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(Encyclopedia) conscience, sense of moral awareness or of right and wrong. The concept has been variously explained by moralists and philosophers. In the history of ethics, the conscience has been…custom
(Encyclopedia) custom, habitual group pattern of behavior that is transmitted from one generation to another and is not biologically determined. Since societies are perpetually changing, no matter…DeLay, Tom
(Encyclopedia) DeLay, Tom (Thomas Dale DeLay), 1947–, American politician, b. Laredo, Tex., grad. Univ. of Houston (B.S., 1970). A conservative Republican businessman, he entered politics (1979) as a…Communist party, in China
(Encyclopedia) Communist party, in China, ruling party of the world's most populous nation since 1949 and most important Communist party in the world since the disintegration of the USSR in 1991.…Amy Lowell: A Japanese Wood-Carving
A Japanese Wood-CarvingHigh up above the open, welcoming door It hangs, a piece of wood with colours dim. Once, long ago, it was a waving tree And knew the sun and shadow through the leaves…Asian Food Primer: Japanese Food
by David Johnson Asian Foods Guide Common ingredients and popular dishes of various cultures. IntroductionEast Asia ChinaJapan KoreaMongoliaTibetPacific Region FijiHawaiiPapua New…Keene, Donald Lawrence
(Encyclopedia) Keene, Donald Lawrence, 1922–2019, American scholar and translator, b. New York City, grad. Columbia (B.A. 1942, Ph.D. 1949). During World War II, he worked as a Navy interpreter and…Chulalongkorn
(Encyclopedia) ChulalongkornChulalongkornch&oomacr;ˈlälôngˈkôrn [key] or Rama VChulalongkornräˈmä [key], 1853–1910, king of Siam (1868–1910). Educated in part by a British governess, Anna…Okuma, Shigenobu
(Encyclopedia) Okuma, ShigenobuOkuma, Shigenobushēgāˈnōb&oomacr; ōˈk&oomacr;mä [key], 1838–1922, Japanese statesman. He was an early supporter of the emperor and entered the Meiji government…National Institute of Standards and Technology
(Encyclopedia) National Institute of Standards and Technology, governmental agency within the U.S. Dept. of Commerce with the mission of “working with industry to develop and apply technology,…Trending
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