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- Egyptian soul (5527 bytes)
2: ...the Akh, the Sheut, and the Ren. During life, the soul, including those of animals, and of gods, was th...
5: ...ies of the state, such as [[Akhenaten]], were studiously hacked out of monuments.
16: == Ba (soul/personality) ==
18: ...e often called the ''ba'' of their owner). Like a soul, the ''ba'' is a part of a person that lives afte...
20: ...their ''impressiveness'', ''power'', and ''reputation''. When a god intervened in human affairs, it wa...
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- History of philosophy (13862 bytes)
1: ...s the [[supernatural]]ist philosophies and [[religion]]).
7: ...ng from [[Post-Medieval]] through the specific period of the early [[20th century]].
10: ... begin in the Greek cities of western Asia Minor (Ionia) with [[Thales]] of Miletus, who was active ar...
12: ...le to argue fallaciously to prove whatever conclusions they wished). This whole movement gradually bec...
14: ... long hours discussing popular philosophical questions. The theory fills in the blanks by saying that ... - Margaret I of Denmark (7423 bytes)
4: ...stic sedition, could now give her undivided attention to [[Sweden]], where the mutinous nobles were al...
6: ...des were compelled to accept all Margaret's conditions, elected her "Sovereign Lady and Ruler", and en...
12: ...g in her opinion to prevent the complete amalgamation of [[Scandinavia]]. But with her usual prudence ...
14: A few years after the [[Kalmar Union]], Eric, when in his eighteenth year, was declar...
16: ...al parts of the Danish state, and national aspirations were frowned upon or checked, though Norway, as... - Margaret Mead (11387 bytes)
5: ...(Source: ''The Columbia Encyclopedia'', Fifth Edition, 1993.)
7: ...ted as a graduate student, but her position as a pioneering anthropologist--one who wrote clearly and ...
14: ... they pass through adolescence as "unavoidable periods of adjustment." Boas felt that a study of the ...
16: ...e pp. 6-7, American Museum of Natural History edition of 1973.)
20: ...onal or psychological distress, anxiety, or confusion seen in the United States. [See [http://www.live... - Aretha Franklin (7875 bytes)
2: ...est female vocalist ever by such industry publications/media outlets as [[Rolling Stone]] and [[VH1]]....
4: ==Biography==
8: ...can]] community. Franklin said herself of this period, "When I went to Atlantic, they just sat me down...
10: ... the best result being a number four with her version of [[Burt Bacharach]]'s ''"I Say a Little Prayer...
14: ...",'' written by her sister Carolyn which became a soul classic. - Sofia Gubaidulina (8325 bytes)
1: ...[[Russia]]n-[[Tatar]] [[composer]] of deeply religious music.
3: ...], in the [[Tatar Republic]]. She studied composition and piano at the [[Kazan]] Conservatory, graduat...
5: ...ostakovich]], who in evaluating her final examination encouraged her to continue down her "mistaken pa...
7: ...lina founded Astreja, a folk-instrument improvisation group with fellow composers Victor Suslin and Vy...
9: ...ium]]''. She later composed a homage to [[T. S. Eliot]], using the text from the poet's spiritual mast... - Janis Joplin (8673 bytes)
2: ... [[R&B]], and [[soul music|soul]] singer and occasional [[songwriter]] with a distinctive voice. Jopli...
6: ...ation as a "[[Amphetamine|speed]] freak" and occasional [[heroin]] user. She also used other [[psychoa...
10: ...album ''[[Cheap Thrills]]'' featured more raw emotional performances and together with the Monterey pe...
14: ... her biggest hit single, the definitive cover version of [[Kris Kristofferson]]'s "[[Me and Bobby McGe...
16: ...de it there, but it would be one of the last decisions of her life and it reportedly proved to be a ra... - Mary, the mother of Jesus (30135 bytes)
2: ...hristian]] [[theology]] concerning her is '''[[Mariology]]'''.
6: ...ry ([[Miriam]] in Hebrew, Mariam in Greek) is mentioned by name in three of the four [[Gospels]], and ...
8: ...tions of the Church Fathers, and their interpretations of the Scriptures[[#Footnotes|¹]].
11: ...l (archangel)|Gabriel]] delivering the [[Annunciation]] to Mary. Painting by [[El Greco]] (1575)]]
13: ...18|Matt. 1:18]]-[[Matthew 1:25|25]]) of her condition, and took her to his own home. Soon after this ... - Mother Teresa (22682 bytes)
2: ...ipedia.org/wiki/Image:Mother-teresa-03.jpg for rationale -->
4: ...ial [[Catholic]] [[nun]] and founder of the [[Missionaries of Charity]] whose work among the [[poverty...
6: ...n [[1996]] (one of only six). She was [[Beatification|beatified]] by [[Pope John Paul II]] in [[Octobe...
11: ...an [[Ireland|Irish]] community of nuns with a mission in [[Calcutta]].
13: ...er final vows in May [[1937]], acquiring the religious title ''Mother Teresa''. - Julia Child (8199 bytes)
2: ...tering the Art of French Cooking'' and the television series ''[[The French Chef]]'', which premiered ...
6: ...ent four years at home, writing for local publications and briefly working in advertising again. Civic...
8: ...[China]], where she received the Emblem of Meritorious Civilian Service as head of the Registry of the...
10: ...[[United States Information Agency | U.S. Information Agency]] in [[France]].
