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  • 91Perceval — /perr seuh veuhl/, n. 1. Spencer, 1762 1812, British statesman: prime minister 1809 12. 2. Arthurian Romance. Percival. * * * Hero of Arthurian legend. His childlike innocence protected him from worldly temptation. In Chrétien de Troyes s 12th… …

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  • 92performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical.       The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …

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  • 93art brut — (French; raw art ) Art produced by people outside the established art world, particularly crude, inexperienced, or obscene works created by the untrained or the mentally ill. The term was coined by Jean Dubuffet, who regarded such works as the… …

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  • 94trickster tale — In oral traditions worldwide, a story of deceit, magic, and violence perpetrated by a mythical animal human (trickster). The trickster hero is both creator god and innocent fool, evil destroyer and childlike prankster. Coyote, the trickster of… …

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  • 95Mosebach, Martin — ▪ 2008 born July 31, 1951, Frankfurt am Main, Ger.       German novelist and essayist Martin Mosebach in 2007 received the Georg Büchner Prize, his homeland s most prestigious literary honour. The award was given by the German Academy for… …

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  • 96arts, East Asian — Introduction       music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature.       Some studies of East Asia… …

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  • 97Naturism — • The term proposed by Reville to designate the worship of nature. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Naturism     Naturism     † …

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  • 98The Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist —     The Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist     In this article we shall consider:     ♦ the fact of the Real Presence, which is, indeed, the central dogma;     ♦ the …

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  • 99second childhood — noun a) The period or state of cognitive decline of an elderly person, characterized by childlike judgment and behavior. King David being in his childhood, an old man, in his second childhood, for all old men are twice children, as the proverb is …

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  • 100List of Drawn Together characters — The Drawn Together cast (Counter clockwise from upper left): Wooldoor, Toot, Ling Ling, Foxxy, Xandir, Clara, Spanky, and Captain Hero. List of characters appearing in the animated series Drawn Together. Contents 1 Main characters …

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