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71Peabody, Elizabeth Palmer — ▪ American educator born May 16, 1804, Billerica, Mass., U.S. died Jan. 3, 1894, Jamaica Plain [now part of Boston], Mass. American educator and participant in the Transcendentalist movement (Transcendentalism), who opened the first English… …
72North Carolina A&T–North Carolina Central rivalry — North Carolina A T Aggies North Carolina Central Eagles The North Carolina A T–North Carolina Central rivalry, also known as the Aggie–Eagle rivalry, the A T–NCCU rivalry, and other similar variations is an ongoing series of athletic competitions …
73women’s movement — The name given to those women who campaign for more rights for women, in areas such as childcare, pay levels, the workplace and parliamentary representation. The movement is not formally organised with a known national leadership. Much of its… …
74earnings per share — EPS *Net income accruing to a corporation’s stockholders, expressed in terms of individual shares of ownership. The earnings per share (EPS) is calculated by dividing net income by *common stock. In practice, this basic calculation can require… …
75income Statement — An accounting summary of the results of operations of an organization or individual for a defined time period. An income statement establishes *net income from *revenues and *expenses, in line with the conventions of *double entry bookkeeping and …
76education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… …
77Christianity — /kris chee an i tee/, n., pl. Christianities. 1. the Christian religion, including the Catholic, Protestant, and Eastern Orthodox churches. 2. Christian beliefs or practices; Christian quality or character: Christianity mixed with pagan elements; …
78china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …
79China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …
80South Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Myths of the popular gods, Vishnu and Shiva, in the Puranas (ancient tales) and the Mahabharata and Ramayana epics, supply material for representational and… …
