB (8,552 words) - 13:46, 28 April 2023
- The word Māori refers to the indigenous people of New Zealand and ... They contribute to many aspects of the economy of New Zealand ...37 KB (5,756 words) - 11:08, 9 March 2023
- The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, commonly called Jordan, is an Arab ... A young nation, Jordan occupies an area considered one of the 15 cradle ...50 KB (7,586 words) - 20:00, 4 May 2024
- Planetary habitability is the measure of a planet's or a natural ... An absolute requirement for life is an energy source, and the notion ...54 KB (8,172 words) - 20:44, 9 April 2023
- David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor, OM, PC (January ... . The same year, he introduced National Insurance to cover the cost ...46 KB (7,168 words) - 08:06, 28 January 2024
- #039; national hero and the anniversary of Rizal's death is commemorated ... The seventh of eleven children born to a wealthy family in the town ...46 KB (7,008 words) - 06:33, 6 May 2024
- 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
- 1541) was a Spanish conquistador, conqueror of the Inca Civilization and founder ... Pizarro had been appointed governor of Peru before the country was ...25 KB (4,083 words) - 04:54, 9 April 2024
- for their own existence. It is the sum total of a being's knowledge and ... Components of the self-concept include physical, psychological, and ...38 KB (5,604 words) - 20:14, 22 May 2023
- PNG|400px|right|thumb|Hypothesized map of human migration based on Mitochondrial ... throughout prehistory and human history. The movement of populations ...28 KB (4,050 words) - 16:22, 23 December 2022
- Korean Buddhism is distinguished from other forms of Buddhism by its ... Korean Buddhism today consists mostly of the Seon lineage. Seon has ...32 KB (4,825 words) - 20:07, 15 August 2021
- a period referred to as the Golden Age of Piracy. His best known vessel ... disposal. It was reported in the General History of the Pirates that he had ...25 KB (4,026 words) - 23:53, 12 February 2024
- British Army officer and creator of special military units in World ... Perhaps the most important aspect of Wingate's legacy is that ...43 KB (6,762 words) - 01:10, 18 November 2022
- Mississippi is a state located in the Deep South of the United States ... in the nation, based largely on the value of slaves, who were counted as ...35 KB (5,105 words) - 11:10, 10 March 2023
- A Chinese family name is one of the thousands of family names that ... Chinese surnames have served a number of sociological purposes throughout ...26 KB (3,907 words) - 17:05, 10 December 2023
- to regional prominence through his defense of New England shipping interests ... precedents that bolstered the authority of the Federal government. As ...42 KB (6,358 words) - 22:07, 25 January 2024
- [[Image:Pygmy.png|thumb|right|200px|Comparative height of a Pygmy ... In anthropology, a Pygmy is a member of a hunter-gatherer people characterized ...27 KB (4,197 words) - 20:58, 14 April 2023
- public figure. He served as the Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations ... While widely recognized as a leading representative of Judaism in ...46 KB (6,319 words) - 07:34, 27 February 2023
- generally known as Henri Poincaré, was one of France's greatest mathematicians ... === Early life and education === Poincaré was born on April 29, 1854 ...40 KB (5,908 words) - 07:01, 22 January 2024
- A graduate of the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Shepard ... Shepard was designated as the commander of the first crewed Project ...57 KB (8,455 words) - 04:33, 17 June 2023
- ==Evolution of the glyph== as the number represents. The Romans tired of writing 4 as IIII, but 3 continues ...42 KB (5,963 words) - 06:44, 13 June 2023
- northernmost, and most sparsely populated of its 47 prefectural-level subdivisions ... Hokkaidō did not officially become part of Japan until 1868, and ...26 KB (3,650 words) - 13:21, 1 February 2024
- the Fair (French: le Bel), son and successor of Philip III, reigned as King ... A member of the House of Capet, Philip was born at the Palace of Fontainebleau ...23 KB (3,671 words) - 22:38, 28 March 2023
- Protestants, Catholics, and a small number of Orthodox Christians. Although ... The Nestorians were accepted in China because of their ability to ...58 KB (8,323 words) - 21:09, 10 December 2023
