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  • 11Disciples of Ramakrishna — Ramakrishna Paramahamsa had sixteen disciples (other than Swami Vivekananda) who became monks of the Ramakrishna Order; they are often considered his apostles. In the Ramakrishna Vivekananda movement, the apostles have played an important role.… …

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  • 12engage — engager, n. /en gayj /, v., engaged, engaging. v.t. 1. to occupy the attention or efforts of (a person or persons): He engaged her in conversation. 2. to secure for aid, employment, use, etc.; hire: to engage a worker; to engage a room. 3. to… …

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  • 13en|gage — «ehn GAYJ», verb, gaged, gag|ing. –v.t. 1. to keep busy; occupy: »Work engages much of my time. He engaged me in conversation. 2. to hire; employ; take for use or work; reserve (as seats …

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  • 14Ming Dynasty military conquests — The Ming Dynasty military conquests were instrumental to its hold on power during the early stages of the Ming Dynasty. Contents 1 Hongwu reign (1368 98) 2 Yongle reign (1403 1424) …

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  • 15Monasticism — Trappist monk praying in his cell. Monasticism (from Greek μοναχός, monachos, derived from Greek monos, alone) is a religious way of life characterized by the practice of renouncing worldly pursuits to fully devote one s self to spiritual work.… …

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  • 16Charles Laughton — photograph by Carl Van Vechten, 1940. Born July 1, 1899(1899 07 01) Scarborough, Yorkshire, England …

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  • 17Hans Münch — Dr Hans Münch (1911 2001) was an SS Physician at the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland from 1943 to 1945. He was the only accused person acquitted at the 1947 Auschwitz trials in Kraków. Later on, he worked as a practising physician in… …

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  • 18John Mandeville — Full page portrait of Sir John Mandeville. Created 1459. Jehan de Mandeville , translated as Sir John Mandeville , is the name claimed by the compiler of The Travels of Sir John Mandeville, a book account of his supposed travels, written in Anglo …

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  • 19Ramsay MacDonald — Infobox Officeholder honorific prefix = The Right Honourable name = Ramsay MacDonald order=Prime Minister of the United Kingdom term start =24 August 1931 term end =7 June 1935 monarch =George V predecessor =himself, leading Labour Government… …

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  • 20Third Anglo-Dutch War — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Third Anglo Dutch War partof=Franco Dutch War caption= The Battle of Texel, 11 ndash;21 August 1673 by Willem van de Velde, the younger, painted 1683, depicts a battle of the Third Anglo Dutch War date=1672 1674 …

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