Search results
|
|
No page with that title exists You can create an article with this title or put up a request for it. Please search Wikipedia before creating an article to avoid duplicating an existing one, which may have a different name or spelling.
Showing below up to 20 results starting with #1.
View (previous 20) (next 20) (20 | 50 | 100 | 250 | 500).
No article title matches
Page text matches
- Ayn Rand (18001 bytes)
4: ...e_caption=[[Novelist]] and [[Philosopher]], best known for her [[philosophy]] of [[Objectivist philoso...
11: ...ational self-interest]]", and [[capitalism]]. Her novels were based upon the [[archetype]] of the Rand...
13: ... his own sake, neither sacrificing self to others nor others to self; and
14: #That no one has the right to seek values from others by p...
19: ...me from the name of a Finnish writer whom she had not read, but whose name she liked and adopted. The... - Heraldry (23465 bytes)
3: ... they refer to the shield-bearer's point of view, not the observer's.
7: There are no strict definitions of the shades of colours used ...
12: ...efer to use a shield anyway. A parallel usage for noncombatant [[clergy]]men could be found sometimes ...
14: Very rarely and almost invariably in non-European contexts, such as the [[Coat of Arms of...
28: ... tincture: metal must never be placed upon metal, nor colour upon colour, for the sake of contrast. - Culture (23440 bytes)
1: ...mage:Karen_tribe2063c.jpg|thumb|250px|Villager in Northern Thailand. Picture provided by [http://class...
6: ...orld. It is also know that the Indian culture is known to be the richest in the world. it contain trad...
8: ...ss people such as [[punk rock]] or than the indigenous music traditions of aboriginal peoples of [[Aus...
10: ...s from those who regard themselves as cultured do not usually count as "having a different culture"; b...
12: ...rays non-[[Western culture|Western]] people as '[[noble savage]]s' living [[authenticity (philosophy)|... - Old wives' tale (4347 bytes)
10: ...maintain healthy vision, but they do not contain enough to make any significant difference. This tale ...
16: [[Chocolate]] does not cause [[acne]]; in fact, there is little evidenc...
23: ...cold will catch a [[Common cold|cold]] (which is known to be caused by a [[virus]]).
25: ...ction. However, studies have shown that there is no statistical correlation between lowered core body...
28: '''It's neither the rust nor the nail''' - History of science (41710 bytes)
2: ...istory of science''' traces these [[phenomenon|phenomena]] and their pre-cursors back in [[time]], all...
4: ...ed to be so fundamental that older inquiries are known as ''pre-scientific''. Still, many place ancien...
6: ...phy also enquires about other areas of knowledge, notably [[ethics]]. In practice, each of these field...
11: ...to emphasize the "human component" to scientific knowledge, and to de-emphasize the view that scientif...
13: ...sive, and that there can be [[demarcation problem|no demarcation]] between science and any other form ... - Mathematics (24164 bytes)
3: ...hematics, also known as the body of mathematical knowledge. This latter meaning of mathematics include...
10: However, mathematics undoubtedly could not have developed out of simple counting and arithm...
12: ... in commerce, to measure land and to predict astronomical events. These three needs can be roughly rel...
15: ...ed to be recast into more rigorous language. Some notable examples of this happening are [[Newton]] in...
16: With the increase in our mathematical knowledge, mathematics itself has become a source of ... - Christianity (47078 bytes)
6: ...esus (see [[Christian Love]]). Most Christians ( not all see [[Jonadabs]] ) believe Jesus to be the [...
8: ...d into three main branches, which split from one another in disputes over doctrine:
9: #[[Roman Catholicism]] (the largest single denomination, with over one billion adherents),
11: #[[Protestantism]] (numerous denominations & schools of thought, including [[Anglic...
14: ...reached by the Council of Nicea in [[325]] C.E., known as the [[Nicene Creed]]. This describes the bel... - List of computing topics (15876 bytes)
4: __NOTOC__
136: [[Big O notation]] --
138: [[Binary Synchronous Transmission]] --
157: [[Canonical LR parser]] --
161: [[Camino|Chimera]] -- - Assessment (8640 bytes)
1: ...ess of documenting, usually in measurable terms, knowledge, skills, attitudes and beliefs. This articl...
4: ...tive and subjective; (3) criterion-referenced and norm-referenced; and (4) informal and formal.
8: ...providing feedback on a student's work, and would not necessarily be used for grading purposes.
11: ... learning. '''Self-assessment''' is a form of diagnostic assessment which involves students assessing ...
16: ===Criterion-referenced and norm-referenced assessments=== - Hubble Space Telescope (50930 bytes)
43: ... ground-breaking observations and has helped astronomers achieve a better understanding of many fundam...
45: ...l as well as a [[public relations]] boon for astronomy.
54: ...hich causes stars to twinkle and is known to astronomers as [[seeing]]. Ground-based telescopes are t...
58: ...aw [[NASA]]'s launch of the first [[Orbiting Astronomical Observatory]] (OAO) mission. OAO-1's batter...
