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  1. History of China (45919 bytes)
    2: ...eate the familiar image of Chinese culture and people today.
    7: ...itation; however, any connection between these people and modern Chinese is speculative. The ''[[Homo ...
    14: ...metimes said to be the ancestor of all Chinese people. Following this period Sima Qian relates that a ...
    24: ...in early China is known to have been much more complicated. Hence, as some scholars of China suggest, ...
    38: ... from Persian or Sanskrit origins for "Chinese People" which ultimately was derived from 秦 qín and ...
  2. Clip art (7441 bytes)
    60: ...mclipart.com/image/category/people-clipart.htm People Clipart]
    61: ...sroomclipart.com/image/category/plant-clipart.htm Plants Clipart]
    78: ...ling with [[hobby|hobbies]] will publish images explicitly licensed to the magazine purchaser for use ...
  3. Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
    11: About 125 million people live in the countries of which she is Head of St...
    14: ...incess Lilibet" (here spelled "Lilybet") made the cover of ''Time'' in 1929, at age three.]]
    29: ...dging to devote her life to the service of the people of the Commonwealth and Empire.
    33: ...s claim to the [[Greece|Greek]] throne and was simply referred to as Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten bef...
    55: ...ronation of the British monarch|coronation]] took place in [[Westminster Abbey]] on [[2 June]] [[1953]...
  4. Anna of Russia (5221 bytes)
    24: ...that systematic struggle on the part of Russia to cover her natural and legitimate southern boundaries wh...
  5. Rush Limbaugh (21665 bytes)
    18: ... show in the United States. The show is usually split between call-in segments and monologues by Limb...
    20: ...read support and attention in [[1998]] when he complained that some radio stations were shortening his...
    22: ...rty (which he had earlier alienated by breaking a pledge not to raise [[tax]]es). President [[George W...
    26: ...oo late in the evening in many markets. (In many places it was aired at 1:30 AM or even later.)
    30: ...tted that the changes in his voice were due to complete [[post-lingual hearing impairment|deafness]] i...
  6. Denis Diderot (13048 bytes)
    10: ...(1746), and he presently added to this a short complementary essay on the sufficiency of [[natural rel...
    12: ...nces of Catholicism; second, to the vanity of the pleasures of that world which is the rival of the ch...
    14: ...that day was an episodic application of the principle of relativism to the concept of [[God]]. What ma...
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    23:
  7. Madeleine Albright (7085 bytes)
    21: | '''Place of Birth:'''
    28: | [[Diplomat]]
    35: ...[[Czech Republic]]), [[United States|American]] diplomat, served as the 64th [[United States Secretary...
    51: ...olitics, and was responsible for developing and implementing programs designed to enhance women's prof...
    56: ...t was appointed ambassador to the UN, her first diplomatic post, shortly after Clinton was inaugurated...
  8. Petra Kelly (3411 bytes)
    1: ...:Kelly&Bastian.jpg|220px|thumb|Petra Kelly on the cover of [[Alice Schwarzer]]'s ''Eine t?che Liebe'']]
    10: ...obel Prize'') in [[1982]] ''"...for forging and implementing a new vision uniting ecological concerns ...
    12: ...om/mother_jones/JF93/hertsgaard.html], [http://peopleinaction.info/board/2/689.html]).
    26: ...rg/nv_speaks_to_power.htm online book], almost complete text (also, out of print, published by Matsuna...
  9. Aretha Franklin (7875 bytes)
    6: ...e signed with [[Columbia Records]] after being discovered by legendary A&R man [[John Hammond]]. In the ...
    10: ... music]] and [[rock and roll]], including notable covers of songs by [[The Beatles]] ("Eleanor Rigby"), [...
    12: ..., "The House That Jack Built", and "Respect",'' a cover of an [[Otis Redding]] single which became her si...
    18: ...sed to answer questions about it. A Time Magazine cover story in 1968 led to a lawsuit from Ted White ove...
    53: *[[1970]] ''[[Don't Play That Song]]''
  10. Billie Holiday (6766 bytes)
    7: ... [[Clarence Holiday]], a jazz guitarist who would play for [[Fletcher Henderson]], was fifteen. Billie...
    14: ...ly in numerous clubs. Around [[1932]] she was "discovered" by [[record producer]] [[John Hammond]] at a c...
    20: ...dy Day with the white gardenia in her hair. She explained the sense of overpowering drama that feature...
    26: ...anis Joplin]] and [[Nina Simone]]. [[Diana Ross]] played her in a [[film|movie]] version of her [[auto...
    28: .... She finally divorced Monroe in [[1957]] as she split with Guy. That [[March 28]], Billie married Lo...
  11. Janis Joplin (8673 bytes)
    1: ...in-In Concert.jpg|right|thumb|Janis Joplin on the cover of her posthumously-released live album ''In Conc...
    2: ...sional [[songwriter]] with a distinctive voice. Joplin released four [[album]]s as the frontwoman for ...
