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- Puritan (15882 bytes)
1: The '''Puritans''' were members of a group of radical [[Protes...
4: ...would be "[[Fundamentalism|fundamentalist]]": Puritanism was a movement rather than a denomination.
5: ...ents, and not by the simple and nebulous term "Puritan."
8: ...utheran Germany]]. These contacts shaped their position towards Elizabeth's religious [[via media]] (m...
10: ...sthood of all believers]]. However, in church polity (organization of church power), they differed. - Bagpipes (20858 bytes)
16: ...and the Balkans, a whole goatskin is used, cured with salt and alum.
18: ... very mellow [[oboe]]-like sound, while chanters with a conical bore will produce a louder and brighte...
23: ...er and inflation device seems to have originated with various ethnic groups in the Roman empire.
25: ...or "[[Scots Wha Hae]]", "Hey Tutti Taiti", is traditionally said to have been the tune played as [[Rob...
27: ... of bagpipes has become a common tradition for military funerals and memorials in the [[anglophone]] w... - Christine de Pizan (6645 bytes)
2: ...adies how to manage their family's estates and military affairs in their husband's absence and is ther...
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5: ...]] and attacked the ''[[Romance of the Rose]]'' written by [[Jean de Meung]].
9: ...n her. This determined her to have recourse to [[literature | letters]] as a means of livelihood.
11: ...as love poems were the fashion she continued to write other--''lais'', ''virelais'', ''rondeaux'' and ... - Dorothea Dix (5868 bytes)
2: ...]]. Unfortunately for her legacy, these state hospitals grew into enormous "museums of madness" that s...
4: Dix was neither a [[physician]] nor a psychiatrist, beginning ...
6: ...ft of family ties to provide her heart "scope for its affections," she decided to go to the jail to se...
8: ...]], and began her career as a [[teacher]] and [[writer]].
10: ...ailable to a woman of the time as a teacher and writer. In any event, friends arranged to have her sen... - Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (8386 bytes)
5: ...d for by servants who believed in the many superstitions of Old Russia, and apparently encouraged her ...
7: ...satisfied customers complained of fraudulent activities.
9: ...ects out of nothing. Though she was apparently quite adept at these feats, her interests were more in...
11: ...ural expert, and journalist who covered the [[Spiritualist]] phenomena. Soon they were living together...
13: ..., she became a [[naturalized citizen]] of the [[United States]]. - Jodie Foster (4460 bytes)
2: ...ter''' (born [[November 19]], [[1962]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[Actor|actress]] and [[Film ...
5: ...to [[Yale University]], where she earned a BA in literature, graduating ''[[magna cum laude]]'' in 198...
9: ...le opposite [[Anthony Hopkins]] in 1991's ''[[The Silence of the Lambs]]''.
11: ... her as such, but since the book is unauthorized, it is highly suspect.
13: ...n Hinckley]] claimed he shot [[President of the United States of America|U.S. President]] [[Ronald Rea... - Music (16462 bytes)
1: ...usic is an important part of our life and varies with the many cultures of the world.[[Image:Music_ani...
16: ...] is also often considered an aspect of music, if it is considered to exist.
18: ...it is the only aspect common to both "sound" and "silence."
20: ...versal is to be found in the music itself (either its structure or function) or the way in which music...
25: ... pitches; [[counterpoint]], which is the simultaneity and organization of different melodies; and [[rh... - Definitions of music (17609 bytes)
1: ... is as difficult as defining [[art]] or anything. It is a problem that has been tackled at various tim...
4: ...;χνη)) by way of the Latin ''musica''. It is ultimately derived from ''mousa'', the Greek w...
6: ...anguage (but something which may be combined with it in song) is relatively modern.
8: ...my]] and [[musica]]. The concept of musica was split into three major kinds: [[musica universalis]], [...
10: ...nd the earth) were perceived as a form of music, without necessarily implying that any [[sound]] would... - United States (58223 bytes)
1: ... of America'''—also referred to as the '''United States''', '''the USA''', '''the U.S.''', '''Am...
2: ...ited States also has a collection of overseas territories and possessions around the world. Each of th...
5: native_name = United States of America |
6: common_name = the United States |
12: official_languages = [[Languages in the United States|None at federal level]];<br> [[English l... - Pakistan (74854 bytes)
7: ... nazm<br /> ([[Urdu]]: Faith (self confidence), Unity, Discipline) |
11: capital = [[Islamabad]] |
14: leader_titles = [[President of Pakistan|President...
