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  • 21immoral — immoral, unmoral, nonmoral, amoral are all briefly definable as not moral, yet they are not often interchangeable and are frequently confused, largely because the implications and connotations of the second element are not the same in each… …

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  • 22Augustus Egg — Augustus Leopold Egg (21 May 1816 in London, England ndash; 26 March 1863) was a Victorian artist best known for his modern triptych Past and Present (1858), which depicts the break up of a middle class Victorian family. The son of a wealthy… …

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  • 23bum — bum1 /bum/, n., v., bummed, bumming, adj., bummer, bummest. n. 1. a person who avoids work and sponges on others; loafer; idler. 2. a tramp, hobo, or derelict. 3. Informal. an enthusiast of a specific sport or recreational activity, esp. one who… …

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  • 24Rake — Rake, v. i. 1. [Icel. reika. Cf. {Rake} a debauchee.] To walk about; to gad or ramble idly. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] 2. [See {Rake} a debauchee.] To act the rake; to lead a dissolute, debauched life. Shenstone. [1913 Webster] {To rake out}… …

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  • 25To rake out — Rake Rake, v. i. 1. [Icel. reika. Cf. {Rake} a debauchee.] To walk about; to gad or ramble idly. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] 2. [See {Rake} a debauchee.] To act the rake; to lead a dissolute, debauched life. Shenstone. [1913 Webster] {To rake… …

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  • 26Goliath — This article is about the biblical warrior. For other uses of “Goliath,” see Goliath (disambiguation). David and Goliath redirects here. For other uses, see David and Goliath (disambiguation). David and Goliath, a colour lithograph by Osmar… …

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  • 27Good Shepherd Sisters — The Sisters of the Good Shepherd (called also Sisters of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd) is a Roman Catholic monastic order dedicated to a mission of reconciliation and mercy. [cite web|title=North American Sisters of the Good… …

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  • 28Pius II — (1405–64)    Pope.    Pius was born Enea Silvio de Piccolomini in Corsignano, Italy. He had a considerable influence at the Council of Basle (1431–49) and supported Antipope Felix V against Pope eugenius iv. At this stage he believed that the… …

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  • 29ancient Rome — ▪ ancient state, Europe, Africa, and Asia Introduction       the state centred on the city of Rome. This article discusses the period from the founding of the city and the regal period, which began in 753 BC, through the events leading to the… …

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  • 30Grigori Rasputin — Infobox Person name = Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin image size = 200px caption = Grigori Rasputin birth name = birth date = birth date|1869|1|22 birth place = Pokrovskoye, Siberia death date = death date and age|1916|12|29|1869|1|22 death place =… …

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