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Medal of Honor
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Honor
HonorHonor and social statusThe point of honorHonor and the lawHonor in literatureBIBLIOGRAPHYThe notion of honor has several facets. It is a sentiment, a manifestation of this sentiment in conduct, and the evaluation of this conduct by others, that is to say, reputation. It is both internal to the... Read more |
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ribbon
ribbon relatively narrow width of woven fabric edged with selvage. Ribbons have been used for centuries as girdles, headdresses, and badges and for ornamentation. At first called ribbands, they were narrow strips of cloth which were attached to a garment to form borders. The modern ribbon with two... Read more |
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Herbert Blumer
Blumer, Herbert 1900-1987 BIBLIOGRAPHY Herbert George Blumer earned his doctorate in 1928 at the University of Chicago and went on to teach there until 1951. He later became the founding chair of the Department of Sociology at the University of California, Berkeley. In 1983 the American... Read more |
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Indian dance
DANCE, INDIAN DANCE, INDIAN. North American Indian Dance is not a single entity—the several hundred indigenous nations of the United States and Canada each have their own distinct traditions. The Apache Crown Dance, Tewa Buffalo Dance, Kiowa Black Leg Society dances, and Yupik Bladder Feast... Read more |
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Eleusinian Mysteries
Eleusinian Mysteries , principal religious mysteries of ancient Greece. The mysteries may have originated as part of an early agrarian festival peculiar to certain families in Eleusis. The Athenians later (c.600 BC) took over the ceremonies. Because the mysteries were secret, little is known of... Read more |
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Nuevo Leon
Nuevo León Pronunciation:noo-WAY-voh-lay-OWN. Origin of state name:Nuevo León was named in honor of the Spanish kingdom of León. Capital:Monterrey (mohn-teh-REH-ee). Entered country:1824. Coat of Arms:The coat of arms of Nuevo León is made up by four... Read more |
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Nayarit
Nayarit Pronunciation:nah-yah-REET. Origin of state name:The state was named in honor of Nayar, a sixteenth-century governor of the Cora (Nayari) people, an indigenous group native to the state. Capital:Tepic (teh-PEEK). Entered country:February 5, 1917. ... Read more |
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Aegina
Aegina , in Greek mythology, river nymph, daughter of the river god Asopus. She was abducted by Zeus to the island Oenone, where she bore him a son, Aeacus . Aeacus later renamed the island in her honor.... Read more |
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OP-Ed; Rebel banner isn't racist . . .(Editorial)
...state. The banner is berated as a symbol of slavery...associated with the Confederacy are symbols of defiance...So, why no outcry over...the South honor its heroes...denigrating a symbol good Americans...as ... |
 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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THE POWER OF SYMBOLS ONE PERSON'S STARS ARE ANOTHER'S BARS.(Main)
...there may be a symbol of pride to others...Cradle of the Confederacy." But to Holmes...black, the Rebel banner stands for something...Confederate flag or symbol of the Confederacy...biracial society. Symbols and ... |
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Words, Truth, And The Confederate Flag
...month honoring the Confederacy, and with the...would havebeen no Confederacy and no Confederate flag at all. The Confederacy arosefrom something...of flying that banner, including honor,bravery, heritage...t ... |
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Words, truth and the Confederate Flag
...there would have been no Confederacy and no Confederate flag at all. The Confederacy arose from something...behalf of flying that banner, including honor, heritage, sacrifice...shouldn't honor the ... |
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Long, difficult birth of Maryland's banner.(Saturday)(The Civil War)
...fight for the Confederacy. Originally...marched under the banner of the Crossland...Maryland had no official flag...fighting for the Confederacy looked for a symbol, they adopted...to heal. In honor of the Confederate...and ... |
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The language of intolerance
...flag of the Confederacy is the defining symbol of the Lost...the pennant of honor under which...insult," the "banner of the slave...heritage, honor, pride...Rowan sniffs, "Honor about what...slavery." No ... |
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Dishonoring America.(Opinion)
...message: America no longer accepts...Americans have no problem celebrating...lynchings are no longer acceptable...emblem that is the banner of those domestic...supremacy, and a symbol of slavery...other Confederate symbols ... |
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S.C. Senate Votes To Remove Flag
...Statehouse dome, a banner opponents say...supporters insist is a symbol of Southern heritage...would remove the banner from the dome...Statehouse from a pole no taller than 20...erected or named in honor of the Confederacy ... |
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CONFEDERATE FLAG'S SYMBOLISM RIPPLES BENEATH CAROLINA DEBATE
...over whether the banner can ever be a legitimate symbol of Southern heritage...who cherish the banner.Mississippi...flags of both the Confederacy and of the Nazi...descendants. "There is no parallel, and there is no ... |
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S.C. Senate OKs Removal Of Confederate Flag From State Capitol Dome; NAACP...
...would remove the banner from the dome and...existing monument that honors Confederate soldiers...fly from a pole no taller than 20 feet...erected or named in honor of the Confederacy or Civil Rights...say it is a racist ... |
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