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Cherokees
CHEROKEES by Robert J. Conley Overview The Cherokee Nation today occupies all or part of 14 counties of what is now the northeastern portion of the state of Oklahoma. Not considered a reservation, the land falls under what has been called "a checkerboard jurisdiction," with one farm or... Read more |
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age grade and age set
age grade and age set differentiation of social role based on age, commonly found in small-scale societies of North America and East Africa. Age sets are a type of sodality (nonresidential groups that cut across kinship ties and thus promote broader social solidarity) of young men who usually... Read more |
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smilax
smilax common name for a florists' plant of two separate genera ( Asparagus and Smilax ), both of the family Liliaceae ( lily family, although some botanists recognize smilax as a separate family, the Similacaceae). The greenbriers, prickly vines often weedy in North America, belong to the same... Read more |
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Pieces of Eight
PIECES OF EIGHT PIECES OF EIGHT, Spanish silver coins of eight reals (eight bits), first authorized in 1497. Also known as pesos and Spanish dollars, they were minted in enormous quantities and soon became recognized as a reliable medium of exchange in the European colonies of North America.... Read more |
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zone
zone [Gr.,=girdle], in geography, area with a certain physical and/or cultural unity that distinguishes it from other areas. The division of the earth into five climatic zones probably originated (5th cent. BC) with Parmenides, who recognized a torrid zone (see tropics ) and north and south... Read more |
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Toni Cade Bambara
Toni Cade Bambara 1939— Writer Studied Abroad, Served at Home Gained Recogn... Read more |
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John Neville Figgis
Figgis, John NevilleThe monistic theoryThe corporation as a real personWORKS BY FIGGISSUPPLEMENTARY BIBLIOGRAPHYThe work of John Neville Figgis (1866-1919) in political philosophy constitutes the fusing of two interests and two careers. Born in Brighton, England, and educated at Cambridge... Read more |
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faunal region
faunal region A region of the earth with a distinct and characteristic assemblage of animal taxa. There are six commonly recognized faunal regions used in zoogeography: the Ethiopian region, consisting of Africa south of the Sahara and part of southern Arabia; the Oriental region, which covers... Read more |
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North American Indians
Indians, North AmericanThe regional developmentsSummary and conclusionsBIBLIOGRAPHYAmericanists of the early twentieth century were primarily interested in historical problems, and the classifications of culture types were designed to that end. Since the 1930s, however, there has been an increasing... Read more |
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THEORY INTO PRACTICE: PLYMOUTH STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS LEARNING...
...students. One of the student-builders, Sean Carney of North Conway, N. H...living laboratory for students and faculty to conduct...the first-ever student constructed campus...living roof" on the north side, where vegetables...the past year, Plymouth State has been ... |
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NORTH COUNTRY STUDENT TEACHERS GET GRANT FUNDING
...provides stipends to student teachers in the...The stipends help students bridge the economic...start full-time student teaching to the...regional University, Plymouth State University...committed to helping students in the North Country, and we...Foundation has recognized ... |
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NORTH DAKOTA STATE LANDS 92 STUDENT-ATHLETES ON SUMMIT LEAGUE WINTER/SPRING...
...news release: North Dakota State had 92 student-athletes earn...total of 449 were recognized as Distinguished...the list with North Dakota State...student-athletes recognized for their academic...Sociology, Plymouth, Minn. Skye... |
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PRINCETON REVIEW NAMES PLYMOUTH STATE ONE OF NATION'S GREENEST COLLEGES
...H., May 14 -- Plymouth State University...following news release: Plymouth State University...being named among North America's greenest...Jayne Steen said the students, faculty, and...responsible choices." Plymouth State was also included...efforts are being recognized. ... |
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PLYMOUTH STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENT NATE OBIN AWARDED $5,000 'COLLEGE EQUALS...
...May 25 -- Plymouth State University...Nate Obin of Plymouth State University...service-oriented students who are N. H...Vice President for Student Affairs, said...true ambassador of Plymouth State," Hage...forced to move north to Winchester...Keene High School recognized his ... |
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PLYMOUTH STATE UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR SANTORE WINS PLYMOUTH STATE UNIVERSITY'S...
...internationally recognized composer, chairs...Theatre, and Dance at Plymouth State. The Award...scholarly works is recognized for its rigor...within and beyond the Plymouth State community...provides for PSU students. Santore's compositions...Association, the North American ... |
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STUDENT'S DEATH SHARPENS FOCUS ON HAZING CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION FOLLOWS FATAL...
...groups at Plymouth State, where...sororities are recognized, and eight...director of student activities...education for the recognized groups...where four students were killed...two hours north of Boston...Mountains, Plymouth State has...of-state students; ... |
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PEOPLE
...clubs tailored to students' interests. "We...THY PIZZA: Thirty Plymouth North High School National...Chevrolet Cadillac in Plymouth, which recognized them as "Driven Students...Parker (inset) of Plymouth, former superintendent... |
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STATE OF UNIVERSITY 2012: PLYMOUTH STATE UNIVERSITY MEETING CHALLENGES...
...its value to students, the region...study center north of Boston...sustainability are being recognized nationally. "We again were recognized in The Princeton...education in North America, based...conservation." Plymouth State also experienced... |
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PLYMOUTH STATE UNIVERSITY NAMES PRESIDENT HAYNES, CEO OF GRAPPONE AUTOMOTIVE...
...H., May 5 -- Plymouth State University...news release: A Plymouth State graduate who...the small town of North Stratford, N...address May 21 at Plymouth State University...also has become recognized for environmental...reaching out to students, whether in helping... |
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