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Charles Edward Coughlin
Charles Edward Coughlin , 1891-1979, Roman Catholic priest in the United States, b. Ontario, Canada, grad. Univ. of Toronto, 1916. After study at St. Michael's College, Toronto, he was ordained (1916) and became (1926) pastor of the Shrine of the Little Flower at Royal Oak, Mich. In the 1930s he... Read more |
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Billy Graham
Billy Graham (William Franklin Graham) , 1918-, American evangelist, b. Charlotte, N.C., grad. Wheaton College (B.A., 1943). Graham was ordained a minister in the Southern Baptist Church (1939), was the pastor of a Chicago church (his first and last pastorate), and in 1944 became an evangelist for... Read more |
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Graham Parker
Graham Parker Singer, songwriter Self-Described “Mod” “Pure Energy Fueling Emotional Catharsis” Split From The Rumour Selected discography Sources British rocker Graham Parker teamed up with a feisty bar band called The Rumour in the mid-1970s, joining an intense,... Read more |
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Society for Constitutional Information
Society for Constitutional Information. Founded in 1780 by Major Cartwright and other middle-class radicals to promote parliamentary reform, the SCI flourished until 1783, but thereafter made little headway, partly because its energies were diluted by efforts in support of anti-slavery, prison... Read more |
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Montserrat Caballe
Montserrat Caballé , 1933-, Spanish soprano, b. Barcelona. After voice study with Eugenia Kemeny and Conchita Badia in Barcelona, she made her operatic debut in Basel, Switzerland, in 1956, singing Mimi in Puccini's La Bohème. She became an overnight success with American audiences... Read more |
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Henry Duncan Graham Crerar
Henry Duncan Graham Crerar , 1888-1965, Canadian general in World War II. He fought in World War I and later headed the Royal Military College. In 1940 he was made chief of the Canadian general staff. In 1941 he was given command of the Canadian 2d Division Overseas; in 1944 he became commander of... Read more |
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Mahomet
Mahomet an archaic form of Muhammad, recorded from late Middle English; the alternative Mahound is also found.if the mountain will not come to Mahomet, Mahomet must go to the mountain proverbial saying, early 17th century, used in the context of an apparently insoluble situation. The saying refers... Read more |
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Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington (Edward Kennedy Ellington), 1899-1974, American jazz musician and composer, b. Washington, D.C. Ellington made his first professional appearance as a jazz pianist in 1916. By 1918 he had formed a band, and after appearances in nightclubs in Harlem he became one of the most famous... Read more |
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America First Committee
AMERICA FIRST COMMITTEE AMERICA FIRST COMMITTEE (AFC). Founded in 1940 to fight against U.S. participation in World War II, the AFC initially enjoyed the backing of Henry Ford and the historian Charles A. Beard. Isolationists in all parts of the United States were involved, but the committee was... Read more |
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Lester Willis Young
Lester Willis Young 1909-59, American jazz musician, b. Woodville, Miss. He played the tenor saxophone with various bands (1929-40), including those of Fletcher Henderson and Count Basie , with whom he first recorded in 1936. Young and Coleman Hawkins are considered the major influences on... Read more |
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Abortion
...abort a pregnancy involved the fundamental right of women to control their bodily processes...Connecticut, which had established the right to privacy in contraceptive decision‐making, Roe established a fundamental right to abortion. Under Roe, except to ensure maternal... |
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Abrams v. United States
...substantive evils that Congress has a right to prevent.”Justice Holmes, joined by...protective of First Amendment, free‐speech rights in hopes that, first, the courts would...Amendment discourse.See also Bill of Rights; Censorship; Civil Liberties; Sedition... |
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Actor
...cinema and television for intimacy and the play of facial expression. As always, the great actor or actress will come at the right moment, equipped to suit the time. Handicaps can be overcome. Something of acting can be taught, but the art of acting is... |
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Adams, John Quincy
...nullification, the imposition of a gag rule, and annexation of Texas. In 1841, abolitionists persuaded him to defend the right to freedom of fifty‐three Africans before the Supreme Court in United States v. The Amistad (1841). Justice Joseph Story... |
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Adkins v. Children's Hospital
...faire economics, the Supreme Court in the 1890s fashioned the liberty of contract doctrine, which affirmed the constitutional right of private parties to enter contractual arrangements. This doctrine curtailed the power of government to interfere with contractual... |
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AESTHETICS
...beautiful from the ugly, and to know when it is not right to make such judgements at all; it is also often...inspiration or grace, to good breeding or the right social background, to the right kind of teacher, to proper observance of the rulings... |
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African National Congress
...Congress (ANC) South African political party. It was formed in 1912 with the aim of securing racial equality and full political rights for non-whites. by the 1950s, the ANC was the principal opposition to the apartheid regime. A military wing, Umkhonte... |
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African American Religion
...employment, education, recreation, and health care. Black churchgoers marched, sang, and prayed in support of the civil rights movement led by Martin Luther King Jr., himself a Baptist preacher and member of the Progressive National Convention of America... |
