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  • ...ustry, and corresponds to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award Academy Award] (for [[film]]), the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Award Tony A Because Emmy Awards are given in various sectors of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_in_the_United_States American
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  • ...lib.eastview.com.catalog.sewanee.edu/ Universal Database of Russian Social Sciences and Humanities]''''' 31 journals of the Russian Academy of Sciences ranging from archeology to linguistics, as well as popular literary edition
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  • ...esented in Stockholm in an annual ceremony on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel's death.[https://nobelprize.org/award_ceremonies/] ...s in which the Nobel Prize is not awarded due to external events or a lack of nominations, the prize money is returned to the funds delegated to the rele
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  • ...ally : applying general principles to solve definite [[problems]] <applied sciences> ...s research accessing and using some part of the research communities' (the academy's) accumulated [[theories]], [[knowledge]], [[methods]], and [[techniques]]
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  • ...include [[History]], [[Humanities]], [[Art]] & [[Architecture]], [[Social Sciences]] and Genealogy. ...ty of Minnesota - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - University of Warwick
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  • ...ies of life or of living [[matter]] (as organs, tissues, or [[cells]]) and of the [[physical]] and [[chemical]] [[phenomena]] involved — compare [[anat ...[[processes]] and [[phenomena]] of an [[organism]] or any of its parts or of a particular bodily process
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  • the quality or state of being turbulent: as <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Turbulence''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?titl
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  • ...] and even dispute across academic [[disciplines]] as to the proper usages of the term. What follows is an attempt to describe how the term is used, not ...used, and it would be a mistake to assume from the outset that a given use of the term "theory" in academic [[literature]] or discourse is a [[reference]
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  • ...same unless outside [[force]]s [[act]] on the objects (law of conservation of momentum). Momentum is a conserved quantity, meaning that the total momentum of any closed [[system]] (one not affected by external forces) cannot [[change
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  • ...m eating meat. A complete fast in its traditional definition is abstinence of all food and liquids except for water. ...g has been recommended as [[therapy]] for various conditions by physicians of most [[culture]]s throughout [[history]], from ancient to modern.
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  • ...so President of the [https://www.esswe.org/ European Society for the Study of Western Esotericism] (ESSWE). ...soterica (journal)|Esoterica]]'', and on the advisory board of ''[[Journal of Contemporary Religion]]'' and ''[[Nova Religio]]''.
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  • ...edents, the Royal Polytechnic Institution date back to 1838, making it one of the oldest post-school educational institutions in [[United Kingdom|Britain ...from 132 countries studying at the University of Westminster on a variety of programmes. These range from undergraduate and postgraduate courses to tail
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  • ...away and a jet of her milk sprays the night sky, producing the faint band of light known as the [[Milky Way]]. ...efer to our galaxy, the [[Milky Way]], to distinguish it from the billions of other galaxies. The term Milky Way first appeared in the [[English]] [[lang
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  • ...n Wolff (philosopher)|Christian Wolff]]'s ''Cosmologia Generalis''), study of the Universe has a long history involving [[science]], [[philosophy]], [[es ...lative [[end of the universe|ends]], cosmologists propose that the history of the Universe has been governed entirely by [[physical laws]].
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  • ...]], had formerly been an [[olive]] grove, hence the expression "the groves of Academe". ...types of institutions of higher learning. The English adopted the form '''academy''' while the French adopted the forms '''acadème''' and '''académie'''.
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  • ...e]] to differentiate it from [[applied science]], which is the application of scientific research to specific human needs. Fields of science are commonly classified along two major lines:
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  • ...creasing the [[spiritual]], [[political]], social or [[economic]] strength of [[individuals]] and [[communities]]. It often involves the empowered develo ...losophy]] to the highly commercialized Self-Help industry and Motivational sciences.
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  • ...are at this time a number of approaches to characterizing complexity, many of which are reflected in this article. ...expresses a condition of numerous elements in a system and numerous forms of [[relationship]]s among the elements. At the same time, what is complex and
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  • ...ce' to differentiate it from [[applied science]], which is the application of scientific research to specific human needs. Fields of science are commonly classified along two major lines:
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  • ...iences tend to emphasize the use of the [[scientific method]] in the study of humanity, including [[quantitative method|quantitative]] and [[qualitative ...ly, quantitative and qualitative methods are being integrated in the study of human action and its implications and consequences.
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  • ...rtant Muslims who wrote about God, was a writer on "[[Kalam]]". His school of [[Averroism]] had a significant influence on Christian theology.]] ...[[critic#critique|critique]], defend or promote any of a myriad of [[List of religious topics|religious topics]]. It might be undertaken to help the the
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  • ...ose in the early Christian church. He rejected the gospel of John in favor of the [[synoptic gospels]], criticized the Apostles' Creed, and promoted the Harnack's iconoclastic work is part of this [[tradition]].
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  • ...ionship between the meaning of some literary text and institutional system of the [[discourse]], that it is not the same for all discourses, that it is n ...other ''literary critics have questioned this function, i.e. the relevance of the authorship to a text's meaning''.
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  • ...iving [[structure]], such as a plant, animal, fungus or bacterium, capable of growth and reproduction". ...inable efforts of all living things evidence the [[existence]] within them of an innate striving for perfection.
