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• The Sciences
  ...d knowledge. The Natures of Science, Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, New York, ISBN 0838633218 ''Science'' therefore had the same sort of very broad ...en the most basic and fundamental theories may turn out to be imperfect if new observations are inconsistent with them. Critical to this process is making
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• African Philosophy
  ...way of thinking, reflecting, and reasoning, that such a way is relatively new to (most of) Africa, and that African philosophy must grow in terms of the ...ular way of thinking, reflecting, reasoning, that such a way is relatively new to (most of) Africa, and that African philosophy must grow in terms of the
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• Science
  ...en the most basic and fundamental theories may turn out to be imperfect if new observations are inconsistent with them. Critical to this process is making ...d notions]] about the workings of the [[universe]] have been challenged by new scientific discoveries. [[Quantum mechanics]], particularly, examines pheno
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• Play
  ...opmental, mental and behavioral world of babies and children. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) published a study in 2006 entitled: "The Importance of ...ife’s Horrors", "The Value of Play IV: Play is Nature’s Way of Teaching Us New Skills", "How to Ruin Children's Play: Supervise, Praise, Intervene", Psych
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• Humanity
  ...ties depicted by the 19th-century Enlightenment were shattered not only by new discoveries of relativity by [[Albert Einstein|Einstein]] [https://books.gu New [[philosophy|philosophies]] and [[religions]] arose in both east and west,
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• Art History
  Art history is a relatively new academic enterprise, beginning in the [[nineteenth century]].<ref>Art Histo However, the term "Second Vienna School" (or "New Vienna School") is usually reserved for the following generation of Viennes
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• Chapter 6/Amnesia Factor
  areas near the Air Force Academy. His radio technique was for a new, more promising job. The newly released energy from
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• Humanities
  New [[philosophy|philosophies]] and [[religions]] arose in both east and west, ...ties depicted by the 19th-century Enlightenment were shattered not only by new discoveries of relativity by [[Albert Einstein|Einstein]] [https://books.gu
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• Physical Cosmology
  ...ossibility was [[Fred Hoyle|Fred Hoyle's]] [[steady state model]] in which new matter would be created as the galaxies moved away from each other. In this ...acy, as well as to test the predictions of the big bang model and look for new physics. The recent measurements made by WMAP, for example, have placed lim
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• Islamic philosophy
  ...ly Muslims inherited as a result of conquests when Alexandria, Syria and [[Academy of Gundishapur|Jundishapur]] came under Muslim rule, along with pre-Islamic ...cal opinions of preceding sects, particularly those of the Qadarites. This new school was called ''[[Mutazilite]]'' (from i'tazala, to separate oneself, t
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• Philosophy
  Socrates' most important student was Plato, who founded the [[Academy]] of Athens and wrote a number of dialogues, which applied the [[Socratic m ...se over the basis of knowledge, with classical certainties overthrown, and new social, economic, scientific and logical problems. 20th century philosophy
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• Sacrifice
  *Human sacrifice to accompany the dedication of a new temple or bridge. ..."This is my body, which is given up for you," and "This is my blood of the new covenant, which is shed...unto the forgiveness of sins." The bread and wine
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• Astronomy
  ...ely, the use of [[ephemerides]]), they are distinct. (Albrecht Unsöld, The New Cosmos: An Introduction to Astronomy and Astrophysics, ISBN 3-540-67877-8 ...sity and clusters, and in 1781 discovered the planet [[Uranus]], the first new planet found. The distance to a star was first announced in 1838 when the [
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• Community
  ...they will with outsiders. (''The Archaeology of Communities''. Routledge, New York. Hegmon, Michelle 2002) Concepts of Community in Archaeological Resea ...e]]s are communicated within communities are important to the induction of new members, the formulation of agendas, the selection of leaders and many othe
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• Social Sciences
  ...that was more "scientific" and easier to manage. Simply put, to manage the new multi-national enterprises, private and governmental, required more data. M ...industrial production and governmental affairs. Institutions such as [[The New School for Social Research]], [[International Institute of Social History]]
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• Ancient Arrow Book, chapter 5
  ...f technical genius and political astuteness. Graduating from the Air Force Academy in 1975 top in his class, he went on to MIT, graduating with a mechanical e ...hikers. Secondly, we have evidence that two ACIO missions were launched to New Mexico -- only a few miles from the discovery point of this artifact -- in
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• Life Extension
  ...n individual's [[brain]] is transplanted from his or her aging body into a new, youthful body cloned from his or her own tissues. Dog and primate brain tr ...[[strategy]] proposes a cure for cancer, stem cell treatments, addition of new enzymes to the human body and moving mitochondrial [[DNA]] to the cellular
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• Paper 123 - The Early Childhood of Jesus
  ...one of the [[public]] buildings then in [[process]] of construction. This new [[experience]] gave him the [[idea]] of becoming a contractor and builder a ...course, thought the City of David the most appropriate place in which the new [[candidate]] for David's throne could be reared, but [https://en.wikipedia
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• Buckminster Fuller
  ...woods, and sometimes made his own tools. He experimented with designing a new apparatus for human propulsion of small boats. Years later, he decided that Fuller was sent to Milton Academy, in Massachusetts, and then began studying at [[Harvard]], but was expelled
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• Anger
  Galen repeats Seneca's points but adds a new one: finding a guide and [[teacher]] can help the person in controlling the ...s, Albert (2001). Overcoming Destructive Beliefs, Feelings, and Behaviors: New Directions for Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy. Promotheus Books.
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