16: ...ty = [[Karachi]] (also [[financial capital]]) |
19: area_magnitude = | - New Jersey (35646 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Trenton, New Jersey|Trenton]] |
10: LargestCity = [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]] |
21: DensityRank = 1<sup>st</sup> |
22: 2000Density = 438 |
23: AdmittanceOrder = 3<sup>rd</sup> | - World War I (62979 bytes)
1: ...res 1917.jpg|thumb|300px|Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the [[Battle of Passchendaele]]. Battle after...
2: ...diers or involved so many in the field of battle. It was then the second-bloodiest conflict of all tim...
4: ...iplomatic and political origins|Diplomatic and political origins]] below).
6: ...hus the outbreak of [[World War II]] in [[1939]]. It also greatly increased the use of mass industrial...
8: .... Scholars have also cited German diplomatic ineptitude as well as a tremendous tide of nationalism th... - January 17 (12233 bytes)
6: ...[Vote of No Address]], breaking off negotiations with [[Charles I of England|King Charles I]] and ther...
7: ...ful campaign to recover the throne for the [[Jacobite]] dynasty.
9: ...nder Brigadier General [[Daniel Morgan]] defeat British forces under Lieutenant Colonel [[Banastre Tar...
11: * [[1852]] - [[United Kingdom]] recognizes the independence of the [[...
12: ...] - [[First Battle of the Stronghold]] in the [[United States|US]] [[Modoc War]]. - Morse code (33777 bytes)
1: [[Image:Morse_sam.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Portrait of Samuel F. B. Morse.Image provided by [http://c...
2: ...r, making it appropriate for sending automated digital data in voice channels.
4: ...s — on and off — it was an early form of a digital code. International Morse code is composed of s...
5: # short mark, dot or 'dit' (·)
7: ...intra-character gap (between the dots and dashes within a character) - Pope Marcellinus (2692 bytes)
1: ...n the ''Depositio episcoporum'', or in the ''Depositio martyrus''.
3: ...ook harder measures against Christians: they had either to apostatize or they were sentenced to death.
5: ...gustine of Hippo|St Augustine]] contents himself with denying the affair. The records of the pseudo-co...
7: ...rable interregnum he was succeeded by Marcellus, with whom he has sometimes been confused. - Richard Nixon (32863 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
13: | place of death=[[City of New York|New York]], [[New York]]
15: | party=[[United States Republican Party|Republican]]
19: ...ential powers to silence political and legal opposition.
24: ...oke highly of his parents. He began his memoirs with the words "I was born in a house my father built... - Calvin Coolidge (18374 bytes)
14: <tr><td>'''[[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]]:'''</td><td>[[Grace Coolidg...
16: ...e United States|Political Party]]:'''</td><td>[[United States Republican Party|Republican]]</td></tr>
17: <tr><td>'''[[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]]:'''</td><td>[[Charles G...
21: ...irtieth ([[1923]]-[[1929]]) [[President of the United States]], succeeding to that office upon the de...
25: ...ual seriousness, Calvin answered, "No, but I find it mighty handy."[http://www.drafthorsejournal.com/d... - Warren G. Harding (30163 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
18: ... flair for [[public speaking]] before entering politics, first in the [[Ohio Senate]] ([[1899]]–...
20: ...ng. He was succeeded by [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] [[Calvin Coolidge]].
25: ...th those who controlled most of Marion's local politics. When Harding moved to unseat the ''Marion Ind...
27: ...ting" (Harding's term for informal conversation) with his friends over games of [[poker]]. - Zeus (17267 bytes)
6: ...entify Zeus/Jupiter with either Tyr or Odin, but with [[Thor]].
8: ...assical Zeus also derives certain iconographic traits from the cultures of the [[ancient Near East]], ...
12: ===Role and Titles===
13: ... beliefs and the [[archetype|archetypal]] Greek deity.
15: ...sized different aspects of his wide-ranging authority: - Francis Drake (14963 bytes)
2: ...he first Englishman (and the first of any nationality not on a Spanish ship) to [[circumnavigation|cir...
7: ... [[1540]] date is taken from a portrait painted quite late in his life. Francis was the eldest or seco...
9: ...glish [[Atlantic slave trade|slave-trading]] expeditions.
12: ...on-Spaniards and their [[Catholicism]]. His hostility is said to have been increased by the incident a...
13: ...couraged Drake's raids, signed a temporary truce with King [[Philip II of Spain]], and so was unable t...
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