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71Cid, the — Spanish El Cid orig. Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar born с 1043, Vivar, near Burgos, Castile died July 10, 1099, Valencia Castilian military leader and national hero. His popular name, El Cid (from Spanish Arabic al sid, lord ), dates from his lifetime.… …
72Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, Thematic Index — absence absence makes the heart grow fonder he who is absent is always in the wrong the best of friends must part blue are the hills that are far away distance lends enchantment to the view out of sight, out of mind …
73History of Schleswig-Holstein — The Jutland Peninsula is a long peninsula in Northern Europe, and the current Schleswig Holstein is its southern part. Schleswig is also called South Jutland. The old Scandinavian sagas, perhaps dating back to the times of the Angles and Jutes… …
74Kemeny-Young method — The Kemeny Young method is a voting system that uses preferential ballots, pairwise comparison counts, and sequence scores to identify the most popular choice, and also identify the second most popular choice, the third most popular choice, and… …
75Enron scandal — The Enron scandal was a financial scandal involving Enron Corporation Former (NYSE ticker symbol: ENE) and its accounting firm Arthur Andersen, that was revealed in late 2001. After a series of revelations involving irregular accounting… …
76Iowa caucuses — The Iowa caucuses are an electoral event in which residents of the U.S. state of Iowa meet in precinct caucuses in all of Iowa s 1784 precincts and elect delegates to the corresponding county conventions. There are 99 counties in Iowa and thus 99 …
77Montessori method — The Montessori method is an educational method for children, based on theories of child development originated by Italian educator Maria Montessori (1870 1952) in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It is applied primarily in preschool and… …
78Nova Scotia Parliamentary Expenses scandal — The Nova Scotia Parliamentary Expenses Scandal is a political scandal in the province of Nova Scotia in 2010. Contents 1 Background 2 Criminal charges 3 Members involved and their claims 4 …
79RESPONSES — the victims the world THE VICTIMS Behavior of the Victims In a chapter entitled Auschwitz: The Death of Choice in Versions of Survival: The Holocaust and the Human Spirit, the Holocaust scholar lawrence langer writes: After we peel the veneer of… …
80Restoration spectacular — The Restoration spectacular, or elaborately staged machine play , hit the London public stage in the late 17th century Restoration period, enthralling audiences with action, music, dance, moveable scenery, baroque illusionistic painting, gorgeous …
