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  • 21Murasaki Shikibu — For other uses, see Murasaki (disambiguation). Murasaki shown writing at her desk at Ishiyama dera inspired by the Moon, ukiyo e by Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1767 Murasaki Shikibu (紫 …

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  • 22List of thinkers influenced by deconstruction — This is a list of notable thinkers that have been influenced by deconstruction. NOTOC The thinkers included in this list are published and satisfy at least one of the three following additional criteria: he or she has * written about… …

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  • 23blood group — Med. any of various classes into which human blood can be divided according to immunological compatibility, based on the presence or absence of specific antigens on red blood cells. Also called blood type. Cf. ABO system, Rh factor. [1915 20] * * …

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  • 24Black Friday (shopping) — Black Friday is the Friday after Thanksgiving in the United States, where it is the beginning of the traditional Christmas shopping season. Since Thanksgiving falls on the fourth Thursday in November in the United States, Black Friday may be as… …

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  • 25science, philosophy of — Branch of philosophy that attempts to elucidate the nature of scientific inquiry observational procedures, patterns of argument, methods of representation and calculation, metaphysical presuppositions and evaluate the grounds of their validity… …

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  • 26VOWS AND VOWING — The Hebrew נֶדֶר (neder), a vow, is used in the Bible for a promise made to God to perform some deed (e.g., Gen. 28: 20) as well as for a prohibition which a person imposes upon himself to abstain from something which is otherwise permitted. The… …

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  • 27Ideology — An ideology is a set of beliefs, aims and ideas, especially in politics. An ideology can be thought of as a comprehensive vision, as a way of looking at things (compare Weltanschauung), as in common sense (see Ideology in everyday society below)… …

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  • 28Language education — Language Teaching redirects here. For the journal, see Language Teaching (journal). Linguistics …

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  • 29St. Cyprian of Carthage —     St. Cyprian of Carthage     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Cyprian of Carthage     (Thaschus Cæcilius Cyprianus).     Bishop and martyr. Of the date of the saint s birth and of his early life nothing is known. At the time of his conversion to… …

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  • 30Cross-dressing, sexuality, and gender identity of Joan of Arc — Emmanuel Frémiet s statue of Joan of Arc, in military attire, stands outside Place des Pyramides, Paris. Joan of Arc (Fr: Jeanne d Arc), a French revolutionary executed by the English for heresy in 1431, is a national heroine of France and a… …

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