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  • 51Mental prayer — is the most effective means of assuring one s salvation (Adolphe Tanquerey) Mental prayer is a form of prayer recommended in the Catholic Church whereby one loves God through dialogue, meditating on God s words, and contemplation of his face. It… …

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  • 52UNITED STATES OF AMERICA — UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, country in N. America. This article is arranged according to the following outline: introduction Colonial Era, 1654–1776 Early National Period, 1776–1820 German Jewish Period, 1820–1880 East European Jewish Period,… …

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  • 53Opportunism — Opportunity Seized, Opportunity Missed. Engraving by Theodoor Galle, 1605. Contents 1 General definition …

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  • 54Plato: ethics and politics — A.W.Price I Plato followed his teacher Socrates into ethics by way of a question that remained central in Greek thought: what is the relation between the virtues or excellences (aretai) of character, and happiness (eudaimonia)?1 Both concepts… …

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  • 55Activity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Activity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 activity activity Sgm: N 1 briskness briskness liveliness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 animation animation life vivacity spirit dash energy …

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  • 56Virtue — (Latin virtus ; Greek Polytonic|ἀρετή) is moral excellence. Personal virtues are characteristics valued as promoting individual and collective well being, and thus good by definition. The opposite of virtue is vice.Etymologically the word virtue… …

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  • 57Methylphenidate — Concerta redirects here. For the musical composition, see Concerto. For the implantable defibrillator named Medtronic Concerto, see defibrillator. Methylphenidate …

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  • 58Alexander technique — The Alexander Technique teaches the ability to improve physical postural habits, particularly those that have become ingrained and conditioned responses. The technique can improve performance, self observation and impulse control and relieve… …

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  • 59recover — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. regain, get back, redeem, retrieve, reclaim, salvage; get well, recuperate. See restoration, improvement. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To obtain again] Syn. regain, get back, retrieve, recoup, reclaim,… …

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  • 60help — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English helpan; akin to Old High German helfan to help, and perhaps to Lithuanian šelpti Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to give assistance or support to < help a child with homework > 2. a …

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