- marshland located in the southern portion of the U.S. State of Florida. ... and West Indian manatee. Over 1,000 species of plants live here, many endemic ...26 KB (3,981 words) - 23:51, 24 March 2024
- Djibouti, officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a small country ... rocky soil limits agriculture, and much of the nation's funds come ...32 KB (4,757 words) - 16:28, 29 January 2024
- but was defeated in the disastrous Battle of Fredericksburg and Battle of ... but he, more than anyone, seemed to be aware of his shortcomings and was willing ...27 KB (4,163 words) - 02:49, 24 July 2023
- Grenada is a group of three larger islands (Grenada, Carriacou, and ... 5 storm that damaged or destroyed 90 percent of the buildings on the island. ...26 KB (3,667 words) - 18:33, 31 January 2023
- The River Gambia flows through the center of the country and empties into ... Like its neighbor, The Gambia relies heavily on the export of groundnuts ...24 KB (3,469 words) - 15:37, 30 April 2023
- Arabic: سليمان Sulayman) was the son of king David and the third king ... Nathan is Jedidiah, meaning "friend of God" (2 Samuel 12:25) ...29 KB (4,624 words) - 00:50, 4 February 2023
- Libya is a country in North Africa 90 percent of which is desert. ... , R'bw (Libu), which refers to one of the tribes of Berber peoples ...53 KB (7,788 words) - 11:06, 7 March 2023
- Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, ... The long reign of monarchs came to an end in 1974, when a pro-Soviet ...47 KB (6,926 words) - 04:34, 22 March 2024
- was an American jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme ... becoming a law professor at the University of Virginia. In the early 1970s ...85 KB (12,298 words) - 05:39, 11 August 2023
- boundary with the Atlantic Ocean. The area of Antigua and Barbuda is 171 ... to have been due to the combined effects of disease, malnutrition, and ...27 KB (3,940 words) - 06:23, 31 July 2023
- bin Suleiman,Ana Laguna, "In the Name of Love: Cervantes's Play ... as Persian and Arabic. He is regarded as one of the greatest poets of Turkic ...45 KB (6,828 words) - 07:24, 15 April 2024
- Tribal Areas and Balochistan provinces of western Pakistan. Their Pashto ... Their unified modern past began with the rise of the Durrani Empire ...61 KB (8,656 words) - 18:55, 23 March 2023
- The Middle Ages form the middle period in a traditional division of ... With the demise of centralized Roman government in the West, trade ...60 KB (9,144 words) - 10:41, 10 March 2023
- important and widely read American writers of the nineteenth century. In search of adventure, the young Melville left his native Massachusetts ...26 KB (4,121 words) - 10:03, 22 January 2024
- by the texts, traditions and experience of the Jewish people. Judaism ... Jewish philosophy can be considered to take two directions; the use ...28 KB (4,179 words) - 03:01, 1 August 2022
- Greenland, (Greenlandic: Kalaallit Nunaat, meaning "Land of the ... ice sheet, which covers over 80 percent of its land mass. ...37 KB (5,399 words) - 17:06, 3 April 2023
- 2005, Bedford, Massachusetts U.S.) was one of the twentieth century's ... Mayr's theories on speciation remain the leading view of how ...30 KB (4,364 words) - 21:22, 20 March 2024
- identities. The term is used in a variety of ways to describe phenomena ... Many contemporary advocates of identity politics take an intersectional ...40 KB (5,610 words) - 14:15, 4 February 2023
- Sultan Fateh Ali Tipu, also known as the Tiger of Mysore (November ... were staunchly loyal to him. At the request of the French, he built a church ...44 KB (6,987 words) - 23:40, 30 April 2023
- North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea ... The history of North Korea formally began with the establishment of ...72 KB (9,967 words) - 06:32, 16 November 2022
- The Mormon handcart pioneers were participants in the migration of ... in Utah, but lacking funds for full teams of oxen or horses, nearly 3,000 ...42 KB (6,112 words) - 13:14, 10 March 2023
- third edition, published in 1831. The title of the novel refers to the protagonist ... punished for his pains. He usurped the role of the gods. Shelley's novel ...36 KB (5,384 words) - 05:11, 9 April 2024
- | order=26th President of the United States | date1=September 14, 1901 ... | date of birth=October 27, 1858 | place of birth=New York City, New York ...46 KB (7,173 words) - 17:59, 30 April 2023
