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  • 71Zhou Man — (zh cp|c=周滿|p=Zhōu Mǎn), was a 15th century Chinese admiral and explorer. He was born into a wealthy merchant family in the year 1378 AD; when he was six years old, his father died on an overseas voyage to Korea. Mourning his father s death, he… …

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  • 72Polish resistance movement — was the resistance movement in Poland. Although the majority of the szlachta was reconciled to the end of the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1795, the possibility of Polish independence was kept alive by events within and without Poland… …

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  • 73The Examined Life — is a collection of philosophical meditations written by Robert Nozick and published in 1989.Having pursued philosophy in an argumentative mode in Anarchy, State, and Utopia , and in an explanatory mode in Philosophical Explanations , his mode in… …

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  • 74Organic work — (Polish: praca organiczna) is a term coined by 19th century Polish positivists, denoting an ideology demanding that the vital powers of the nation be spent on labour rather than fruitless national uprisings. The basic principles of the organic… …

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  • 75Henri Arnauld — (b. in Paris, 1597; died 1692) was a French Catholic bishop.He was first destined for the Bar, but was taken to Rome by Cardinal Bentivoglio and during this absence, which lasted five years, the court granted him (1624) the Abbey of Saint… …

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  • 76Tiled Kiosk — The Tiled Kiosk ( tr. Çinili Köşkü) is a pavilion set within the outer walls of Topkapı Palace and dates from 1473. [cite book | title=Architecture, ceremonial, and power: The Topkapi Palace in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries| last=… …

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  • 77Hua Hill — thumb|300px|View from the South, the fence in front encloses the Hua Spring. Behind the spring lies the Huayang Palace. Hua Hill (zh cp|c=linktext|华|山|p=Huá Shān, literal translation Flower Hill ), also known as Hua Fu Zhu Hill (zh cp|c=|p=Hua Fu …

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  • 78Grève Pullman — Grévistes Pullman devant l immeuble Arcade à Pullman, Chicago. La Garde Nationale de l Illinois garde l immeuble durant la grève Pullman de 1894. Le terme Grève Pullman désigne un conflit social d ampleur nationale qui eut lieu aux États Unis en… …

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  • 79loftiness — See loftily. * * * …

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  • 80smoking — smok·ing (smōʹkĭng) adj. 1. Engaging in the smoking of tobacco: smoking passengers. 2. Designated or reserved for smokers: the smoking section of a restaurant. 3. Of or relating to the use of tobacco: corporate smoking policies. * * * Breathing… …

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