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1Alice Austen — Infobox Person name = Alice Austen image size = caption = Austen in Richmondtown, Staten Island on October 9, 1951, for her photo exhibition birth name = Elizabeth Alice Munn birth date = birth date|1866|3|17|mf=y birth place = Staten Island… …
2The Grapes of Wrath (opera) — The Grapes of Wrath is an opera based on John Steinbeck’s 1939 novel of the same title. The opera was commissioned by the Minnesota Opera and co produced with Utah Symphony Opera, with music by Ricky Ian Gordon and libretto by Michael Korie. The… …
3José Rizal — This article is about the Philippine national hero. For other uses, see José Rizal (disambiguation). José Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonzo Realonda José Rizal, the national hero of the Philippines. Born June 19, 1861 Calamba City, Laguna …
4Le Père Goriot — Title page engraving from an 1897 edition of Le Père Goriot, by an unknown artist; published by George Barrie Son in Philadelphia Le Père Goriot (French pronunciation: [lə pɛʁ ɡɔʁjo], Old Goriot or Father Goriot) is an 1835 novel by French… …
5Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …
6United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …
7India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… …
8international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …
9France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …
10History of the Caribbean — The history of the Caribbean reveals the significant role the region played in the colonial struggles of the European powers since the fifteenth century. In the twentieth century the Caribbean was again important during World War II, in the… …