- 1920 – June 5, 2012) decided at the age of 12 that he was going to be ... short stories, novels, and poems are full of thought provoking "what ...27 KB (3,902 words) - 19:07, 16 April 2023
- Astrology is a group of systems, traditions, and beliefs in which ... While astronomy is the scientific study of astronomical objects and phenomena ...33 KB (4,705 words) - 18:24, 19 August 2023
- ; a metropolis in northern China, is the capital of the People's ... B.C.E., Beijing has served as the capital of numerous dynasties and governments ...59 KB (8,054 words) - 10:27, 26 September 2023
- Rhode Island, officially the State of Rhode Island and Providence ... One of the founders of Rhode Island was Roger Williams. In 1636, Williams ...30 KB (4,360 words) - 20:52, 16 April 2023
- ) (born 1058 C.E. in Tus, Khorasan province of Persia in modern day Iran; ... Al-Ghazali condemned the earlier attempts of Al-Farabi and Avicenna ...28 KB (4,307 words) - 07:21, 16 June 2023
- born October 1, 1924) was the 39th President of the United States (1977–1981 ... As President, his major accomplishments included the consolidation ...56 KB (8,252 words) - 21:54, 3 January 2024
- Kinshasa (Léopoldville until 1966), the capital and largest city ... A colony of Belgium, the country received its independence in 1960 ...28 KB (3,888 words) - 23:14, 3 March 2023
- [[Image:Costumes of Slaves or Serfs from the Sixth to the Twelfth ... Serfdom is the socio-economic status of unfree peasants under feudalism ...31 KB (4,884 words) - 09:56, 26 January 2023
- inventive. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest painters of all time. including the Vitruvian Man. He conceived of ideas vastly ahead of his time ...29 KB (4,455 words) - 08:02, 6 March 2023
- The Vietnam War was a military conflict in which communist forces ... The chief cause of the war cause was Ho Chi Minh’s desire to establish ...70 KB (11,017 words) - 20:17, 3 May 2023
- Nepal, known officially as the State of Nepal, is a landlocked Himalayan ... Although the country is the birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama, who ...47 KB (6,833 words) - 16:19, 11 November 2022
- physicist, cosmologist, author, and Director of Research at the Centre for ... Despite being diagnosed with a rare early-onset slow-progressing form ...67 KB (9,596 words) - 04:41, 28 April 2023
- the Mathematical Seminar at the University of Vienna, Boltzmanngasse 5. Meeting ... The Vienna Circle (in German: der Wiener Kreis) was a group of philosophers ...34 KB (4,936 words) - 20:14, 3 May 2023
- North Pyeongan Province, which is now part of North Korea. He founded the ... teachings are published as the Exposition of the Divine Principle (1996). ...69 KB (10,533 words) - 13:50, 28 April 2023
- The Rosewood massacre was a racially motivated massacre of black people ... Sixty years after the rioting, the story of Rosewood was revived by major ...77 KB (11,899 words) - 19:18, 16 December 2022
- August 4, 1961) served as the 44th President of the United States from 2009 ... Law School, where he was the president of the Harvard Law Review. He ...70 KB (9,939 words) - 08:02, 20 September 2023
- Togo, officially the Togolese Republic, is a thin sliver of land in ... Togo was once part of the area known as the "Slave Coast" ...26 KB (3,713 words) - 03:53, 1 May 2023
- first baseman. Widely considered to be one of the greatest and most consistent ... in 1948, when he finished one home run short of winning baseball's Triple ...74 KB (10,809 words) - 20:06, 28 April 2024
- Science fiction (also, sf, SF, or sci-fi) is a broad genre of fiction ... Science fiction is part of, and in organizational or marketing contexts ...54 KB (7,938 words) - 02:35, 21 April 2023
- The news of gold brought approximately 300,000 people to California ... The effects of the Gold Rush were substantial. Outside of California ...61 KB (8,925 words) - 18:25, 25 November 2023
- Much of Burroughs' work is semi-autobiographical, drawn from ... Burroughs was born in 1914, the younger of two sons of a prominent ...53 KB (8,079 words) - 10:49, 12 May 2023
- Pio of Pietrelcina (May 25, 1887 – September 23, 1968) was a Capuchin ... Pio is renowned among Roman Catholics as one of the Church's ...40 KB (6,382 words) - 17:02, 2 October 2023
