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- The Sokal affair, also called the Sokal hoax, refers to an article ... In 2008, Sokal published Beyond the Hoax, which revisited the history ...26 KB (3,718 words) - 13:50, 2 February 2023
- Japanese 公案) is a story, dialog, question, or statement from the ... Each koan represents both a communication of some aspect of Zen teaching ...33 KB (5,103 words) - 03:57, 4 March 2023
- Rabbinic literature, in the broadest sense, can mean the entire spectrum ... literature in both senses. It begins with the classic rabbinic literature ...11 KB (1,477 words) - 16:16, 7 December 2022
- The Fulbright Program including the Fulbright-Hays Program is a program ... Fulbright alumni around the world recognize the importance of continued ...11 KB (1,431 words) - 07:18, 15 April 2024
- C.E.) was a Norse explorer thought to be the first European to have landed ... Born around 970 C.E. in Iceland, Ericson was the son of Erik the Red ...11 KB (1,764 words) - 19:05, 25 October 2022
- definition for codependency within the mental health community, which ... a focus on others' needs, suppression of their own emotions, and attempts ...25 KB (3,378 words) - 22:22, 7 January 2024
- George Herman "Babe" Ruth (February 6, 1895 – August 16 ... At age seven, Ruth was sent to St. Mary's Industrial School for ...148 KB (22,705 words) - 23:33, 13 May 2024
- Gabriela Mistral (April 7, 1889 – January 11, 1957) was the pseudonym ... Mistral published over 30 collections of poetry in her lifetime. Some ...12 KB (1,797 words) - 07:38, 15 April 2024
- Sports journalism is a form of journalism that reports on sports topics ... While the sports department within some newspapers has been mockingly ...19 KB (2,940 words) - 21:42, 7 February 2023
- on July 24, 1897 (missing in flight as of July 2, 1937), daughter of ... Daughter of a railroad attorney, she grew up as a tomboy in the American ...24 KB (3,751 words) - 02:50, 24 July 2023
- prose. His books, written during the Great Depression show an almost ... In his personal life, the author was known by friends as an enthusiastic ...16 KB (2,496 words) - 22:56, 30 April 2023
- 1873) was an American educator who created the McGuffey Readers, one of America ... County, Pennsylvania on September 23, 1800. The McGuffey family had immigrated ...14 KB (2,020 words) - 18:23, 17 April 2023
- they had graduated. He spoke not only to the academic ivory tower intellectuals ... Together with White Collar: The American Middle Classes (1951), written ...17 KB (2,453 words) - 08:08, 28 January 2024
- The Vatican Library (Latin: Bibliotheca Apostolica Vaticana) is the ... The library was created based on Pope Nicholas V's vision of ...18 KB (2,595 words) - 14:42, 3 May 2023
- American sociologist. His writings addressed the responsibilities of intellectuals ... Even though he recognized that there is an inter-relationship between ...13 KB (1,826 words) - 21:17, 24 November 2023
- The Song of Solomon (Hebrew title שיר השירים, Shir ha-Shirim ... the Tanakh (and Christian Old Testament), which celebrates and interprets ...30 KB (4,683 words) - 01:14, 4 February 2023
- Baseball who later served as a spy for the Office of Strategic Services ... Berg was a graduate of Princeton University and Columbia Law School ...35 KB (5,251 words) - 19:35, 27 April 2024
- colonial roots in his writing. He received the 1992 Nobel Prize in Literature ... Walcott was born and raised in Castries, Saint Lucia, in the West ...47 KB (6,423 words) - 09:51, 29 January 2024
- cartoonist, screenwriter, and author of children's books. 1984, for Best Children’s Album for Where the Sidewalk Ends. His book, A ...18 KB (2,704 words) - 19:56, 21 April 2023
- Pinyin: Huìnéng) (638 – 713) was one of the most important figures ... Huineng is regarded as the founder of the "Sudden Enlightenment ...20 KB (3,245 words) - 16:34, 21 January 2024
- , was an Austrian novelist, pacifist and the first woman to win the Nobel ... At the London Peace Congress of 1907 she spoke about how European ...26 KB (4,056 words) - 17:15, 29 September 2023
- : This article is about Dr. William Ellery Channing, the Unitarian ... Dr. William Ellery Channing (April 7, 1780 – October 2, 1842) was ...11 KB (1,666 words) - 15:59, 7 May 2023
- are commensurable if both can be measured in the same unit of measurement. ... In the philosophy of science, two theories are said to be incommensurable ...17 KB (2,394 words) - 00:08, 8 January 2024
- novelist, and dramatist during the time of the Harlem Renaissance ... Hurston's uniquely autobiographical style of relaying her anthropological ...15 KB (2,285 words) - 06:10, 13 June 2023
- poet, essayist, translator, and recipient of the 1996 Nobel Prize in Literature ... better known internationally after receiving the Nobel Prize. Her work has ...21 KB (2,870 words) - 22:34, 27 July 2023