60: ...e-usable [[Space Shuttle]] indicated that the technology to allow this was soon to become available. - Caesar Augustus (50559 bytes)
3: ...3 BC]] – [[19 August]] [[14|AD 14]]), known earlier in his life as '''Gaius Octavius.''' Hi...
7: ...]] would be taken by all subsequent Emperors in honor of one of Rome's greatest rulers.
10: ...eached the rank of [[praetor]] and served as governor of [[Macedonia]] before dying when Octavian was ...
12: ...rning himself some military award, despite taking no part in the effort. The following year, at the ag...
18: ...a minor player in the politics of Rome, as he had not held a single public office at this point. But C... - Text of the GNU Free Documentation License (20454 bytes)
3: __NOTOC__
4: Version 1.2, November 2002
10: of this license document, but changing it is not allowed.
15: ...blisher a way to get credit for their work, while not being considered responsible for modifications m...
19: ...edoms that the software does. But this License is not limited to software manuals; it can be used for ... - Fashion (7767 bytes)
8: Fashions are [[social psychology]] phenomena common to many fields of human activity and t...
13: * and also economic [[trend]]s, such as those studied in [[behavio...
16: ...sts in the interstices of [[aesthetics]] with [[innovation]], coupled with pleasing details and expens...
21: ...here gentleman officers had opportunities to make notes of foreign styles: an example is the "Steinkir...
35: ...ire to experience "new" and "interesting" things. Note too though that fashion can change to enforce u... - Black widow spider (5745 bytes)
12: {{Taxobox section binomial | color = pink | binomial_name = Latrodectus mactans | author = [[Johan...
15: ...dow spider]]. In South Africa the black widow is known as the ''button spider''.
19: ==Venom components and effects==
20: ...ween 1950 and 1959 (Miller, 1992). Black widow venom acts by causing a localized release of the [[neu...
22: ...ants, and, rarely, [[antivenin]]. The venom does not typically cause problems at the bite site itself... - Physical fitness (3093 bytes)
1: The notion of '''physical fitness''' is used in two clos...
23: ==Notable fitness instructors==
26: *[[Angelo Siciliano|Charles Atlas]]
39: ...tyles and by the fostering and supporting of Governor?s and State Councils on physical fitness and spo...
42: ...ecoming more and more common as people seek semi-anonymous peer-pressure to both become fit and improv... - Global warming (53726 bytes)
3: ...many journalists and politicians, but by only a minority of established scientists.
5: ...tm]]). Much of this uncertainty results from not knowing future CO<sub>2</sub> emissions, but there is...
9: ==Terminology==
11: ...ty" for non-human caused change [http://www.grida.no/climate/ipcc_tar/wg1/518.htm]. Sometimes the ter...
18: ...that current climate change is natural. However, none of these papers (sic) argued that point." - Cymbal (7449 bytes)
3: ...cymbals based on ancient designs sound a definite note, see [[crotal]].
5: ...ontemporary music]]. Even the most basic drum kit normally contains at least one [[suspended cymbal]] ...
9: ...fects or adding military colour, and their shrill notes hold their own against a full orchestra playin...
15: ...he cymbal by which they are held. Such a pair is known technically as a pair of '''clash cymbals''', a...
17: ...en often suppose. A skilled player can obtain an enormous dynamic range from such a pair of cymbals. F... - Dog (69384 bytes)
2: <!-- The following is markup for the dog taxonomy box; scroll down to get to the body text -->
4: ...rwegian Elkhound 600.jpg|249px]] | caption = '''[[Norwegian Elkhound]]'''<br>A breed of domestic dog.}...
15: ...xobox_section_trinomial_simple | color = pink| trinomial_name = Canis lupus familiaris}}
19: ...d]] or [[Service dog|disabled]]. For dogs that do not do their traditional jobs, a wide range of [[dog...
23: ...ivorous diet much better than humans are, and are not susceptible to many of the metabolic ills stemmi... - Medieval History (23198 bytes)
2: ...ntury]] in [[Italy]], early [[16th century]] in [[Northern Europe]], as well as the [[Protestant Refor...
8: ...ical and social senses were unevolved and its technologies undeveloped, compared to the preceding cult...
10: ...tury|8th]] centuries, which conquered the Levant, North Africa, Spain and some of the Mediterranean is...
14: ...tralised administrative systems of the Romans did not withstand the changes, and the institutional sup...
16: ...e areas of Europe were many people with little or no contact with Christianity or with classic Roman c... - Theories and sociology of the history of science (16096 bytes)
7: ...n contrast, today there are more scientists alive now than have lived in all previous times. Scientifi...
9: ...ght to be more reliable than personally acquired knowledge of any given individual. The community also...
22: *The [[cave painting]]s depicted events, with no commentary. From 40,000 BC to 15,000 BC.
23: ...ly show [[Tally marks|tallies]] in [[mathematical notation]].
31: ...ork of [[Galileo]], and before him, [[Giordano Bruno]], burned at the stake, for his statements on [[c...
View (previous 20) (next 20) (20 | 50 | 100 | 250 | 500).