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  • ...ed as "humanists". But that term also describes the philosophical position of [[humanism]], which some "[[antihumanist]]" scholars in the humanities reje ...ed in importance during the [[20th century]]. Nevertheless, the influence of classical ideas in humanities such as philosophy and literature remain stro
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  • ...rces) does not change with time, as described by the [[law of conservation of momentum]]. Motion is always observed and measured [[relative]] to a [[frame of reference]]. As there is no absolute reference frame, ''absolute motion'' c
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  • '''Humanity''' - the state of being [[human]] 3. the quality of being benevolent
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  • There are two distinct views on the meaning of '''time'''. One view is that time is part of the fundamental structure of the [[universe]], a [[dimension]] in which events occur in [[sequence]], an
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  • ...n field trips. They also supervise study halls, help with the organization of school functions, and serve as supervisors for extracurricular activities. <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Teaching''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=
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  • ...self-development, peak or [[mysticism|mystical experiences]], experiences of living. ...by psychologists who are focused on the personal and developmental aspects of the human psyche.
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  • ...self-absorbed, it can nevertheless provide useful insights into the nature of philosophy in general. ...can philosophy is any philosophy done by Africans (or sometimes, by people of African descent).
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  • ...archives/extended_reference/cosmology/tufts.html formation and development of the [[universe]]]. ...of [[physics]]. Theoretical astronomy is oriented towards the development of computer or analytical models to describe astronomical objects and [[phenom
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  • ...3.0, princeton.edu Moreover, ''art history'' generally is the [[research]] of [[artist]]s and their cultural and social contributions.[https://www.mobile ...of art theory frequently have been the pivots upon which the understanding of art history has turned.
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  • ...ly, surely, but grudgingly, does religion ([[worship]]) follow in the wake of [[wisdom]]--[[knowledge]] directed by experiential [[rationality|reason]] a ...dies''' is the [[Intellectual|academic]] field of multi-disciplinary study of [[religion|religious]] [[belief]]s, [[behavior]]s, and institutions. It des
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  • ...primary methods, and the text that is written as a result of the practice of anthropology and its elements. ...criticisms of [[post-colonialism|post-colonial]] oppression and promotion of [[multiculturalism]].
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  • ...ess involving the generation of new ideas or concepts, or new associations of the creative mind between existing ideas or concepts. ...ative, more everyday conception of creativity is that it is simply the act of making something new.
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  • ...k will, when given an initial state, proceed through a well-defined series of successive states, eventually terminating in an end-state. The transition f ...Post's "Formulation 1" of 1936, and [[Alan Turing]]'s [[Turing machines]] of 1936–7 and 1939.
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  • ...gerontology, refers to attempts to slow down or reverse the [[processes]] of aging to extend both the maximum and average lifespan. Some [[researchers]] <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Life Extension''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?
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  • ...[[general relativity]] and better [[astronomy|astronomical]] observations of extremely distant objects. ...observations. Vanishingly few researchers still advocate any of a handful of [[Non-standard cosmology|alternative cosmologies]], but professional cosmol
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  • ...ure (mathematics)|measurable]] [[evidence]] subject to specific principles of [[reasoning]], ...h [[observation]] and [[experiment]]ation, and the formulation and testing of [[hypothesis|hypotheses]].
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  • ...depends largely on the scope of one's personal experience and the context of one's worldview. ...lone higher or lower ones, as these are all thought to be mere projections of the waking state.
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  • ...of people living in a common location or with a common purpose regardless of their location. The word is often used to refer to a [[group]] that is orga <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Community''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title
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  • ...n task”.[1] A definition more inclusive of followers comes from Alan Keith of Genentech who said "Leadership is ultimately about creating a way for peopl ...iffer from related [[concepts]] (i.e., management), and some [[critiques]] of leadership as generally conceived.
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  • ...eer of Planetary Nomenclature, USGS, and "the [[World]]". Home to millions of [[species|species]] [https://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1988Sci...241.1441M] in <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Earth''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Cat
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  • ...d=b-8cONT4lHIC&printsec=frontcover&dq=life+of+samuel+johnson#PPP13,M1 Life of Samuel Johnson]''. ...The Life of Richard Savage'', the poems "London |London'' and ''The Vanity of Human Wishes'', and the play ''Irene''.
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  • ...changing position of Hispanics in U.S. society, especially in the context of [[The civil rights movement]] and [[United States immigration debates|the d ...on of people with mixed ancestry into the majority population. In a survey of college students who self-identified as [[White people|white]] in a northea
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  • ...ities]], or the explicit view that there are no deities. On the definition of atheism: [https://www.investigatingatheism.info/definition.html] ...d [[naturalism]], but, as for theists, there is no one [[ideology]] or set of [[behavior]]s to which all atheists adhere. Some [[religion]]s, such as Jai
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  • ===Topic: '''''Paradise Council of Equilibrium'''''=== ...itle=Talk:2012-10-31-The_Flurry_9 See editor's comments offered in advance of document release]
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  • ...ysician [[Sigmund Freud]] and his followers, which is devoted to the study of human psychological functioning and behavior. # a method of investigation of the mind;
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