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  • 41Kill Switch...Klick — promo shot from 1993 (L to R, D.A. Sebasstian, Victoria Knight Mike Ditmore). Background information Ori …

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  • 42Prig — A prig (IPAEng|ˈprɪg, sometimes spelled prigg) is someone who shows an inordinately zealous approach to matters of form and propriety; especially where the prig has the ability to show his/her superior knowledge to those who don t know the… …

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  • 43News media and the Vietnam War — Beginning during the Vietnam War (1955–1975) and continuing into the present, there has been a contentious debate over the actions and influence of the news media on the course and outcome of the conflict. This debate has centered upon a set of… …

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  • 44Bashe — (zh cpw|c=巴蛇|p= bāshé|w=pa she) was a python like Chinese mythological giant snake that ate elephants. NameThe term bashe compounds ba a proper name; tip, tail; crust; greatly desire; cling to; be near and she snake; serpent . The Chinese… …

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  • 45Colombia — Colombian, adj., n. /keuh lum bee euh/; Sp. /kaw lawm byah/, n. a republic in NW South America. 37,418,290; 439,828 sq. mi. (1,139,155 sq. km). Cap.: Bogotá. * * * Colombia Introduction Colombia Background: Colombia was one of the three countries …

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  • 46greedy — greedily, adv. greediness, n. /gree dee/, adj., greedier, greediest. 1. excessively or inordinately desirous of wealth, profit, etc.; avaricious: the greedy owners of the company. 2. having a strong or great desire for food or drink. 3. keenly… …

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  • 47Poland — /poh leuhnd/, n. a republic in E central Europe, on the Baltic Sea. 38,700,291; ab. 121,000 sq. mi. (313,400 sq. km). Cap.: Warsaw. Polish, Polska. * * * Poland Introduction Poland Background: Poland is an ancient nation that was conceived around …

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  • 48self-esteem — /self i steem , self /, n. 1. a realistic respect for or favorable impression of oneself; self respect. 2. an inordinately or exaggeratedly favorable impression of oneself. [1650 60] Syn. See pride. Ant. diffidence. * * * Sense of personal worth… …

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  • 49Continental philosophy — Collective term for the many distinct philospohical traditions, methods, and styles that predominated on the European continent (particularly in France and Germany) from the time of Immanuel Kant. It is usually understood in contrast with… …

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  • 50Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von — born Aug. 28, 1749, Frankfurt am Main died March 22, 1832, Weimar, Saxe Weimar German poet, novelist, playwright, and natural philosopher. In 1773 Goethe provided the Sturm und Drang movement with its first major drama, Götz von Berlichingen, and …

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