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Ned
Ned ♂ Short form of Edward, originating in the misdivision of phrases such as mine Ed (compare Nan). It was common in the Middle Ages and up to the 18th century, but in the 19th was almost entirely superseded in the role of short form by Ted. It is now, however, enjoying a modest revival,... Read more |
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Lynn Whitfield
Lynn Whitfield 1954– Actress Southern Upbringing Acted on NY Stage—West Coast Josephine Baker Biography Scarce Roles for Black Actresses Sources Lynn Whitfield has enjoyed a busy career in film,.... Read more |
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Isaiah Washington
Isaiah Washington1963— Actor Isaiah Washington has enjoyed a distinguished acting career that includes a wide variety of stage, television, and film roles. He has played gangsters and hustlers, cops and hardworking average Joes, a gay Republican man, and a coolheaded and talented surgeon at a... Read more |
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Role conflict
Role Conflict BIBLIOGRAPHY The term role conflict refers to a clash between two or more of a person’s roles or incompatible features within the same role. These incompatibilities can consist of differing expectations, requirements, beliefs, and/or attitudes. The term role relies on the... Read more |
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Role Theory
Role Theory Role theory is not one theory. Rather, it is a set of concepts and interrelated theories that are at the foundation of social science in general, and the study of the family in particular. The ideas and concepts formulated in the development of role theory continue to inform family... Read more |
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Rosetta Olive Burton LeNoire
Rosetta LeNoire 1911–2002 Actress Mentored With Harlem Renaissance Greats From Black Macbeth to TV Grandmother Built Color-Blind Theater out of Love Sources Actress, singer, dancer, and producer, Rosetta LeNoire enjoyed a prolific career that spanned seventy years. However, it was... Read more |
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John of Strathbogie earl of Atholl
Atholl, John of Strathbogie, earl of (d. 1306). Scottish earl who played a leading if inconsistent role in the Wars of Independence. He was captured at the battle of Dunbar (1296) and imprisoned in the Tower of London. Reconciled with Edward I, he became warden of northern Scotland in 1304. He... Read more |
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Gerald Prentice Nye
Gerald Prentice Nye 1892-1971, U.S. Senator (1925-45), b. Hortonville, Wis. After settling (1915) in North Dakota he devoted himself to country journalism. A progressive Republican, he was appointed to fill an unexpired term in the U.S. Senate; he remained there until defeated for reelection in... Read more |
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Forest Whitaker
Forest Whitaker 1961— Actor, director, producer "A burly, good-natured Texan, soft-spoken and a little shy, Forest Whitaker doesn't exactly stand out in a crowd," wrote Associated Press correspondent Jay Sharbutt. "But in Hollywood, where unemployment is the rule, not the exception, he does... Read more |
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