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1Herbert Hoover: The New Deal and European Collectivism — ▪ Primary Source The address by ex President Hoover, from which the following selection is taken, was delivered to the Republican National Convention in Cleveland on June 10, 1936. Although Hoover was still the dominant figure in the …
2R'lyeh — [On the non canonical CD A Shoggoth on the Roof , R lyeh is pronounced /ˈɹu.li.a/ or /ɹɪl.ˈai.ɛ/.] is a fictional city that first appeared in the story, The Call of Cthulhu, [cite web | url = http://www.mythostomes.com/index.php?option=com… …
3literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
4Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …
5Rome — For the civilization of classical antiquity, see Ancient Rome. For other uses, see Rome (disambiguation). Rome Roma    …
6Le Père Goriot — Title page engraving from an 1897 edition of Le Père Goriot, by an unknown artist; published by George Barrie Son in Philadelphia Le Père Goriot (French pronunciation: [lə pɛʁ ɡɔʁjo], Old Goriot or Father Goriot) is an 1835 novel by French… …
7Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida — (February 27, 1863 August 10, 1923), was a Spanish painter, born in Valencia, who excelled in the painting of portraits, landscapes, and monumental works of social and historical themes. His most typical works are characterized by a dexterous… …
8Francis Walker (entomologist) — Francis Walker (July 31, 1809 October 5, 1874) was an English entomologist. He was one of the most prolific authors in entomology, and stirred controversy during his later life as his publications resulted in a huge number of junior… …
9Tragic Optimism for a Millennial Dawning — ▪ 1999 Introduction by Stephen Jay Gould Stephen Jay Gould, Professor of Geology and Curator of Invertebrate Paleontology at Harvard University since 1973, has gained worldwide renown as a paleontologist, evolutionary biologist, and, not least,… …
10Page Turn — is a piece of music for solo piano written by the Australian composer Elena Kats Chernin. It is so named because it is physically impossible to turn the pages during a performance (except perhaps with one s teeth), due to the use of perpetuum… …
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