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  • 51Maria Clara gown — La Bulaqueña(1895) by Juan Luna depicts a woman from Bulacan, Philippines wearing a traditional Maria Clara gown. The Maria Clara gown is a traditional gown worn by women in the Philippines. This Filipino dress takes its name from María Clara,… …

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  • 52confidence — 1 *trust, reliance, dependence, faith Analogous words: certitude, assurance, conviction, *certainty: credence, credit, *belief, faith Antonyms: doubt: apprehension Contrasted words: *distrust, mistrust: despair, hopelessness (see under …

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  • 53W. H. R. Rivers — Photograph of Rivers taken by Henry Maull Born 12 March 1864(1864 03 12) …

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  • 54Sauna — For other uses, see Sauna (disambiguation). A traditional Finnish shore sauna view …

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  • 55Shahnameh — Shāhnāmé, or Shāhnāma (PerB|شاهنامه )(alternative spellings are Shahnama, Shahnameh, Shahname, Shah Nama , etc.), The Book of Kings , is an enormous poetic opus written by the Iranian poet Ferdowsi around 1000 CE and is the national epic of the… …

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  • 56Appalachia — Appalachian Regional Commission s charter.Appalachia is a term used to describe a region in the eastern United States that stretches from southern New York state to northern Alabama, Mississippi, and Georgia. Although part of the Appalachian… …

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  • 57Margaret Fuller — For other people named Margaret Fuller, see Margaret Fuller (disambiguation). Sarah Margaret Fuller The only known daguerreotype of Margaret Fuller (by John Plumbe, 1846) Born May 23, 1810(1810 05 23) Cambridgepor …

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  • 58Baroque architecture — Façade of the Church of the Gesù, the first truly baroque façade.[1] Baroque architecture is a term used to describe the building style of the Baroque era, begun in late sixteenth century Italy, that took the Roman vocabulary of Renaissance… …

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  • 59Robert J. Havighurst — Robert James Havighurst (June 5, 1900 in De Pere, Wisconsin ndash; January 31, 1991 in Richmond, Indiana) was a professor, physicist, educator, and aging expert. Both his father, Freeman Alfred Havighurst, and mother, Winifred Weter Havighurst,… …

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  • 60Henry Milner Rideout — (1877 1927) was a native of Calais, Maine. Author of sixteen novels, twenty three short stories and novellas, and a biographical memoir, he also was editor of one college textbook, as well as co editor of three others. Many of his stories… …

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