- years. The oldest extant works show signs of maturity indicating an even ... A revival of Tamil literature took place from the late nineteenth ...33 KB (4,960 words) - 00:53, 21 April 2023
- – September 28, 1970) was the president of Egypt from 1956 until his death ... Nasser is seen as one of the most important political figures in recent ...39 KB (5,970 words) - 04:07, 18 April 2024
- French: [ʒiʁɔ̃dɛ̃], or Girondists, were a group of loosely affiliated ... Like the Montagnards, they initially were part of the Jacobin movement ...34 KB (4,885 words) - 16:31, 15 December 2022
- 6, 1781 – July 5, 1826) was the founder of the city of Singapore (now ... Raffles was born on the ship Ann off the coast of Jamaica. Little ...33 KB (5,257 words) - 16:24, 8 February 2023
- Neocolonialism is a term used by post-colonial critics of developed ... ) and a critique of modern capitalist businesses involvement in nations ...50 KB (7,266 words) - 04:29, 11 March 2023
- Paris is the capital city of France, situated on the River Seine, ... between land and river trade routes in lands of abundant agriculture had made ...70 KB (10,606 words) - 13:20, 11 March 2023
- The Republic of India (Hindi: भारत गणराज्य ... name for the Indus River. The Constitution of India and common usage in Hindi ...64 KB (9,559 words) - 13:04, 4 March 2024
- The Unconscious is a rich concept with a multi-faceted history. For ... the collective unconscious, an accumulation of inherited experiences of all ...34 KB (4,920 words) - 01:35, 3 May 2023
- radio in the 1940s, he also had a string of hit records during the early ... (The Hammer Song)" (with Lee Hays of the Weavers), and "Turn ...58 KB (8,480 words) - 21:18, 8 August 2023
- along with American and British Modernists of the Lost Generation, expatriates ... Barney was an early advocate of "free love." She opposed ...46 KB (7,032 words) - 01:28, 11 November 2022
- Homosexuality refers to sexual interaction between individuals of ... the other hand, many cultures throughout history have had specific socially ...91 KB (13,332 words) - 16:14, 25 January 2023
- Conflict is a state of disagreement between two or more parties. This ... or harmonious. Appreciating diversity of opinion, ability, and interest ...32 KB (4,807 words) - 18:58, 15 May 2020
- Raised by Christian parents in the Igbo village of Ogidi in south ... When the region of Biafra broke away from Nigeria in 1967, Achebe ...79 KB (12,034 words) - 17:05, 10 December 2023
- Industrialization in the Soviet Union occurred as a process of accelerated ... The official task of industrialization was the transformation of the ...62 KB (8,764 words) - 22:12, 30 March 2023
- He first came to prominence with a series of radio news broadcasts during ... A pioneer of television news broadcasting, Murrow's work continued ...32 KB (5,062 words) - 23:47, 12 February 2024
- he was only 15 years old, under the command of his older brother Oliver Hazard ... However, it did lead to the rest of the world gaining much from ...32 KB (5,039 words) - 16:55, 7 November 2022
- von Braun (March 23, 1912 - June 16, 1977) was one of the leading ... Wernher von Braun was born in Wirsitz, Province of Posen, in the German ...47 KB (7,340 words) - 17:15, 4 May 2023
- authority), and the political leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution ... leader (marja al-taqlid, "source of imitation") to many Shi ...50 KB (7,539 words) - 20:35, 17 April 2023
- – January 16, 1794) was an English historian and Member of Parliament ... It covered the period of the Roman Empire after Marcus Aurelius, from ...36 KB (5,457 words) - 18:23, 12 February 2024
- in Indian culture and based on teachings of the Vedas. Hinduism is the ... taught at universities results from the work of the theosophist, Annie Besant ...61 KB (9,460 words) - 19:05, 17 March 2022
- but known to his friends as Van, was one of the most influential American ... while also being the main proponent of the view that philosophy is ...34 KB (5,037 words) - 15:37, 6 May 2023
- Dream of the Red Chamber (Traditional Chinese: 紅樓夢; Simplified ... The novel is a detailed, episodic record of the lives of the members ...35 KB (5,738 words) - 17:35, 30 January 2024
- Germany from 1919 to 1933. This period of German history is often known ... The phrase Weimar Republic is an invention of historians, and was not used ...56 KB (8,410 words) - 23:27, 3 May 2023
