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- Denis Diderot (13048 bytes)
7: ...was educated by the [[Jesuits]], and became a bookseller in [[Paris]]. In 1743 he married Anne Toinette ...
10: ...'' (1746), and he presently added to this a short complementary essay on the sufficiency of [[natural r...
14: ...is worth noticing, too, as an illustration of the comprehensive freedom with which Diderot felt his way...
23: ...he cultivated class to its depths, but still were comparatively ineffectual by reason of their dispersi...
25: ...d; [[Jean le Rond d'Alembert]] was persuaded to become Diderot's colleague; the requisite permission wa... - Joni Mitchell (9996 bytes)
3: ...o [[Rock and roll|rock music]] and [[jazz]], to become one of the most highly respected [[singer-songwr...
7: ... movement of the time. ''Clouds'' represented a commercial breakthrough, containing her first two so...
9: ...Crosby, Stills and Nash]] and [[Matthews Southern Comfort]]. (Ironically, Mitchell did not even go to [...
11: ...en-friend [[David Geffen]]). It remains her best selling single to this day.
13: ...use"). The album was stylistically diverse, with complex vocal harmonies set with African drumming (th... - Alanis Morissette (25762 bytes)
12: ...], one of her early idols, and said over the intercom at the front gates: ''"Hi, I'm Alanis. I want to ...
32: ...pular televised [[United States|American]] talent competition. Morissette flew to [[Los Angeles, Califo...
61: ...now"). Morissette drew inspiration for her lyrics completely from personal experiences. For example, as...
82: ...ld later admit that he didn't expect the album to sell any more than around 250,000 copies. The album de...
104: ... single, "[[Ironic (song)|Ironic]]", went on to become Morissette's biggest hit. She received heavy cri... - Tori Amos (27672 bytes)
3: ... and mostly piano-based music has frequently been compared to that of [[Kate Bush]], [[Bj?] and [[Joni ...
7: ... (song)|Baltimore]]'' with her brother Mike for a competition involving the [[Baltimore Orioles]]. This...
10: ...jobs, including a [[Kellogg]]'s Just Right cereal commercial (for which role she beat out a then-unknow...
13: ...n America to breakthrough critical success. The accompanying singles were "Me and a Gun", "Silent All T...
20: ...d Zeppelin]] tribute album ''[[Encomium (album)|Encomium]]''. - Aimee Semple McPherson (13395 bytes)
27: ...ornia|Echo Park]] area of Los Angeles, and it was completed in June 1923. Named [[Angelus Temple]], it...
35: ...broadcast license by the [[Federal Communications Commission]].
45: ...es claim McPherson sent an angry telegram to then-Commerce Secretary [[Herbert Hoover]] ordering his "m...
53: ..., and even including a poem by [[Upton Sinclair]] commemorating the "tragedy." Daily updates appeared ...
58: ...lf million dollars to ensure kidnappers would not sell McPherson into "[[white slavery]]." Kennedy late... - Apple (20408 bytes)
23: ... domestica'' is ''Malus sieversii'' (which has no common name), a tree still found wild in the mountain...
32: ...soft but crisp. Other desired qualities in modern commercial apple breeding are a colorful skin, absenc...
34: ...een kept alive by home gardeners and farmers that sell directly to local markets. Many unusual and local...
36: ... on a tree, provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
41: The following is a list of common cultivars and where they are grown. The year a... - Relic (11473 bytes)
1: The word '''relic''' comes from the Latin ''reliquiae'' ('remains') and th...
22: *[http://charlemagne.celtic-twilight.com/gregory_of_tours/pagexix.htm Ernest Brehaut, in h...
32: ...ss relics. It is not prohibited by the church to sell Third-Class Relics.
44: ...inally kept in a stupa in Mandalay but this has become dilapidated and is used for housing. The relics ...
54: ... from a [[deity]] as opposed to manmade origins. (Compare to [[Artifact (fantasy)|Artifact]].) - Baritone horn (1537 bytes)
5: ...th its conical bore. Music stores in America who sell instruments as "baritone" and "euphonium" with pr... - Didgeridoo (7516 bytes)
5: ... stating the didgeridoo's exact age, though it is commonly claimed to be the world's oldest wind instru...
9: ... Instruments shorter or longer than this are less common. Generally, the longer the instrument, the low...
15: ...al didgeridoos produced in traditionally-oriented communities in northern Australia are typically made ...
21: ...k or a segment of a branch is removed that will become the didgeridoo. The bark is taken off, the ends ...
28: ...mage:Didgeridoo_dancing.jpg|thumb|Dancing often accompanies didgeridoo music.]] - George Washington (29551 bytes)
19: ..., was an [[United States|American]] general and [[Commander-in-Chief]] of the [[Continental Army]] in t...
31: ...adequate, as he was [[Battle of the Great Meadows|compelled to surrender]] to a larger French and [[Ame...
33: ...ginia, Washington was acclaimed as a hero, and he commanded the First Virginia Regiment throughout the ...
35: In [[1759]], he resigned his commission and married [[Martha Washington|Martha Dan...
