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- Ayn Rand (18001 bytes)
4: ... image_caption=[[Novelist]] and [[Philosopher]], best known for her [[philosophy]] of [[Objectivist ph...
11: ...press goal of her literature to showcase such heroes. She believed:
12: #That man must choose his values and actions by reason;
13: ...t the individual has a right to exist for his own sake, neither sacrificing self to others nor others to...
14: #That no one has the right to seek values from others by physical force, or impose ideas on... - Glass (26176 bytes)
1: ...umping the liquid sugar onto a cold surface. The resulting solid is amorphous, not crystaline like the...
3: ...rded by [[Roman Empire|Roman]] historians as ''glaesum.'' Anglo-Saxons used the word ''glaer'' for amb...
5: ...fic type of glass—the [[silica]]-based glasses in common use as a building, container or decorat...
9: ...e and will break into sharp shards. These properties can be modified, or even changed entirely, with t...
16: ==Properties and Uses== - Heraldry (23465 bytes)
1: ...ousting|jousts]] and to describe the various devices they carried or [[paint]]ed on their [[shield]]s.
3: ...) on the [[shield]]. The charges on a shield are described from the top to the base, from dexter to si...
5: ...epict the same coat of arms on many different shapes of shield.
7: ...se bold, vivid colours rather than [[pastel]] shades.
9: ...he crest is a design affixed to the [[helmet]]. Crests can also be used on their own; this is particul... - Carpet (15753 bytes)
1: ...ficant numbers of [[Persian rug]]s introduced to Western Europe.
3: ...at is loose-laid, most often for decorative purposes.
7: == Carpet types ==
8: ...[Image:Swatches of carpet 1.jpg|thumb|250px|Swatches of machine-made carpet]]
10: ...k]], [[plain weave]], and [[tapestry weave]]. Types of European flatwoven carpets include Venetian, D... - Sackbut (3802 bytes)
1: ...ent from its modern counterpart. Increasing interest in [[authentic performance]] in recent years has...
4: ...yed mainly in [[alto]], [[tenor]] and [[bass]] sizes. It was one of the most important instruments in ...
7: ...r Eb (quint). The basses, due to their longer slides, have a hinged handle on the slide stay, which is...
10: ...g to use D and A positions in performance for the sake of greater historical accuracy, rather than trans...
13: ...playing and facilitates effective shaping of phrases. - President of the United States (42878 bytes)
1: ...x|thumb|[[Seal of the President of the United States]]]]
3: ...f]] of the [[United States armed forces|armed forces]].
5: ...During the [[Cold War]], the President was sometimes referred to as "the leader of the free world," a ...
7: ...emulated all over the world in nations with a [[presidential system]] of government.
9: The current President of the United States is [[George W. Bush]]. - Franklin Pierce (19017 bytes)
1: {{Infobox President | name=Franklin Pierce
4: | order=14th President
8: | succeeded=[[James Buchanan]]
16: | vicepresident=[[William R. King]]
18: ...ollege|electoral vote]]. He became the youngest president up unto that time. - California (63989 bytes)
11: ...tCity = [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]] |
22: PCForest = 35 |
23: PCDesert = 25 |
25: 2004Pop(est) = 35,893,799 |
37: HighestElev = 4421 | - Agathon (3124 bytes)
1: ...''[[Symposium (Plato)|Symposium]],'' which describes the banquet given to celebrate his obtaining a pr...
4: ...ly for the sake of punning on his name that he makes Dionysus call him a noble poet.
6: ...n, but lacking in the element of truly virile expression and deficient in manly thought and vigor. Wit...
8: See: Aristophanes, ''Thesmoph.'' 59, 106, ''Eccles.'' 100
10: ==References== - Sport (14061 bytes)
1: ...h the notion of individual (or team) skill or prowess.
9: ...story can teach us a great deal about social changes, and about the nature of sport itself.
11: ...late that there was some activity at these times resembling sport.
13: ...ports included javelin throwing, high jump, and wrestling. Ancient [[Persian]] sports such as the trad...
15: ...nt of its sports and vice versa. The [[Olympic Games]] were held every four years in Ancient Greece, a... - History of science (41710 bytes)
2: ...c method]]. The '''history of science''' traces these [[phenomenon|phenomena]] and their pre-cursors b...
4: ...considered to be so fundamental that older inquiries are known as ''pre-scientific''. Still, many plac...
