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Political correctness
POLITICAL CORRECTNESS POLITICAL CORRECTNESS. Originally used by old-guard communists to mean toeing the party line, the term "politically correct" was resurrected in the 1970s and early 1980s by rightist writers and activists, who used it in an ironic sense to mock the Left's tendency toward... Read more |
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False
false false friend a word or expression that has a similar form to one in a person's native language, but a different meaning (for example English magazine and French magasin ‘shop’).false memory an apparent recollection of an event which did not actually occur, especially one of... Read more |
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Amchitka
Amchitka , island, 40 mi (64 km) long, in the Rat group of the Aleutian Islands, W Alaska. It was a site in 1965 and 1971 for the underground detonation of nuclear devices, its small population having been relocated. In the 1990s, radiation from the test caves was detected at the surface.... Read more |
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Sherwood Forest
Sherwood Forest formerly a large royal forest, mainly in Nottinghamshire, central England. Remnants of the forest exist near Mansfield and Hucknall ; efforts began in the 1990s to replant and expand it. It is famous as the haunt of Robin Hood and his band.... Read more |
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Bitterroot
Bitterroot river, c.120 mi (190 km) long, rising in SW Mont. and flowing north to join the Clark Fork River near Missoula. A Roman Catholic mission was established on the river in 1841, and missionaries are credited with introducing farming in the area. The Bitterroot Valley experienced rapid... Read more |
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Toothbrush
Toothbrush Background A toothbrush is a dental instrument used for cleaning teeth, ideally in conjunction with toothpaste or mouthwash. The toothbrush consists of a plastic handle and nylon bristles attached to the head of the brush. Contemporary designs offer a variety of... Read more |
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Gidon Kremer
Gidon Kremer Violinist Professional Career Political Pressures Tango Revival of the 1990s Selected discography Sources Latvian violinist Gidon Kremer led a striking trend among classical string players when he diverged into the world of tango during the 1990s after more than two decades... Read more |
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Dieudonne
Dieudonné1966— Comedian Dieudonné M'bala M'bala, who is known professionally as simply "Dieudonné," is France's most controversial comedian. He rose to fame in the early 1990s as part of a duo who poked fun at long-standing racial and religious stereotypes in France, but since 1997 Dieudonné has... Read more |
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Alan Menken
Alan Menken Before the age of 50, composer Alan Menken (born 1949) had won eight Academy awards and four Grammys. His scores for the Walt Disney animated films of the 1990s as well as his success on the Broad way stage have some crediting him with the return of both genres. Disney seems... Read more |
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Smart Growth
Smart Growth The "smart growth" movement arose in the 1990s to combat the perceived negative aspects of the dominant growth patterns of the time: rapidly spreading development that tended to draw people and resources away from existing neighborhoods and created new, look-alike communities where... Read more |
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