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21Meyer, Stephenie — ▪ 2008 Stephenie Morgan born Dec. 24, 1973, Hartford, Conn. Up and coming American author Stephenie Meyer breathed new life into young adult fiction post Harry Potter with the August 2007 release of Eclipse, the third book in her Twilight Saga …
22Obama, Barack — ▪ 2009 born Aug. 4, 1961, Honolulu, Hawaii On Nov. 4, 2008, Democratic politician Barack Obama won election as the 44th U.S. president, defeating Arizona Sen. John McCain (q.v.), the Republican candidate. Obama was the first African… …
23Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: The Trial of O. J. Simpson (1995) — ▪ Primary Source Race was a central theme in two of the most publicized events of 1995: the trial of O. J. Simpson and the Million Man March. Simpson, a legendary former National Football League running back, was accused of murdering his ex …
24Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom) — For the speaker of the House of Lords, see Lord Speaker. Speaker of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom The Crowned Portcullis …
25eschew — [[t]ɪstʃu͟ː[/t]] eschews, eschewing, eschewed VERB If you eschew something, you deliberately avoid doing it or becoming involved in it. [FORMAL] [V n] Although he appeared to enjoy a jet setting life, he eschewed publicity and avoided nightclubs …
26eschew — UK [ɪsˈtʃuː] / US [esˈtʃu] verb [transitive] Word forms eschew : present tense I/you/we/they eschew he/she/it eschews present participle eschewing past tense eschewed past participle eschewed very formal to avoid doing something, especially for… …
27blarney — lar ney (bl[aum]r n[y^]), n. [Blarney, a village and castle near Cork in Ireland.] Smooth, wheedling talk; flattery. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] {Blarney stone}, a stone in Blarney castle, Ireland (built in 1446), said to make those who kiss it… …
28Blarney stone — blarney lar ney (bl[aum]r n[y^]), n. [Blarney, a village and castle near Cork in Ireland.] Smooth, wheedling talk; flattery. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] {Blarney stone}, a stone in Blarney castle, Ireland (built in 1446), said to make those who… …
29Ayn Rand — Infobox Writer name = Ayn Rand imagesize = caption = Ayn Rand birthdate = birth date|mf=yes|1905|2|2| birthplace = Saint Petersburg, Russia deathdate = death date and age|mf=yes|1982|3|6|1905|2|2 deathplace = New York City, United States… …
30Anthropology — This article is about the social science. For other uses, see Anthropology (disambiguation). Anthropology Fields Archaeology Biological an …
