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  • 1History of the Song Dynasty — The Song Dynasty (Chinese: ; pinyin: Sòng cháo; 960 1279) of China was a ruling dynasty that controlled China proper and southern China from the middle of the 10th century into the last quarter of the 13th century. The Song Dynasty is considered… …

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  • 2History of the University of Michigan — The history of the University of Michigan (UM) began with its establishment in 1817 as the Catholepistemiad or University of Michigania. The school moved from Detroit to Ann Arbor in 1837 on land offered to the university by the city. The first… …

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  • 3motion picture, history of the — Introduction       history of the medium from the 19th century to the present. Early years, 1830–1910 Origins       The illusion of motion pictures is based on the optical phenomena known as persistence of vision and the phi phenomenon. The first …

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  • 4Characters in the Inheritance cycle — This is a list of characters in The Inheritance Cycle, a fantasy series by Christopher Paolini.Major Characters AryaArya (titled Arya Dröttningu to indicate her position as princess) is a female elf, and is the daughter of Queen Islanzadí.Arya is …

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  • 5Organizational structure of the Central Intelligence Agency — A CIA Organizational Chart from May 2009 The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is a vast and complicated organization with many divisions and subdivisions, consisting mainly of an executive office, four major directorates, and a variety of… …

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  • 6List of gangs in the Grand Theft Auto series — The Grand Theft Auto series of video games features a myriad of fictional gangs and criminal organizations of various ethnicities, histories and activities, which have served as both primary and secondary vehicles in the games plot points, as… …

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  • 7Iliad — The Iliad (Greek: Ἰλιάς [iliás] (Ancient), Ιλιάδα [ili aða] (Modern)) is, together with the Odyssey , one of two ancient Greek epic poems traditionally attributed to Homer. The poem is commonly dated to the late 9th or to the 8th century BC… …

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  • 8Camp Becket - Chimney Corners Camp — Camp Becket, also known as Camp Becket in the Berkshires, summer camp for boys in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts, run by the YMCA. It was founded in 1903 by George Hannum on Rudd Pond in Becket, Massachusetts. [… …

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  • 9public opinion — the collective opinion of many people on some issue, problem, etc., esp. as a guide to action, decision, or the like. [1560 70] * * * Introduction       an aggregate of the individual views, attitudes, and beliefs about a particular topic,… …

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  • 10Manufacturers Hanover Trust Branch Bank — The Manufacturers Hanover Trust Branch Bank, located at 510 Fifth Avenue in midtown Manhattan, was designed by Gordon Bunshaft of Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill (SOM) in 1953. Contents 1 History 2 Site and context 3 Materials and construction …

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