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• Martyr
  ...?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English], from Late Latin, from [[Greek]] martyr-, martys [[witness]] ...writers (e.g. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josephus Josephus]) and from the [[New Testament]] that witnesses often died for their testimonies.
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• Chinese
  The term '''Chinese''' may refer to any of the following: ...izenship in the Republic of China makes one "Chinese" is subject of some [[politics|political]] debate as supporters of Taiwan independence do not consider Tai
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• Macrocosm and Microcosm
  ...he same traits appear in entities of many different sizes, from one man to the entire human population. ...ich are [[Greek language|Greek]] respectively for "large" and "small", and the word [[Cosmos|κόσμος ''kós
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• Romanticism
  ...ature]], an interest in the remote, a predilection for [[melancholy]], and the use in [[poetry]] of older verse forms (2) : an aspect of romanticism *2: the [[quality]] or state of being romantic
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• Empire
  ...and the [[Byzantine Empire]] (15th c.), that was a direct continuation of the [[Roman Empire]], that, in its final century of existence, was more a city- ...notes a large-scale business enterprise (i.e. a transnational corporation) and a political organisation of either national-, regional-, or city scale, con
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• Design
  ...l) have also been treated as products of design, giving new [[meaning]] to the term "process design". ...considerable [[research]], [[thought]], modeling, interactive adjustment, and re-design.
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• Enthusiasm
  ...in any pursuit, proceeding from an intense conviction of the worthiness of the object. <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''Enthusiasm''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index
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• The Enlightenment
  ...ighteenth century, in which [[reason]] was advocated as the primary source and legitimacy for [[authority]].[1] ...ights, the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, and the Polish-Lithuanian Constitution of May 3, 1791, were motivated by "Enlighten
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• Intellectual
  ...ses his or her [[intellect]] to work, study, reflect, speculate on, or ask and answer questions with regard to a variety of different [[idea]]s. ...rd, “cultural intellectuals” are those of notable expertise in culture and the arts, expertise which allows them some cultural authority, which they then
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• Worldview
  *1: a comprehensive [[conception]] or apprehension of the world especially from a specific [[standpoint]] ...s]] through which an individual, group or culture [[interprets]] the world and [[interacts]] with it.
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• Integrity
  ...me]] while retaining integrity if those who espouse the values account for and resolve inconsistencies. ...demand that the parties holding apparently conflicting values account for the discrepancy or change their [[belief]]s to improve internal consistency.
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• Discourse
  ...and fro"), such as debate or argument. The term is used in [[semantics]] and [[discourse analysis]]. In [[semantics]], discourses are linguistic units .... They remain two important figures in this field; Habermas trying to find the [[transcendence (philosophy)|transcendent]] rules upon which speakers could
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• Metaphor
  [[Image:The-metaphor-of-the-palm-treelgr.jpg|right|frame|<center>[https://www.moleiro.com/miniatura.v.p ...ds, emotions and associations from one context are associated with objects and entities in a different context.
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• Merlin
  [[Image:Bard_2.jpg|right|frame|<center>fr. [[Tennyson]]'s [[Idylls of the King]]</center><center>1898</center>]] ...ales of the [[Romano-British]] war leader [[Ambrosius Aurelianus]] to form the composite figure he called '''Merlin Ambrosius'''.
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• Other
  ...?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] ōther; akin to Old High German andar other, [[Sanskrit]] antara ...o or more) remaining or not included <held on with one hand and waved with the other one>
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• History
  ...y]], [[demographics]], [[historiography]], [[genealogy]], [[paleography]], and [[cliometrics]], or areas, for example [[History of Brazil (1889–1930)]], <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''History''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/inde
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• Fear
  ...to the specific [[behavior]]s of escape and avoidance, whereas anxiety is the result of threats which are perceived to be uncontrollable or unavoidable.[ <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''Fear''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?t
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• Avant-garde
  ...al or innovative, particularly with respect to [[art]], [[culture]], and [[politics]]. ...ough the Situationists to postmodern artists such as the Language poets in the 1980s.[2]
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• Western Philosophy
  ...as opposed to [[Eastern philosophy|Eastern or Oriental philosophies]] and the varieties of indigenous philosophies. ...ed by [[Plato]]'s and [[Aristotle]]'s works, along with many other ancient and medieval [[philosophers]].
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• Humanities
  ...phical position of [[humanism]], which some "[[antihumanist]]" scholars in the humanities reject. ...theless, the influence of classical ideas in humanities such as philosophy and literature remain strong.
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