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1Confucianism — • An article by Charles F. Aiken. Reviews the key teachings and history of Confucianism, and its relation to Christianity Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Confucianism Confucianism …
2Etienne-Antoine Boulogne — Etienne Antoine Boulogne † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Etienne Antoine Boulogne French bishop, b. at Avignon, 26 December 1747; d. at Troyes, 13 March, 1825. He was the son of poor parents and obtained an education from the Christian… …
3performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical. The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …
4school — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a an institution for educating or giving instruction, esp. Brit. for children under 19 years, or US for any level of instruction including college or university. b (attrib.) associated with or for use in school (a school bag;… …
5George Herbert Hirst — Infobox Historic Cricketer nationality = English country = England country abbrev = Eng name = George Herbert Hirst picture = George Herbert Hirst.jpg batting style = Right handed batsman (RHB) bowling style = Left arm medium fast (LMF) tests =… …
6James Watt — Infobox Person name = James Watt caption = Inventor and Mechanical Engineer birth date = birth date|1736|1|19 birth place = Greenock, Firth of Clyde, Scotland, Kingdom of Great Britain death date = death date |1819|8|25| Although a number of… …
7Virginia — This article is about the U.S. state, the Commonwealth of Virginia. For other uses, see Virginia (disambiguation). Commonwealth of Virginia …
8Mozi — 墨翟 Mo Di Full name 墨翟 Mo Di Born ca. 470 BCE Died ca. 391 BCE Era …
9Freddie Spencer Chapman — Frederick Spencer Chapman, DSO (10 May 1907 – 8 August 1971) was a British Army officer and World War II veteran, most famous for his exploits behind enemy lines in Japanese occupied Malaya. Family and educationChapman s mother, Winifred Ormond,… …
10P. G. Wodehouse minor characters — Lists of P. G. Wodehouse characters Characters in all Wodehouse stories Characters in the Blandings stories Characters in the Drones Club stories Characters in the Jeeves stories Characters in the Mulliner stories Characters in the Ukridge… …
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