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  • 1The World as Will and Representation — The title page of the expanded 1844 publication The World as Will and Representation (Die Welt als Wille und Vorstellung) is the central work of the German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer. The first edition was published in December 1818,[1] and… …

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  • 2The five wits — Wit Wit, n. [AS. witt, wit; akin to OFries. wit, G. witz, OHG. wizz[=i], Icel. vit, Dan. vid, Sw. vett. [root]133. See {Wit}, v.] [1913 Webster] 1. Mind; intellect; understanding; sense. [1913 Webster] Who knew the wit of the Lord? or who was his …

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  • 3The Third Man — This article is about the film. For other uses, see The Third Man (disambiguation). The Third Man cinema release poster Directed by Carol Reed …

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  • 4ludicrous — I adjective absurd, amusing, asinine, at variance with the facts, barely possible, beyond belief, bizarre, comical, contrary to common sense, contrary to reason, crazy, derisible, doubtable, dubitable, eccentric, fallacious, fantastic,… …

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  • 5The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer — Genre Sketch comedy Slapstick Surreal humour Created by Vic Reeves Bob Mortimer Starring Vic Reeves Bob Mortimer Charlie Chuck Patrick Allen …

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  • 6Ionians (The) — The Ionians Malcolm Schofield THALES AND OTHERS The Greeks agreed that philosophy had begun with Thales. However they did not know much about his views.1 What survives is mostly a potent legend. Herodotus tells stories of his practical ingenuity …

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  • 7Israel and the apartheid analogy — The State of Israel s treatment of the Palestinians has been likened by many to a system of apartheid, analogous to South Africa s treatment of non whites during South Africa s apartheid era. [http://www.simonsays.com/content/book.cfm?tab=25… …

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  • 8The 'Burbs — Infobox Film name = The Burbs caption = Theatrical release poster director = Joe Dante producer = Larry Brezner Michael Finnell writer = Dana Olsen starring = Tom Hanks Bruce Dern Carrie Fisher Rick Ducommun Corey Feldman Courtney Gains music =… …

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  • 9The Vicar of Wakefield — This article is about the novel. For the 1916 silent comedy, see The Vicar of Wakefield (film). Choosing the Wedding Gown by William Mulready, an illustration of Ch. 1 The Vicar of Wakefield is a novel by Irish author Oliver Goldsmith. It was… …

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  • 10The Female Eunuch — Infobox Book | name = The Female Eunuch title orig = translator = image caption = The cover to The Female Eunuch author = Germaine Greer illustrator = cover artist = country = England language = English series = genre = Nonfiction publisher =… …

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