37: ...til [[1776]], when he read [[Thomas Paine]]'s ''[[Common Sense]]''. - James Monroe (11107 bytes)
34: ...ears of bitter debate in Congress. The [[Missouri Compromise]] bill resolved the struggle, pairing Miss...
38: ... explicitly to [[Russia]] and [[France]], than to come in as a cock-boat in the wake of the British [[m...
42: ...ars of public life. As a result, he was forced to sell off his [[Ash Lawn]] plantation to pay off the de... - Franklin Pierce (19017 bytes)
18: ...erce took part in the [[Mexican-American War]], becoming a [[brigadier general]]. Because his private l...
20: ...[[Kansas-Nebraska Act]], repealing the [[Missouri Compromise]] and reopening the question of the expans...
22: ...as "a good man who didn't understand his own shortcomings. To his credit, he loved his wife and reshape...
36: ...e resigned. He was chairman of the [[U.S. Senate Committee on Pensions]] during the [[Twenty-sixth Uni...
45: ...tion" over the slavery issue and supporting the [[Compromise of 1850]] in an effort to unite the variou... - Belgium (31774 bytes)
3: ...ural and linguistic diversity is reflected in its complex institutions and [[Politics of Belgium|politi...
57: ...in northern [[Gaul]]. In [[54 BC]], they were overcome by [[Julius Caesar]], as described in his chroni...
59: ... of these rulers and by the founding of religious communities and [[monastery|monasteries]], [[church]]...
63: ...ral awareness, promoting a Flemish identity and a combination of remarkably non-violent opposition and ...
67: ...f the founding members of the [[European Economic Community]]. - Bolivia (30115 bytes)
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85: ... government pursued a policy of offering monetary compensation for voluntary eradication of illegal coc...
93: ...[[Jorge Quiroga|Jorge Fernando Quiroga Ram�z]], completed the final year of the term. Quiroga was con...
101: ...rporate property, so that even drawing water from community wells or gathering rainwater on their own p...
103: ...es — social divisions, a radical opposition committed to extra-parliamentary action, and an ongoi... - Ancient Rome (25155 bytes)
27: ...out any bloodshed (or even much resistance), thus completing Octavian's (now renamed [[Augustus]]) proj...
38: ...y overtake the Empire. Romans, Gibson says, had become effeminate and were unwilling to live the milita...
42: Modern historians have offered competing theories such as [[lead poisoning]] from le...
63: ...not of narratives, but rather of interlocking and complex interrelations between and among gods and hum...
93: ...iving with him: could force marriage and divorce, sell his children into slavery and possibly even had t... - Connecticut (28543 bytes)
43: The name "Connecticut" comes from an [[Algonquin]] Indian word meaning "on t...
52: ...ut. There is an ongoing civic pride and economic competition between Hartford and New Haven, which ste...
65: ... regions and their major cultural centers as each competes for tourists, new residents, and internal st...
79: ...vice between [[New Haven]] and New York and a new commuter service along the coastline north of New Hav...
81: ...rteries in the state include [http://www.nycroads.com/roads/CT-8/| State Routes 8 and 25] and [[US Rout... - South Dakota (14035 bytes)
82: ...lier, on November 2, 1889, Dakota Territory had become the modern states of North Dakota and South Dako...
138: ...990. Named "Sue," the remains are over 90 percent complete.
140: ...d lobbying). However, South Dakota's dreams of becoming a major financial center were dashed when Dela...
160: ...sehold in the state is $35,282. The per capita income for the state is $17,562. 13.2% of the populatio...
163: ... of free land and tax breaks as enticements to newcomers. - Roaring Twenties (28131 bytes)
3: ...deep recession]] and many years of rebuilding and coming to terms with the vast human cost of the confl...
5: ...s like [[train]]s, [[automobile|car]]s and [[mass communication]] by [[radio]] spread the idea of moder...
8: ...ic boom|booming]]. The decade saw North America becoming the richest region on the earth, with industry...
17: ...ame one of the largest and a number of peripheral companies running gas stations, motels, and providing...
25: ...e new roads. Several [[road]]s were upgraded to become [[highway]]s, and a number of [[expressway]]s we... - Flower (10503 bytes)
6: ...ower Clipart provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]The parts of a flower are ar...
11: ...f pollen. The supportive stalk, the '''style''' becomes the pathway for '''pollen tubes''' to grow from...
12: ...ower Picture provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
13: ...ome multiple of three. The number of carpels in a compound pistil may be only two, or otherwise not rel...
14: ...ower Picture provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]] - Thomas Edison (20653 bytes)
5: ...h was a conglomerate of nine major film studios (commonly known as the Edison Trust).
12: ...ically, in the 1800's, his grandson, Sam, would become a rebel joining the [[MacKenzie Rebellion]] that...
18: ...as a pig slaughterer and started his own business selling [[vegetable]]s. Around [[1862]], Edison printe...
24: ...to publicly demonstrate a device to do so. This accomplishment was so unexpected by the public at large...
29: ...ntrated on commercial application and was able to sell the concept to homes and businesses by mass-produ...
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