- broadcasting executive who served as the president of Columbia Broadcasting ... Stanton was decisive and passionate in his pursuit of the development ...11 KB (1,666 words) - 05:09, 9 April 2024
- (May 6, 1758 – July 28, 1794) was one of the primary leaders of the ... Politically, Robespierre was a disciple of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, ...30 KB (4,512 words) - 09:20, 10 March 2023
- 1888 – December 8, 1958), nicknamed "the Gray Eagle," was an American ... After playing in the minor leagues in Texas and Arkansas, Speaker ...47 KB (6,717 words) - 20:17, 28 April 2024
- The term Biblical canon refers to a definitive list of inspired, authoritative ... These lists of authoritative scriptures emerged through a prolonged ...22 KB (3,254 words) - 03:43, 1 October 2023
- Philo (20 B.C.E. – 50 C.E.), known also as Philo of Alexandria and ... Philo wrote commentaries portraying the Hebrew Bible as an allegory ...29 KB (4,517 words) - 04:00, 24 November 2022
- and author. A prolific writer, he was among the most recognized monastic figures ... Merton was a leading voice of interfaith engagement. Drawing from ...21 KB (3,278 words) - 21:22, 30 April 2023
- 2023) was an American jurist who served as the first female Associate Justice ... moderate political views, O'Connor was the crucial swing vote of the ...45 KB (6,555 words) - 21:58, 19 December 2023
- rabbi, Jewish philosopher, and exegete of the geonic period, known for ... Saadia was born in Dilaz, in upper Egypt in 882 c.e.. The name "Saadia ...22 KB (3,468 words) - 18:29, 22 December 2022
- missionary and Baptist minister, known as the "father of modern missions ... Among those who assisted in the task of Bible translation was Ram ...25 KB (3,845 words) - 15:53, 7 May 2023
- [[Image:Ouroboros_1.jpg|thumb|right|250px| Engraving of Ouroboros ... The dragon is a mythical creature typically depicted as a large and ...20 KB (3,239 words) - 17:31, 30 January 2024
- Baptist minister. He is considered one of the most influential Christian ... work reached beyond a narrow understanding of Christianity, embracing people ...66 KB (9,276 words) - 17:37, 31 October 2023
- The Ballets Russes ( balɛ ʁys|lang and on tours to North and South America. The company never performed in ...49 KB (6,850 words) - 17:32, 30 August 2023
- The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival ( ... , "International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice ...27 KB (3,956 words) - 16:58, 3 May 2023
- and independent filmmaker best known as the creator, along with illustrator ... The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, written in 1900, and produced for stage ...23 KB (3,507 words) - 15:58, 26 September 2023
- dancer and choreographer, is known as one of the foremost pioneers of modern ... Wright. Like other modernists she broke with the formalism of nineteenth century ...12 KB (1,810 words) - 16:26, 6 November 2022
- May 17, 2011), nicknamed "the Killer" and "Hammerin ... generated tremendous power and made him one of the most feared power hitters ...60 KB (8,819 words) - 14:18, 10 May 2024
- PC) is a term used by proponents, usually on the political left, to describe ... Since the late 1980s, advocates of the term use it to describe a preference ...38 KB (4,999 words) - 19:46, 31 October 2022
- American sociologist, who spent most of his career teaching at Columbia ... Jewish immigrant family. Educated in the South Philadelphia High School ...30 KB (4,398 words) - 21:28, 16 April 2023
- 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
- She became known for her portraits of celebrities of her day, and ... in her life. Her work had a major impact on the development of modern photography ...15 KB (2,391 words) - 21:09, 4 October 2022
- The Yoeme or Yaqui are a border Native American people who originally ... Throughout their history, the Yaqui remained separate from the Aztec ...14 KB (2,202 words) - 10:14, 22 May 2023
- to quantum mechanics, especially the Schrödinger equation, for ... and Georgine Emilia Brenda (daughter of Alexander Bauer, Professor ...17 KB (2,571 words) - 21:27, 20 March 2024
- 1918 – December 15, 2010), nicknamed "the Heater from Van Meter" ... minor leagues, Feller made his debut with the Indians at the age of 17. ...63 KB (9,620 words) - 14:15, 10 May 2024
- George Steiner] Contemporary Writers in the UK. accessdate 2008-03-26 ... He has written extensively about the relationship between language ...21 KB (2,963 words) - 08:15, 23 January 2023
- * University of Illinois #77 retired |HOF=78 |CollegeHOF=20071 ... football player. He is a charter member of both the College Football Hall ...15 KB (2,324 words) - 02:25, 8 December 2022
