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As You Like It
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what you see is all you get
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Happy Birthday to You
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are are you now or have you ever been a member of the Communist Party? formal question put to those appearing before the Committee on UnAmerican Activities during the McCarthy campaign of 1950–4 against alleged Communists in the US government and other institutions; the allusive form are you... Read more |
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Forest of Arden
Forest of Arden well-wooded area, formerly very extensive, in Warwickshire, central England. It is the setting for Shakespeare's As You Like It.... Read more |
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Ruby Dee
Ruby Dee1924— Actress, civil rights activist, writer The actress and social activist Ruby Dee expressed her philosophy in I Dream a World: Portraits of Black Women Who Changed America: "You just try to do everything that comes up. Get up an hour earlier, stay up an hour later, make the time. Then... Read more |
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Bill Withers
Withers, Bill1938— Singer, songwriter Singer/songwriter Bill Withers has described his approach to his craft in this way: "I feel that it is healthier to look out at the world through a window than through a mirror. Otherwise, all you see is yourself and whatever is behind you," according to his... Read more |
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Savage Garden
SAVAGE GARDEN Formed: 1996, Brisbane, Australia Members: Darren Hayes, vocals (born Brisbane, Australia, 8 May 1972); Daniel Jones, guitar, keyboard (born Essex, England, 22 July 1973). Genre: Rock Best-selling album since 1990: Savage Garden (1997) Hit songs since 1990: "I Want You,"... Read more |
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Golden Rule
Golden Rule in the New Testament, saying of Jesus. In the Gospel of Matthew he says, "In everything do to others as you would have them do to you; for this is the law and the prophets." The Gospel of St. Luke has "Do to others as you would have them do to you." It is stated negatively in... Read more |
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Numeration systems
Numeration systems Numeration systems are methods for representing quantities. As a simple example, suppose you have a basket of oranges. You might want to keep track of the number of oranges in the basket. Or you might want to sell the oranges to someone else. Or you might simply want to give the... Read more |
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PRESIDENT, REBELS BOTH STAND TO LOSE.(Perspective)
...That is what causes well-meaning government...very badly on Ronald Reagan that George Shultz...would consolidate the Sandinistas in power. Now it...increasingly likely that the Sandinistas will outlast Reagan. The ... |