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  • 11performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical.       The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …

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  • 12Samuel Pepys — Pepys redirects here. For other uses, see Pepys (disambiguation). Samuel Pepys Portrait of Samuel Pepys by J. Hayls. Oil on canvas, 1666, 756 mm × 629 mm National Portrait Gallery, London. Born 23 February 1633( …

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  • 13English literature — Introduction       the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are… …

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  • 14Mark Noble (biographer) — Mark Noble (1754–1827) was an English clergyman, biographer and antiquary. Mark Noble, 1784 engraving by Robert Hancock. Contents 1 Life …

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  • 15Hadith studies — (Arabic: علم الحديث ʻulūm al ḥadīth hadith science ‎) are a number of religious disciplines used in the study and evaluation of the Islamic hadith by Muslim scholars.[1] It has been described by one hadith specialist, Jalal al Din al Suyuti, as… …

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  • 16historiography — historiographic /hi stawr ee euh graf ik, stohr /, historiographical, adj. historiographically, adv. /hi stawr ee og reuh fee, stohr /, n., pl. historiographies. 1. the body of literature dealing with historical matters; histories collectively. 2 …

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  • 17Military career of L. Ron Hubbard — L. Ron Hubbard Lts (jg) L. Ron Hubbard and Thomas S. Moulton in Portland, Oregon in 1943. Born March 13, 1 …

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  • 18William Cooley — New River Massacre Born 1783 State of Maryland Died 1863 (aged 79–80) Hillsborough County …

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  • 19Bach, Johann Sebastian — born March 21, 1685, Eisenach, Thuringia, Ernestine Saxon Duchies died July 28, 1750, Leipzig German composer. Born to a musical family, he became a superbly well rounded musician; from 1700 he held positions as singer, violinist, and organist.… …

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  • 20biblical literature — Introduction       four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha.       The Old… …

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