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kitsch
kitsch [Ger.,=trash], term most frequently applied since the early 20th cent. to works considered pretentious and tasteless. Exploitative commercial objects such as Mona Lisa scarves and abominable plaster reproductions of sculptural masterpieces are described as kitsch, as are works that claim... Read more |
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bombing of Hiroshima
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Dental Trauma
Dental trauma Definition Dental trauma is injury to the teeth, gums, and jawbones. The most common dental trauma is a broken or displaced tooth. Description Dental trauma may be inflicted in a number of ways: contact sports, motor vehicle accidents, fights, falls, eating hard ... Read more |
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Hiroshima
Hiroshima , city (1990 pop. 1,085,705), capital of Hiroshima prefecture, SW Honshu, Japan, on Hiroshima Bay. It is an important commercial and industrial center manufacturing trucks, ships, automobiles, steel, rubber, furniture, and canned foods. The city is also a market for agricultural and marine... Read more |
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Ian Ogilvy
OGILVY, Ian 1943– PERSONAL Full name, Ian Raymond Ogilvy; born September 30 (some sources cite September 13), 1943, in Woking, Surrey, England; son of Aileen Raymond (an actress); father, in advertising; married Diane (marriage ended); married Kathryn "Kitty" Holcomb (an actress),... Read more |
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Kitty Hawk Inc
Kitty Hawk, Inc. 1515 West 20th StreetDFW International Airport, Texas 75261U.S.A.(800) 654-8966Fax: (972) 456-2298Web site: http://www.kha.com Public Company Incorporated: 1985Employees: 281Sales: $164 million (1996)Stock Exchanges: NASDAQSICs: 4522 Air Transportation, Nonscheduled; 4731... Read more |
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Jane Cowl
Cowl, Jane (1884–1950), actress. Born in Boston, she studied at Columbia then began her career under the aegis of David Belasco, appearing first in his 1903 production of Sweet Kitty Bellairs and then in The Music Master, The Rose of the Rancho, A Grand Army Man, The Easiest Wa... Read more |
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Victims
Chapter 2Victims of Crime THE TRAUMA OF BEING VICTIMIZED Becoming a crime victim can have serious consequences |
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Trauma
Trauma FREUD AND HIS FOLLOWERS POST–WORLD WAR II DEVELOPMENTS BIBLIOGRAPHY Until the middle of the nineteenth century, the word trauma was used primarily to designate physiological injury emanating from an external event. Beginning in the 1860s, however, the term acquired additional... Read more |
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Maxillofacial Trauma
Maxillofacial trauma Definition Maxillofacial trauma refers to any injury to the face or jaw caused by physical force, the presence of foreign objects, animal or human bites, or burns. Description Maxillofacial trauma includes injuries to any of the bony or... Read more |
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