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• Student Edition - High School (InfoTrac)
  ...nts in high school, with information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more. Popular periodicals, newspapers and reference books.
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• Junior Edition K-12 (InfoTrac)
  ...and middle school, with information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more. Popular periodicals, newspapers and reference books.
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• General OneFile
  ...e, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and many general interest topics. Formerly known as In Scholarly and popular periodicals, newspapers, and newswires.
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• World Encyclopedia
  ...Arts|the arts]], modern and ancient [[history]], [[religion]], sports, and popular [[culture]].
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• Kid's InfoBits (InfoTrac)
  ...wspaper and reference content for information on current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history, sports and more. Popular periodicals, newspapers and reference books.
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• Computer Database
  Popular periodicals and trade publications. [[Category: Computer Science]]
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• Expanded Academic ASAP
  ...de range of topics including the arts and the humanities, social sciences, science and technology. Scholarly, trade, and popular periodicals, including references for The New York Times.
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• Cave
  ...o cavities that have some part that does not receive daylight; however, in popular usage, the term includes smaller spaces like [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki ...ment]] which [[surround]]s the caves. Exploring a cave for recreation or [[science]] may be called caving, potholing, or, in Canada and the United States, spe
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• Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
  ..., folk customs, superstitions, science and technology, [[philosophy]], and popular [[culture]].
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• Science of Spirit
  *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ervin_Laszlo Ervin Laszlo]'s 2004 Science and the Akashic Field - an Integral Theory of Everything. Another popular book that purports this view in a loose sense is [https://en.wikipedia.org/
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• Dictionary of Physics
  This is the most popular dictionary of [[physics]] available. It contains over 3,800 entries coverin ...physics at A-Level and undergraduate level, as well as students of related science subjects. Also valuable for professionals and for anyone who comes into con
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• Supermortal
  ...ure]] [[human]] [[evolution]] have made superhumans a popular subject of [[science fiction]].
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• Dictionary of Chemistry
  ...verage in subject areas such as [[forensics]], [[metallurgy]], [[materials science]], and [[geology]], increasing the dictionary’s appeal to students in the
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• Demagogue
  *1 : a [[leader]] who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and [[promise]]s in order to gain [[power]] [[Category: Political Science]]
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• Fantasy
  ...planets]] where magic is common. Fantasy is generally distinguished from [[science fiction]] and horror by the [[expectation]] that it steers clear of [[scien In popular [[culture]], the genre of fantasy is dominated by its medievalist form, esp
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• Paranormal
  ...a [[scientific]] explanation,[1] or [[phenomena]] alleged to be outside of science's current ability to explain or [[measure]].[2] Notably, paranormal phenome ...States [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Science_Foundation National Science Foundation], maintains that scientific evidence does not support paranormal
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• Beach
  .... In the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorian_era Victorian era], many popular beach resorts were equipped with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bathing_mac [[Category: Earth Science]]
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• Synthesis
  *In [[philosophy]] and [[science]], a higher a priori and a posteriori process than [[analysis]] *''Synthesis'' (magazine)]], a web site and magazine covering popular culture
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• Desert
  ...onnotation of a hot, parched, and sandy place often [[influences]] today's popular [[interpretation]] of those phrases. [[Category: Earth Science]]
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• Twilight
  ...sual [[quality]] of the ambient light at this time, twilight has long been popular with photographers and painters, who refer to it as the "blue hour", after [[Category: Earth Science]]
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• Oxford Companion to Cosmology
  ...rehensive, yet highly accessible, encyclopedic overview of this enduringly popular subject. Its 350+ in-depth entries - ranging from [[cosmic]] [[inflation]] ...an invaluable and authoritative reference resource for students, teachers, science writers, and anyone with a serious interest in cosmology.
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• Regent Street Polytechnic Architectural School
  ...ublic. The Polytechnic played a significant role in the popularisation of science & engineering, and it became a major tourist attraction in Victorian London ...ationally known as a showman and popular science lecturer; he invented the popular theatrical illusion known as Pepper's ghost.
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• Dinosaurs
  ...in its turn, has resulted in significant [[public]] funding for dinosaur [[science]], and has frequently spurred new [[discoveries]]. In the United States, fo ...ften sought to use the [[animals]] as a way to educate [[readers]] about [[science]] in general. Dinosaurs are ubiquitous in advertising; numerous companies h
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• Literature
  ...ratures, as can corporations, philosophical schools or historical periods. Popular belief commonly holds that the literature of a nation, for example, compri ...incing [[character]]s. [[Genre]] fiction (for example: romance, crime, or science fiction) may also become excluded from consideration as "literature".
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• Subconscious
  ....com/views/ENTRY.html?subview=Main&entry=t87.e8078 ibid] despite remaining popular in common use. ...ce of Psychoanalysis, 1906-1910." Journal of the History of the Behavioral Science, 15, 155-165.