6: ...ledge, notably [[ethics]]. In practice, each of these fields is heavily used by the others as an exter...
8: ==Theories and sociology of the history of science==
9: {{seemain|Theories and sociology of the history of science}} - Medieval music (31843 bytes)
3: ...ately the middle of the fifteenth century. Though establishing the end of the Medieval era and the beg...
7: ...ward complexity in harmony, rhythm, text, and orchestration.
11: ...r complex interactions between multiple vocals lines in a repeatable fashion. The use of multiple tex...
13: === Genres ===
14: ...y late development, reconstruction of this music, especially before the [[12th century]], is currently... - Barbecue (24807 bytes)
1: ...]] in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest.]]
4: ...e cooked in large brick or metal ovens specially designed for that purpose.
6: ...the parts of the U.S. where slow, Southern or Midwestern-style barbecue is not to be found, barbecuing...
10: ... the method, the meat should be turned several times to ensure complete cooking.
23: ...the cut is irrelevant. Even vegetarian alternatives to meat, such as [[soyburger]]s can be barbecued.... - Economics (30960 bytes)
1: ...observation]]s, and [[normative]] when it prescribes that a certain action should be taken.
3: ...ncreasingly is) applied to any problem that involves choice under scarcity or determining economic [[v...
5: ...s, it also analyses the behaviour of whole societies. (See also [[sociology]], [[political economy]], ...
7: ... As the essence of economics is studying incentives, or making choice subject to constraints, the top...
9: ...in for good prices while sellers put forth their best front in [[Chichicastenango]] Market, [[Guatemal... - Christianity (47078 bytes)
2: ...[[Jesus|Jesus Christ]] as described in the [[New Testament]] of the [[Bible]].
6: ...om the [[Greek language|Greek]] translation for "Messiah". The word ''[[Christian]]'' means "belonging...
8: ...n branches, which split from one another in disputes over doctrine:
9: #[[Roman Catholicism]] (the largest single denomination, with over one billion adher...
11: #[[Protestantism]] (numerous denominations & schools of tho... - Meditation (26064 bytes)
5: ...d and engages the brain in higher thinking processes. The goal in this case is the receipt of spiritua...
7: ...is itself — an [[altered state of consciousness]].
9: == Strategies common to many forms ==
12: ...desirable, and some people use repetitive activities such as deep breathing, humming or chanting to he...
14: ...in point of an object or image, and keeping the eyes constantly looking at that point. - Cambodia (32076 bytes)
9: ...guage|English]] often understood by educated classes |
11: largest_city = [[Phnom Penh]] |
13: leader_titles = [[King of Cambodia|King]] <br> [[Prime Minister...
14: leader_names = [[Norodom Sihamoni]] <br> [[Hun Sen]] |
19: population_estimate = 13,363,421 | - Pieter Brueghel the Elder (6133 bytes)
3: ...ainter]] known for his landscapes and peasant scenes. There are records that he was born in Broghel ne...
9: ...s also the one generally meant when the context does not make clear which "Brueghel" is being referred...
11: ...p to a religious [[allegory]]. His winter landscapes of 1565 are corroborative evidence of the severit...
14: ...herlandish Proverbs'', [[1559]], with peasant scenes illustrating over 100 [[proverb]]s]]
21: ...andscape with the Fall of Icarus'' c.1558, Mus饠des Beaux-Arts, Brussels - William Shakespeare (28915 bytes)
1: [[Image:Shakespeare.jpg|frame|right|William Shakespeare ([[National Portrait Gallery, London|Nationa...
2: ... and [[playwright]], has a reputation as the greatest of all [[writer]]s in the [[English language]], ...
4: ...e continually performed all around the world. Shakespeare was among the very few playwrights who have ...
6: ... uncertain. His prolific output is especially impressive in light of the fact that he lived only 52 ye...
8: ...ases]], and the many [[list of adaptations of Shakespearean plays|adaptations]] of his works. - Hittites (17910 bytes)
1: ...eople who spoke an [[Indo-European language]] and established a kingdom centered in [[Hattusa]] (the m...
3: ...y disintegrated into several independent city-states, some of which survived until around 700 BC.
5: ...the reconstructed [[Hittite language]]. The Hittites should be distinguished from the "[[Hattians]]", ...
7: ... the 19th century initially believed the two peoples to be the same, but this identification is still ...
9: The Hittites were also famous for their skill in building and ...
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