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Hiawatha
Hiawatha , fl. c.1550, legendary chief of the Onondaga of North America. He is credited with founding the Iroquois Confederacy . He is the hero of the well-known poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Bibliography: See T. R. Henry, Wilderness Messiah (1955).... Read more |
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The Song of Hiawatha
Hiawatha, The Song of, narrative poem by Longfellow in unrhymed trochaic tetrameter, published in 1855. Its novel and facile meter has led to many parodies and imitations. The meter derives from the Finnish epic Kalevala, which the poem resembles in spirit as well as in several striking passages.... Read more |
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Nokomis
Nokomis, Canada, USA Both are named after Nokomis, daughter of the moon, in Longfellow's poem Hiawatha. She raises Hiawatha and helps him to acquire the wisdom and strength appropriate for a Native American leader. Nokomis is an Ojibwa word meaning ‘grandmother’. There is also a Lake... Read more |
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Septic shock
Septic Shock Definition Septic shock is a potentially lethal drop in blood pressure due to the presence of bacteria in the blood. Description Septic shock is a possible consequence of bacteremia, or bacteria in the bloodstream. Bacterial toxins, and the immune system response to them, cause... Read more |
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Electric Shock Injuries
Electric shock injuries Definition Electric shock injuries are caused by lightning or electric current passing through the body. In infants, electric shock injuries occur most often when they put metal objects in their mouths. Description Electric current can be described as the... Read more |
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Lithotripsy
Lithotripsy Definition Lithotripsy is the use of high-energy shock waves to fragment and disintegrate kidney stones. The shock wave, created by using a high-voltage spark or an electromagnetic impulse outside of the body, is focused on the stone. The shock wave shatters the... Read more |
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Future Shock
Future Shock BIBLIOGRAPHY American author Alvin Toffler first used the term future shock in 1965 to refer to the psychological disorientation and physical stress experienced by individuals and societies when radical changes occur within short periods of time. In Future Shock, the 1970 book... Read more |
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ecarte
écarté , card game similar to euchre , played by two persons. The pack has 32 cards, seven through ace in each suit; the king is the highest card, and the ace ranks below the jack and above the ten. A trick is won by the higher trump or by the higher card of the suit led. The object... Read more |
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