- together to challenge the immoral system of racial segregation. The movement ... The founding fathers of the United States had written of humanity ...74 KB (11,453 words) - 06:02, 16 June 2023
- known as the co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Apple Inc. At the time of his ... Through Apple, Jobs was widely recognized as a charismatic pioneer ...55 KB (7,618 words) - 00:27, 26 February 2023
- "Unclean! Unclean!" These were the words of lepers as they ... nerves. It also affects the mucosa of the upper respiratory tract ...31 KB (4,435 words) - 21:58, 25 October 2022
- Egypt, officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country in North ... Egypt is famous for its ancient civilization and some of the world ...47 KB (7,144 words) - 00:00, 13 February 2024
- ) was an American physicist known for expanding the theory of quantum ... He assisted in the development of the atomic bomb and was a member ...54 KB (8,060 words) - 20:15, 8 December 2022
- The Kingdom of Belgium is a country in northwest Europe bordered by ... Flanders in the north, with 58 percent of the population, and the French ...76 KB (10,944 words) - 08:52, 27 September 2023
- musician and critic who was a major figure of the modernist movement in early ... in style and technique, Pound rejected much of the modern world, especially ...34 KB (5,360 words) - 00:02, 25 March 2024
- Criminology is the scientific study of crime as an individual and ... crime and ensuring the safety and well-being of all members of society. The ...34 KB (4,876 words) - 06:24, 11 January 2024
- Mohammad Rezā Shāh Pahlavi, Shah of Iran (Persian language: محمدرضا ... It was lack of his regime's religious legitimacy in the eyes ...53 KB (8,258 words) - 19:29, 9 November 2022
- and William Leonard Langer, The Encyclopedia of World History: Ancient, Medieval ... policy that has rewarded veterans of the Bush War with farms previously ...37 KB (5,599 words) - 20:03, 8 December 2022
- that name. In reality, the movement consists of several distinct organizations ... itself contributed towards the development of human consciousness of a world ...66 KB (10,055 words) - 01:47, 8 December 2022
- Southern European country with a population of approximately 60 million. It ... and France. The independent countries of San Marino and the Vatican ...48 KB (6,888 words) - 16:16, 22 September 2021
- "Respected Leader"), was one of the most prominent and highly ... at war with Britain have been the cause of arguments among historians ...36 KB (5,476 words) - 21:09, 26 February 2023
- Alaska, a state of the United States of America located in the extreme ... territory in 1912, and the 49th state of the U.S. on January 3, 1959 ...74 KB (11,051 words) - 04:34, 17 June 2023
- quot;) is a general term for a group of culturally similar indigenous ... Prior to the arrival of Europeans, and even after their arrival since ...53 KB (8,160 words) - 18:55, 7 February 2023
- until 1910, lasted for five centuries as one of the world's longest running ... Shortly following the declaration of the Korean Empire in 1897, the ...39 KB (5,700 words) - 15:30, 6 May 2024
- Originally coined to criticize the actions of U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy ... During this time many thousands of Americans were accused of being ...62 KB (9,130 words) - 09:28, 10 March 2023
- urban renewal project, a transformation of a large former disused docks ... Cabrini-Green housing project, one of many urban renewal efforts.]] ...41 KB (6,131 words) - 00:41, 13 January 2024
- Association (NBA). Widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players ... The all-time leading scorer in Lakers history, Bryant was the first ...95 KB (13,365 words) - 03:58, 4 March 2023
- The Industrial Revolution was a transformation of human life circumstances ... The Industrial Revolution marked a major turning point in human history ...56 KB (8,479 words) - 16:09, 28 September 2021
- Glacier National Park is a stunningly beautiful ice-carved terrain ... International Peace Park. In recognition of the bonds of friendship and ...38 KB (5,805 words) - 13:33, 16 December 2022
- and a national spokesman for the Nation of Islam. He was also founder ... As a fiery, socio-political critic of American Christianity's ...49 KB (7,838 words) - 06:35, 5 November 2022
