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  • 21Andrew Dickson White — NOTOC Andrew Dickson White (November 7, 1832 ndash; November 4, 1918) was a U.S. diplomat, author, and educator, best known as the co founder of Cornell University. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive… …

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  • 22Anne Bracegirdle — Little is known of Bracegirdle s early life. Her precise date of birth is a source of great dispute due to conflicting records of her life. She was baptised in Northampton on November 15 1671, although her tombstone says that she died at the age… …

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  • 23University of Alabama traditions — The University of Alabama is a school with many rich and spirited traditions. This article describes several of these traditions. Football Beginnings of football at Alabama According to a November 25, 1926 article in The Crimson White , football… …

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  • 24University of Nebraska Cornhusker Marching Band — CollegeMarchingBandInfoBox | bandname = Cornhusker Marching Band | school = University of Nebraska–Lincoln | location = Lincoln, Nebraska, USA | conference = Big 12 | founded = 1879 | director = Anthony Falcone | members = 290 | uniform = White… …

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  • 25beauty — n. 1. Elegance, grace, symmetry. 2. Comeliness, seemliness, fairness, loveliness, attractiveness. 3. Fine part, special grace, particular excellence, beautiful trait, feature, or characteristic, attraction, charm. 4. Beautiful woman, belle …

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  • 26deform — deform, distort, contort, warp mean to mar or spoil a person s or thing s appearance, character, true nature, or development by or as if by twisting. Deform is the least specific of these terms in its implications; sometimes, it carries no… …

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  • 27education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… …

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  • 28literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …

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  • 29china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …

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  • 30China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …

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