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• Light year
  ...non-specialist and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popular_science popular science] publications. The preferred unit in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrome
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• Endorsement
  ...[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter Twitter] have become increasingly [[popular]] mediums for celebrities to endorse brands and influence purchasing behavi [[Category: Political Science]]
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• Maelstrom
  ==In popular culture== [[Category: Earth Science]]
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• Abstaining
  ...ed when someone has a certain [[position]] about an issue, but since the [[popular]] sentiment supports the opposite, it might be not be politically expedient [[Category: Political Science]]
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• Liberalism
  ...a.org/wiki/18th_Century 18th century], and social liberalism, which became popular in the [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_Century 20th century]. [[Category: Political Science]]
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• Mob
  ...Histories] (6.4.6).[2] He uses it to name the 'pathological' version of [[popular]] rule in [[opposition]] to the [[good]] version, which he refers to as [[d [[Category: Political Science]]
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• Geomancy
  ...by earth"; it is a translation of the Arabic term ‛ilm al-raml, or the "[[science]] of the sand". Earlier Greek renditions of this word borrowed the word ram ...cy was practiced by people from all social classes. It was one of the most popular forms of divination throughout Africa and Europe, particularly during the M
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• Interrupt
  ...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Process_(computing) processes]. Counters are popular, but some older computers used the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_lin [[Category: Computer Science]]
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• Exoticism
  ...y encountered: [[exotic]] [[elementary particles]] as yet [[unknown]] to [[science]]. ...centuries], interest in non-western art by Europeans became more and more popular following European [[colonialism]]. So-called "oriental" art emanated from
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• 2006-05-29-Every Truth Found Brings You Closer To God
  ...t I am just asking it because I would love to be here when it becomes more popular, I guess, or well known or accepted? ...icance of this particular book and in their own hearts it becomes the most popular book they have.
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• Geo-engineering
  .../wiki/Moral_hazard moral hazard] because it could reduce the political and popular [[pressure]] for emissions reduction. Groups such as [https://en.wikipedia [[Category: Earth Science]]
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• Spiritual Evolution
  ...life, and [[mind]]. Although abiding strictly by the [[understanding]] of science, Jantsch arranges the various elements of [[cosmic]], [[planetary]], [[biol ...losophy Eastern thought], Theosophy, and popular (mis)interpretations of [[science]]. A common theme is the [[evolution]] or the [[transcendence]] of the huma
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• Re-public
  ...were intended to cushion the government from the direct expression of the popular will. [[Category: Political Science]]
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• Nationalism
  ...tate]] and the push for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popular_sovereignty popular sovereignty] that came to a head with the French Revolution and the America [[Category: Political Science]]
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• Commensurate
  ...he question, "What is to be done in this or that [[circumstance]]?" On one popular [[view]], answers to this question can be found by comparing the [[relative .../Commensurability_(philosophy_of_science) Commensurability] (philosophy of science)
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• Gale
  ...lly in the areas of [[religion]], [[history]] and [[Social Sciences|social science]]; and its online databases commonly available in schools and libraries. Fo ..., with hundreds of books in print in the Western, [[Romance]], Mystery and Science Fiction & Fantasy [[genre]]s. Gale also sells into the K-12 market with se
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• Ostracism
  *1: a [[method]] of temporary banishment by popular [[vote]] without [[trial]] or special [[accusation]] practiced in [https:// ...state] of Athens for ten years. While some instances clearly [[expressed]] popular [[anger]] at the [[victim]], ''ostracism'' was often used preemptively. It
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• 2010-07-14-A Little About the Invisible
  ...th of the mortal body. ‘If you can’t see it then it doesn’t exist’, is the popular mindset, but wrong all the same. ...to determine every aspect of the physical being and one day in the future science will be evolved sufficiently for the other strands to be revealed to them.
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• Library Science
  ..., the legal status of libraries and information resources, and the applied science of computer technology used in documentation and records management. ...lassification, Preservation, Reference, Statistics and Management. Library science is constantly evolving, incorporating new topics like Database Management,
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• Heart
  ===In early science and philosophy=== ...often seen on St. Valentine's Day greeting cards, candy boxes, and similar popular [[culture]] artifacts as a [[symbols|symbol]] of [[romance|romantic love]].
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• Social
  ...its [[organization]]. Although the term is a crucial category in [[social science]] and often used in [[Discourse|public discourse]], its meaning is at times ...t of its individual manifestations." In Durkheim's view, sociology is 'the science of social facts'.
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• Seduction
  In [[social science]], '''seduction''' is the [[process]] of [[deliberately]] enticing a [[pers Seduction is a popular motif in [[history]] and [[fiction]], both as a warning of the social [[con
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• 2012-12-09-Era of Change
  ...culture; political ideologies and governments; economics and world trade; science and technology; even your own personal beliefs are changing as your awarene
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• Declaration of Independence
  ...ave arguments, but they have lost their force, in courts as well as in the popular mind. By accepting the Gettysburg Address, its concept of a single people d [[Category: Political Science]]
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• Theory
  ...y to examine its assertions [[analytically]]; these may continue on in the popular [[imagination]] until some means of examination is found which either refut # Merriam-Webster.com Merriam-Webster Dictionary: Theory in Science
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