- a process by which the texts and languages of Western philosophy (in particular ... Subjects relevant to deconstruction include the philosophy of meaning ...49 KB (7,258 words) - 09:03, 28 January 2024
- [[Image:Skyscrapers of Shinjuku 2009 January.jpg|thumb|right|250 px ... cities formed in locations where a number of people were gathered to live ...41 KB (6,075 words) - 22:26, 10 December 2023
- persecution. Anti-Semitism has a long history, extending back to the Greco ... The dominant form of anti-Semitism from the nineteenth century until ...52 KB (8,069 words) - 12:28, 14 October 2023
- Overseas Chinese are people of Chinese birth or descent who live outside ... Chinese dominate almost all the economies of Southeast Asia, and have sometimes ...45 KB (6,097 words) - 10:53, 11 March 2023
- by many as the greatest American leader of the twentieth century. His ... close to his birthday, King is only one of three Americans to have a national ...58 KB (9,123 words) - 17:52, 18 January 2023
- The Islamic Republic of Pakistan, or Pakistan, is a country located ... in the world. Its territory was a part of the pre-partitioned British ...40 KB (5,985 words) - 19:54, 7 March 2024
- Tacitus (c. 56 C.E. – c. 117 C.E.) was one of the important historians of ... has been most influential outside the field of history. While recognizing ...43 KB (6,444 words) - 02:48, 27 February 2023
- as Shell, is a multinational oil company of Dutch and British origins. ... processing, transportation and marketing of hydrocarbons (oil and gas) ...44 KB (6,285 words) - 21:48, 16 April 2023
- important and controversial English writer of the twentieth century, and ... Although he is now esteemed as one of the most important figures in ...40 KB (6,070 words) - 07:34, 12 January 2024
- Chandos portrait that is believed to be of William Shakespeare]] dramatist. His surviving works consist of 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two ...56 KB (8,436 words) - 10:51, 12 May 2023
- movements that are concerned with notions of cultural decline or decadence ... Fascists promote a type of national unity that is usually based on ...43 KB (6,085 words) - 00:42, 25 March 2024
- ), officially the Republic of Austria ( Republik Österreich ... The origins of modern Austria date back to the ninth century, when ...90 KB (13,119 words) - 17:56, 22 August 2023
- Few concepts in human history have generated as much fascination, ... Throughout history, the vast majority of people in the world have ...102 KB (16,134 words) - 19:54, 31 December 2023
- bring attention to the integration efforts of African Americans in Birmingham ... Fred Shuttlesworth, and others, the campaign of nonviolent direct action culminated ...60 KB (8,930 words) - 17:58, 31 October 2023
- Francisco Franco, was the Dictator of Spain in parts of the country ... power in order to preserve a traditional way of life that was threatened, in ...40 KB (6,158 words) - 04:53, 9 April 2024
- feelings, behavioral responses, and a degree of pleasure or displeasure. Emotions ... attempted to identify the emotion with one of the components: William James ...51 KB (6,936 words) - 18:27, 13 February 2024
- ) of its agricultural sector between 1928 and 1940 during the Premiereship ... In the early 1930s, over 91 percent of agricultural land became collectivized ...62 KB (8,577 words) - 22:34, 7 January 2024
- El Salvador, officially the Republic of El Salvador, is a country ... For many decades, coffee was the mainspring of the Salvadoran economy ...41 KB (5,922 words) - 00:08, 13 February 2024
- The British Empire is the most extensive empire in world history and ... By 1921, the British Empire ruled a population of between 470 and ...59 KB (8,891 words) - 02:41, 22 November 2023
- Marxism, in a narrow sense, refers to the thoughts and theories of ... thoughts, theories, and movements of Marxism have emerged since ...86 KB (12,847 words) - 15:58, 7 November 2022
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- territories, establishing the Empire of the Great Qing. The Qing Dynasty ... with Han Chinese culture, and saw the height of Imperial Chinese influence ...45 KB (7,044 words) - 07:44, 3 July 2022
- grand jury indicted Hiss on two counts of perjury; Chambers admitted ... 1950, he was found guilty on both counts of perjury and received two concurrent ...52 KB (8,001 words) - 20:43, 20 July 2023