14: ... Times]]'' [[newspaper]] as "an opening up of the soul and spirit for me". In Paris, she attended the fa... - Marilyn Monroe (30186 bytes)
2: ...ng screen presence, stunning good looks and mysterious [[death]] would make her a perennial [[sex symb...
6: ...les Stanley Gifford]], a [[salesman]] for the studio where Marilyn's mother, Gladys Pearl Monroe Baker...
8: ...yn's death, Ida claimed that she and Wayne had seriously considered adopting her, which they could not...
12: ... Coast]] and felt marriage would be the best solution for the teenaged Norma Jeane. Since Marilyn was ...
16: ... to this very day - over 40 years after her mysterious death - she still generates huge interest in he... - Brain (22060 bytes)
3: ...he brain are responsible for [[cognition]], [[emotion]], [[memory]], [[motor learning]] and other sort...
5: ...arger vertebrate brains have over one hundred billion neurons. The [[human brain]] is particularly com...
9: ...al processing and a central brain with three divisions. The cephalopod brain has a central group of lo...
11: ...animals with more advanced brains. These convolutions evolved to provide more surface area for a grea...
14: ...oss of function in this organ fufills some definitions of [[death]]. Injuries to the brain tend to aff... - Pineal gland (4403 bytes)
1: ...sroom Clip Art]]The '''pineal gland''' (pronunciation: 'pI-nE-&l, pI-'), or ''epiphysis'', is a small ...
3: == Location ==
5: ... [[stria medullaris]], between the laterally positioned [[thalamus|thalamic bodies]]. It is part of th...
9: == Structure and composition ==
15: == Function == - Scientific revolution (17675 bytes)
1: ...y]]. Nevertheless, the basic themes of the revolution are readily recognised.
3: The seventeenth century was a period of major scientific change. But at that time the...
5: == Existence of the revolution ==
7: ...es in such debates may arise from lack of recognition of these fundamental differences.
9: ...seems entirely clear that ''a'' scientific revolution took place around the year [[1600]]. That is, at... - Nose flute (4426 bytes)
5: ...om of the nostril itself, (as in the playing position used for the ''kaleleng'').
7: ...ceptance or rejection of the flute player's attentions.
9: ...'' can be played from either end, and the disposition of the fingerholes differ from node to vent hole...
11: ...f the tube change the operating length, giving various scales. Some players take a filter tip from a [...
13: ...is only in one [[octave]] and in the playing position, the player closes the unused nostril with his o... - History of ancient Egypt (28563 bytes)
8: ...ptian history is broken into several different periods according to the dynasty of the ruling [[pharao...
10: ...bout three millennia. There is a recommended revision of the chronology of Egypt.
12: ...edynastic Period of Egypt|Predynastic Period]] (Prior to 3100 BC)
13: ...[Early Dynastic Period of Egypt|Early Dynastic Period]] (1st–2nd Dynasties)
15: ...ntermediate Period of Egypt|First Intermediate Period]] (7th–11th Dynasties) - Africa (35389 bytes)
3: ...for about one seventh of the [[world human population]].
6: ...e:LocationAfrica.png|thumb|World map showing location of Africa]]
24: ...s the largest of the three great southward projections from the main mass of the Earth's surface. It i...
26: ...km (16,100 miles) and the absence of deep indentations of the shore is shown by the fact that Europe, ...
28: ...ines corresponding in the main to these two directions. - Great Pyramid of Giza (20454 bytes)
6: ...ds/imageFolio.cgi?direct=History/Ancient_Civilizations/Ancient_Egypt/Pyramids Pictures of the Great Py...
7: == Age and location ==
9: ...t widely accepted estimate for its date of completion is [[26th century BC|2580 BC]]; it is the oldest...
13: == Construction ==
15: ...a length of approximately 227.5 m. The reduction in area and the current "rough hewn" appearance ... - Body (1664 bytes)
1: ...ntrasts with [[soul]], [[personality]] and [[behavior]].
3: [[Plant]]s composed of more than one [[cell (biology)|cell]] are not normally regarded as possessi...
9: "Body" often is used in connection with [[appearance]], [[health]] issues and [[dea...
15: ...arm caused to the [[structure]] or [[Purpose|function]] of the body caused by an outside [[agent]] or ...
19: **Regarding corpses: [[Burial]], [[Cremation]], [[Death]], [[Embalming]], [[Mummy]], [[Necrop... - Egyptian pyramids (20601 bytes)
3: ...and [[Middle Kingdom of Egypt|Middle Kingdom]] periods{{an|when_pyramids_built}}. Egyptian homes were ...
10: By the time of the early Dynastic period of Egyptian history, those with sufficient means...
11: ...gyptologists also credit Djozer with the construction of the impressive "Bent" and "Red" pyramids, it ...
13: ...ss to harness the resources required for construction on a massive scale was reduced, and later pyrami...
15: ...ese Kingdom of [[Meroe]] (approximately in the period between 300 BC–AD 300) this flowered into ... - Horus (19927 bytes)
8: ...r]], since Hathor was considered as a representation of the [[Milky way]], which encirles the sky, sp...
10: ...be the father of these four ''children'', deifications of the jars, known as the [[Four sons of Horus]...
12: ...nsequently became considered sacred. On some occasions, Horus was referred to as ''lord of the djeba''...
17: ...ttled for Egypt brutally, with neither side victorious, until eventually the gods sided with Horus.
21: ...s of the two horizons''. However, this identification proved to be awkward, for it made Ra the son of ...
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