    4: ... in [[Austin, Texas|Austin]], though she never completed a degree. There, she began singing blues and ...
    6: ...ovement was still in its infancy at this time - Joplin styled herself in part after her female blues h...
    10: ...together with the Monterey performance, it made Joplin into one of the leading musical stars of the la...
  12. Joni Mitchell (9996 bytes)
    1: ...rame|right|Self portrait by Joni Mitchell, on the cover of her album ''Both Sides Now'']]
    5: ...garette smoker since the age of nine, which may explain the unique texture to her voice, which was esp...
    11: ...ses]]'' (1972), whose title track continued her exploration of the themes of "For Free", sold well, su...
    13: ..."). The album was stylistically diverse, with complex vocal harmonies set with African drumming (the ...
    15: ...dominated by the lengthy part-improvised "Paprika Plains". The album received mixed reviews: some enj...
  13. Patti Smith (6059 bytes)
    1: ...es (album)|Horses]]'', was a photo by [[Robert Mapplethorpe]].]]
    4: ...ainting, writing and performing both poetry and a play, ''Cowboy Mouth'' (a collaboration with [[Sam S...
    6: ... from Smith's friend and former lover [[Robert Mapplethorpe]] the band recorded a first single in [[19...
    8: ...atest debuts. The cover photograph by [[Robert Mapplethorpe]], then her roommate, also became one of r...
    13: ...ful, with "Frederick" only gaining minor radio airplay.
  14. Lucinda Williams (4182 bytes)
    1: ...Old World.jpg|frame|right|Lucinda Williams on the cover of her album ''Sweet Old World'']]
    4: ...ed an affinity for music at an early age, and was playing guitar at 12.
    6: ...d'', it was a collection of country and [[blues]] covers. She followed it up in 1980 with ''Happy Woman B...
    8: ...nsiders, including [[Tom Petty]], who would later cover the song.
    10: ... [[Mary Chapin Carpenter]] recorded a bowdlerized cover of "Passionate Kisses" (from ''Lucinda Williams''...
  15. Sheryl Crow (8611 bytes)
    9: ...d [[popular music|pop]] sound of the record and implored the label to allow her to start anew; they ag...
    17: ...e-released in [[1999]] with a bonus track, Crow's cover of the [[Guns N' Roses]] song "[[Sweet Child O' M...
    23: ... Morning America]]'' and posting an open letter explaining her opposition on her website. [http://www....
  16. Tori Amos (27672 bytes)
    7: ...gan studying at [[Montgomery College]] and began playing at piano bars, many of them gay, chaperoned ...
    10: ...playing by ear at Peabody and her difficulty with playing from sheet music – with Caton, [[Matt ...
    16: ... "More Pink", a collection of B-Sides including a cover of the [[Joni Mitchell]] song "A Case of You".
    18: ...r the 1994 movie [[Higher Learning]] as well as a cover of the [[R.E.M. (band)|R.E.M]] song "Losing My Re...
    20: ...center. In [[1995]], Amos, duetting with [[Robert Plant]], contributed the song "Down by the Seaside"...
  17. Bonnie and Clyde (17385 bytes)
    5: Their exploits, along with those of other criminals such as ...
    25: ...he returned to Texas within weeks, embroiled in a plan to raid Eastham prison and free associate [[Ray...
    27: ...passable roads, stealing cars and swapping stolen plates regularly. Though Clyde's astounding driving ...
    35: ...bined with the large number of guns, cars, and people that floated through it, history books can only ...
    37: == Joplin ==
  18. Adam and Eve (8913 bytes)
    15: ...pters two and three. After his creation, Adam was placed in the Garden of Eden to cultivate it, and to...
    17: ...opened" and they made aprons of [[fig]] leaves to cover themselves.
    20: ...given eternal life. At the east of the garden God placed [[Cherubim]] and a flaming sword, which turne...
    22: ...chpelah]] in [[Hebron]] as the traditional burial place of Adam and Eve.
    36: ...nx in the human throat has been called [[Adam's apple]] because of a notion that it was caused by the ...
  19. Joan of Arc (27453 bytes)
    2: ...[[United Kingdom]] and [[United States]]. Many people therefore regard Joan of Arc as a notable woman ...
    7: ...-Burgundian in loyalty. France at that time was split by a factional rivalry which would allow the En...
    12: ...ns where preparations were being made to bring supplies to the city of [[Orl顮s]], which had been und...
    24: ...Duke of Burgundy. Negotiations with Burgundian diplomats began at Reims shortly after the coronation,...
    30: ...record payments made by the English government to cover the costs of obtaining Joan and rewarding many of...
  20. Julia Child (8199 bytes)
    10: ... to fine cuisine. She learned to cook in order to please him and entertain their large social circle. ...
    28:
    34: ...rs during a series of [[stroke]]s in 1989. The couple did not have children.

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