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  • 101history, philosophy of — Branch of philosophy concerned with questions about the meaningfulness of history and the nature of historical explanation. Philosophy of history in the traditional sense is conceived to be a first order inquiry, its subject matter being the… …

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  • 102George S. Patton — Patton redirects here. For other uses, see Patton (disambiguation). For other people named George Patton, see George Patton (disambiguation). George Smith Patton, Jr …

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  • 103Hong (rainbow-dragon) — Hong or jiang (zh cpwl|c=虹|p= hóng or jiàng |w= hung or chiang |l=rainbow) was a two headed dragon in Chinese mythology, comparable with rainbow serpent legends in diverse cultures and mythologies. Chinese rainbow namesChinese has three rainbow… …

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  • 104Zbigniew Herbert — Infobox Writer name = Zbigniew Herbert caption = Zbigniew Herbert birthdate = 29 October 1924 birthplace = Lvov deathdate = 28 July 1998 deathplace = Warsaw occupation = Poet, writerZbigniew Herbert (29 October 1924 in Lvov – 28 July 1998 in… …

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  • 105Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich — born Aug. 27, 1770, Stuttgart, Württemberg died Nov. 14, 1831, Berlin German philosopher. After working as a tutor, he was headmaster of the gymnasium at Nürnberg (1808–16); he then taught principally at the University of Berlin (1818–31). His… …

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  • 106Debate on traditional and simplified Chinese characters — Debate about the simplification of Chinese characters Traditional Chinese 漢字簡化爭論 Simplified Chinese …

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  • 107directing — Art of coordinating and controlling all elements in the staging of a play or making of a film. Until the late 19th century, a theatrical director was usually the play s leading actor or the company s actor manager. Today s stage director combines …

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