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Afrika Korps
...Italian C-in-C in North Africa, and through him to the Italian High Command (see Comando Supremo), but as he had the right to appeal to Berlin his independent command was unfettered by Italian wishes or orders. However, he was hamstrung by several... |
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After the Fall
...instantaneously.” These include his first wife, Louise, who berates him for failing to appreciate her as a person in her own right; a onetime friend and fellow Communist, now an informer to a congressional investigating committee; and another friend, also... |
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Part 2 Business and mechanical technology.(Part 3: Q-Z)(Definition)
...Deed--A document by which the seller conveys all his/her rights to the real estate in question but does not give any warranties...deed is usually reserved for clearing title and settling the rights of persons who have claim to the property being transferred... |
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Abacha, Sani
...international pressure for an end to his brutal regime, which increased after his execution of Ken Saro-Wiwa and other human rights activists. Western sanctions remained ineffective as long as they excluded Nigeria's vital export commodity, oil. He clung... |
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Śabda
...thought) but not expressed; (iv) āhata, sound of all kinds, whether humans can hear it or not. Śabda has power in its own right, not just in speech, especially in mantras or in bells and drums: Śiva's drum (ḍamaru) manifests creation. Śabda-brahman... |
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abolitionism
...criminology. Abolitionists argue that prisons are ineffective, their justification untenable, and their violations of human rights widespread. The abolitionist stance rejects reformism on the grounds that this perpetuates and legitimizes the existing system... |
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abortion
...groups which stress each individual mother's right to choose whether or not to proceed with...v. Wade of 1973, ruled in favour of a ‘right to choose’ as an implied constitutional ‘right to privacy’. However, the problem has... |
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about
...drought, flout, gout, grout, knout, Kraut, lout, mahout, misdoubt, nowt, out, out-and-out, owt, pout, Prout, right about, rout, scout, shout, snout, spout, sprout, stout, thereabout, thereout, throughout, timeout, tout, trout... |
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access rights
access rights (access privileges) A classification of the modes...Thus, the owner of a file will typically have rights to read, write, or delete the file. Some or all these rights may also be granted to other users on the system... |
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address
address †make straight or right; †accoutre, dress; †direct; refl. apply oneself to XIV; direct (words or speech) to XV; speak directly to XVIII. — OF... |
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Adharma
Adharma (Skt.). In Hinduism, the opposite of dharma, synonym of pāpa: evil, sin, what is not right or natural, or according to śāstras.Adharma is personified in Hindu mythology as the son of Brahmā and brother of Dharma, born from Brahmā's back. |
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affirmative action
...candidate's educational opportunities at high school, and in this way employed more sensitive measures of discrimination ensuring continuous above-average access to minorities candidates.Civil Rights Acts (US); civil rights movement |
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aide
aide • noun an aide to the supervisorsynonyms: assistant, helper, adviser, right-hand man, man/girl Friday, adjutant, deputy, second-in-command, second; subordinate, junior, underling, acolyte. |
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angle
angle1 • noun 1. a right angle | the angle of the wallssynonyms: intersection, inclination; projection, corner, bend, fork, nook, niche, recess, elbow. 2... |
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approve
...past, and the woman in question might have to certify that she possesses the necessary training and qualifications. But to ratify a constitutional amendment granting equal rights to women requires a lengthy set of legislative procedures. |
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apropos
...synonyms: appropriate, pertinent, relevant, apposite, apt, applicable, suitable, germane, fitting, befitting, material; right on.antonym: inappropriate. phrase: apropos of nothing apropos of nothing, she started speaking only in rhymesynonyms: irrelevantly... |
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arrow
arrow • noun 1. a bow and arrow synonyms: shaft, bolt, dart; historical quarrel. 2. the arrow pointed right synonyms: pointer, indicator, marker, needle. |
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astray
astray • adverb/adjective 1. go astray in the fogsynonyms: off course, off the right track, adrift; lost. 2. led astray by wicked mensynonyms: into wrongdoing, into error/sin, to the bad. |
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basic
basic • adjective 1. basic human rights synonyms: fundamental, essential, primary, principal, cardinal, elementary, elemental, quintessential, intrinsic, central... |
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boss
...number one, kingpin, boss man, boss lady, top dog, bigwig, big cheese, head honcho, big kahuna. • verb you have no right to boss me around synonyms: order around, dictate to, lord it over, bully, push around, domineer, dominate, pressurize... |
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bright
...USAGE NOTES brilliant, effulgent, luminous, lustrous, radiant, refulgent, resplendent, shining Looking for just the right word to capture the quality of the light on a moonlit night or a summer day? All of these adjectives describe an intense... |
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champion
...flag-bearer. 3. historical the king's champion synonyms: knight, man-at-arms, warrior. • verb championing the rights of refugees synonyms: advocate, promote, defend, uphold, support, back, stand up for, take someone's part; campaign... |
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