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etiquette
etiquette name for the codes of rules governing social or diplomatic intercourse. These codes vary from the more or less flexible laws of social usage (differing according to local customs or taboos) to the rigid conventions of court and military circles, and they extend to the legal, medical, and... Read more |
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Joseph Leon Edel
Joseph Leon Edel (Joseph Leon Edel) , 1907-97, American literary scholar and biographer, b. Pittsburgh, Pa. A professor at New York Univ. (1953-72) and the Univ. of Hawaii (1972-78), he received the 1963 Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award for part of his definitive biography of Henry James ... Read more |
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Luscious Jackson
Luscious Jackson Rock band Beastie Girls and New Ventures High-Profile Tours “From a Completely Different Place Read more |
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George Lyman Kittredge
George Lyman Kittredge , 1860-1941, American scholar, b. Boston. A member of the Harvard faculty (1888-1936), Kittredge was a noted authority on the English language, Shakespeare and Chaucer. His one-volume edition of the complete works of Shakespeare appeared in 1936. He began a more detailed... Read more |
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Knowingly
KNOWINGLY Consciously; willfully; subject to complete understanding of the facts or circumstances. According to provisions contained in the model penal code, an individual is deemed to have acted knowingly in regard to a material element of an offense when: in the event that such element involves... Read more |
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History of Plimmoth Plantation
Plimmoth Plantation, History of, was begun by William Bradford, about ten years after the landing of the Pilgrims. Book I was completed within a year or two, Book II written between 1646 and 1650, and the list of Mayflower passengers added in 1651. The manuscript, probably not intended for... Read more |
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William Tyndale
William Tyndale , c.1494-1536, English biblical translator (see Bible ) and Protestant martyr. He was probably ordained shortly before entering (c.1521) the household of Sir John Walsh of Gloucestershire as chaplain and tutor. His sympathy with the new learning led to disputes with the clergy, and... Read more |
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Sleep Disorders
Sleep Disorders Definition Sleep disorders are a group of syndromes characterized by disturbance in the patient's amount of sleep, quality or timing of sleep, or in behaviors or physiological conditions associated with sleep. There are about 70 different sleep disorders. To qualify for the... Read more |
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Alexander Wilson
Alexander Wilson 1766-1813, American ornithologist, b. Scotland. He came to the United States c.1794 and taught in rural New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Encouraged by William Bartram , he studied the birds of his adopted country, learned to portray them, and began his American Ornithology (9 vol.,... Read more |
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