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End of the world
End of the World One of the most common concepts in prophetic literature, especially in the apocalyptical literature of Judaism and Christianity. The term can denote either the end of the physical world (cosmos ) or the end of the social order (aeon ). The theological term eschatology refers to... Read more |
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Reason
REASON REASON. For many in the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, reason was understood as "right reason." It was a human faculty, divinely founded, that uncovered the world by revealing it, because it was part of the world. Reason was an ontological property of a divinely ordered... Read more |
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Dave Winfield
Dave Winfield 1951– Professional baseball player Childhood in St. Paul Drafted in Three Sports Yanked About by the Boss Rebounding in California and Toronto Sources Dave Winfield has been a top-performing professional baseball player for two decades. His turbulent career has included... Read more |
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Mutual Security Act of 1951
Mutual Security Act (1951) Lynne K. Zusman and Neil S. Helfand In the aftermath of World War II, a redistribution of military and economic power left two supreme powers, the United States and the Soviet Union. The remaining world order consisted of the war torn nations of the European... Read more |
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New York City Marathon (Running)
Tegla Loroupe 1973- Kenyan marathon runner In 1998 Kenyan runner Tegla Loroupe became the first African woman to win a major marathon when she came in first at the New York City Marathon in 1994. She then set a women's world record on the 26.2-mile marathon course at the 1998 Rotterdam... Read more |
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Jachin and Boaz
Jachin and Boaz The names of two symbolical pillars of King Solomon's Kabalistic temple. They were believed to explain the mystery of the meaning of life. One was black and the other white, representing the powers of good and evil. It was said that they symbolized the need of "two" in the world.... Read more |
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Scientific Revolutions
SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION. The scientific revolution took place from the sixteenth century through the seventeenth century and saw the formation of conceptual, methodological, and institutional approaches to the natural world that are recognizably like those of modern science.... Read more |
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buoy
buoy , float anchored in navigable waters to mark channels and indicate dangers to navigation (isolated rocks, mine fields, cables, and the like). The shape, color, number, and marking of the buoy are all significant, but unfortunately there are two competing systems of color coding which have been... Read more |
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maya (Hinduism)
maya , in Hinduism, term used in the Veda to mean magic or supernatural power. In Mahayana Buddhism it acquires the meaning of illusion or unreality. The term is pivotal in the Vedanta system of Shankara, where it signifies the world as a cosmic illusion and also the power that creates the... Read more |
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Boston Red Sox Battle the `Curse'.
...Series and get themselves...s first World Series since...are only a couple of guys who...missed a home run by inches...working its alchemy Wednesday...Boston of a two-on, no...with the powers from ... |
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BOSOX CURSE TALK OF JINX
...Editions -- Two Star B, Two Star P...Series and get themselves...s first World Series since...are only a couple of guys who...missed a home run by inches...working its alchemy Wednesday...Boston of a ... |
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Leading question: Hey, Lou, what's up with your lineup?(Sports)(On baseball)
...latest lineup alchemy. As promised...Might as well get started with...be able to run. He's...reporter jumped right into the...In perfect world, is Soriano...hits for power, and he...hit home runs and he ... |