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Schacht, Hjalmar Horace Greeley
(Encyclopedia) Schacht, Hjalmar Horace GreeleySchacht, Hjalmar Horace Greeleyyälˈmär shäkht [key], 1877–1970, German financier. He held executive positions in several major German banks before…Styron, William
(Encyclopedia) Styron, William, 1925–2006, American novelist, b. Newport News, Va., grad. Duke, 1947. His fiction is often powerful, deeply felt, poetic, and elegiac. He became well known for his…Knights Templars, in medieval history
(Encyclopedia) Knights TemplarsKnights Templarstĕmˈplərz, in medieval history, members of the military and religious order of the Poor Knights of Christ, called the Knights of the Temple of Solomon…Jeremiah, book of the Bible
(Encyclopedia) Jeremiah a book of the Bible, comprising a collection of prophetic oracles attributed to Jeremiah, a prophet who preached (c.628–586 b.c.) in Jerusalem under King Josiah and his…Mishima, Yukio
(Encyclopedia) Mishima, YukioMishima, Yukioy&oomacr;ˈkēō mĭshˈēmä [key], 1925–70, Japanese author, b. Tokyo. His original name was Kimitake Hiraoka and he was born into a samurai family. Mishima…Odebrecht corruption scandal
(Encyclopedia) Odebrecht corruption scandal, series of graft scandals involving the Odebrecht (now Novonor), a Brazilian construction and petrochemicals conglomerate, as well as Petrobras, the…Rousseau, Jean Jacques
(Encyclopedia) Rousseau, Jean JacquesRousseau, Jean JacqueszhäN zhäkRousseau, Jean Jacques r&oomacr;sōˈ, 1712–78, Swiss-French philosopher, author, political theorist, and composer. Rousseau'…Xi Jinping
(Encyclopedia) Xi JinpingXi Jinpingshē jēnpēng [key], 1953–, Chinese political leader, b. Beijing. He is the son of Xi Zhongxun (1913–2002), a founder of China's Communist guerrilla movement who…The Supreme Court: Arresting Rules
Arresting RulesThe Supreme CourtArresting RulesLimiting Forced MedicationConfessing Illegally When arresting people and getting them ready to stand trial, police must carefully follow rules…Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
Historical BackgroundWith its decisions in the cases of Mapp v. Ohio, 1961, Gideon v. Wainwright, 1963, and Escobedo v. Illinois, 1964, the Warren Court handed down the bases of what it…Trending
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