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  • 11for the asking — {adv. phr.} By asking; by asking for it; on request. * /John said I could borrow his bike any time. It was mine for the asking./ * /Teacher said her advice was free for the asking./ …

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  • 12Fair use — is a doctrine in United States copyright law that allows limited use of copyrighted material without requiring permission from the rights holders, such as use for scholarship or review. It provides for the legal, non licensed citation or… …

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  • 13Military use of children — A Chinese Nationalist soldier, age 10, member of a Chinese division from the X Force, boarding planes in Burma bound for China, May 1944. The military use of children takes three distinct forms: children can take direct part in hostilities (child …

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  • 14International Court of Justice advisory opinion on the Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons — Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons was an advisory opinion delivered by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on 8 July 1996. [ [http://www.icj cij.org/docket/index.php?p1=3 p2=4 k=e1 case=95 code=unan p3=4 Legality of the Threat …

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  • 15Controversy over use of Cantonese by Guangzhou Television — In July 2010, the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) Guangzhou Committee, in a written proposal to mayor of Guangzhou Wan Qingliang, suggested increasing Standard Chinese (Putonghua) programming in the General Channel and… …

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  • 16Controversy over the use of Manchester Cathedral in Resistance: Fall of Man — Top: A screenshot of Manchester Cathedral in Resistance: Fall of Man Bottom: A photograph of the cathedral s interior from a similar position The 2006 video game Re …

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  • 17Commercial use of copyleft works — Commercial advantage of copyleft works differs from traditional commercial advantage of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR). The economic focus tends to be on monetizing other scarcities, complimentary goods rather than the free content itself.… …

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  • 18Chinook Jargon use by English-language speakers — British Columbian English and Pacific Northwest English have several words still in current use which are loanwords from the Chinook Jargon, which was widely spoken throughout the Pacific Northwest by all ethnicities well into the middle of the… …

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  • 19Recreational drug use in Kenya — Drug abuse is a major issue in Kenya, especially in the city of Mombasa and especially among men in their early 20s. Women in Mombasa have held public protests, asking for better enforcement of the laws against narcotics. In Mombasa and Kilindini …

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  • 20Franklin D. Roosevelt: Proposal for Lend-Lease — ▪ Primary Source              As Britain s situation in the war grew more desperate, her ability to pay for needed arms and material rapidly diminished. Following his election to a third term in November 1940, President Roosevelt determined to… …

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