- from Akkord—"musical chord, concord of sounds") ... are a family of box-shaped musical instruments of the bellows-driven ...52 KB (7,685 words) - 01:50, 27 February 2024
- The Wizard of Oz is a 1939 American musical fantasy film produced ... Characterized by its use of Technicolor, fantasy storytelling, musical ...117 KB (17,054 words) - 12:48, 4 June 2023
- The history of economic thought concerns thinkers and theories in ... Following Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations, classical economists ...51 KB (7,537 words) - 12:02, 1 February 2024
- A galaxy is a massive, gravitationally bound system consisting of ... May 18, 2018. all orbiting a common center of mass. Galaxies can also contain ...57 KB (8,514 words) - 03:49, 18 April 2024
- Tourism is travel for pleasure, and the commercial activity of providing ... which go "beyond the common perception of tourism as being limited to ...101 KB (14,057 words) - 17:18, 7 May 2024
- revolutionary and a founding father of the People's Republic ... Born the son of a wealthy farmer in Shaoshan, Hunan, Mao adopted a ...95 KB (14,231 words) - 15:44, 12 June 2023
- |+Prime Minister of the United Kingdom |Periods in Office: ... |Place of Birth: |Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire|Woodstock ...65 KB (10,388 words) - 23:13, 17 May 2023
- Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South ... from northern Ecuador to central Chile. In search of Inca wealth, the Spanish ...46 KB (6,833 words) - 23:21, 26 August 2023
- many applications including scientific study of earthquakes, and synchronization ... Developed by the United States Department of Defense, it is officially ...54 KB (8,113 words) - 20:37, 29 December 2023
- actor. A Nobel Prize winner, Pinter was one of the most influential modern ... wrote poetry. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art but did not complete ...89 KB (13,120 words) - 22:57, 30 March 2023
- and revolutionary. He governed the Republic of Cuba for 47 years as Prime ... and counter-revolution, including the Bay of Pigs Invasion of 1961. In response ...103 KB (15,063 words) - 17:34, 26 March 2024
- , was the President of Iraq from July 16, 1979, until April 9, 2003. his own authority over the apparatus of government. As president and ...67 KB (10,170 words) - 20:39, 17 April 2023
- kingdoms and was under the direct control of the Spanish monarchy. It was ... baptized Christians. During a large part of its history, however, freedom ...61 KB (9,267 words) - 12:36, 18 September 2023
- The watershed event of United States history was the American Civil ... The Union victory resulted in the abolition of slavery and consolidation ...63 KB (9,343 words) - 03:27, 24 July 2023
- Napoleon I Bonaparte, Emperor of the French, King of Italy (August ... Over the course of little more than a decade, the armies of France ...53 KB (8,268 words) - 01:21, 11 November 2022
- Armstrong was born and raised in Wapakoneta, Ohio. A graduate of Purdue ... made his first spaceflight as command pilot of Gemini 8 in March 1966, becoming ...110 KB (16,075 words) - 19:19, 31 July 2023
- and dancer. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he is widely regarded ... The eighth child of the Jackson family, Michael made his professional ...200 KB (27,687 words) - 00:08, 13 March 2023
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- general Julius Caesar against the peoples of Gaul (present-day France, Belgium ... and to pay off his debts. Still, Gaul was of significant military importance ...77 KB (12,113 words) - 23:58, 4 March 2024
- A novel is a longer work of narrative fiction compared to a novella ... for "new," "news," or "short story of something ...82 KB (12,058 words) - 20:51, 27 February 2023
- Adolf Hitler (April 20, 1889 – April 30, 1945) was Chancellor of ... imposed by France and England at the Treaty of Versailles. The economic disaster ...75 KB (11,428 words) - 06:03, 15 June 2023
- In biological terms, a human being, or human, is any member of the ... Psychologically, humans have a highly developed brain capable of abstract ...94 KB (13,955 words) - 12:18, 4 February 2023
- a French stage actress who starred in some of the most popular French plays ... for her day. She sought the attention of those who could influence her ...103 KB (16,692 words) - 01:55, 22 March 2023
