Most of O.Henry's stories are set in his contemporary present, the early years of the 20th century. Many take place in New York City, and deal for the most part with ordinary people: clerks, policemen, waitresses. The Four Million (a collection of stories) opens with a reference to Ward McAllister's "assertion that there were only 'Four Hundred' people in New York City who were really worth noticing. But a wiser man has arisen—the census taker—and his larger estimate of human interest has been preferred in marking out the f ...

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O. Henry, O. Henry - Biography, O. Henry - Stories, O. Henry - Also of interest

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Heart action and respiratory effort are absolute requirements in transporting oxygen to the tissues. The main organ to suffer from oxygen starvation is the brain, which may sustain damage after four minutes and irreversible damage after about seven minutes. The heart also rapidly loses the ability to maintain a normal rhythm. Following cardiac arrest, effective CPR enables enough oxygen to reach the brain to delay brain death, and allows the heart to remain responsive to defibrillation attempts. CPR is commonly taught to ordinary people who may be the only ones present in the c ...

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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, Cardiopulmonary resuscitation - Importance, Cardiopulmonary resuscitation - Effectiveness, Cardiopulmonary resuscitation - History, Cardiopulmonary resuscitation - CPR Training, Cardiopulmonary resuscitation - Myths and popular culture

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In more recent work Sheldrake has developed his ideas further and also conducted experiments (documented in subsequent books) on phenomena - particularly telepathy-related - which he believes could be explained by morphogenetic fields. Some of these experiments have apparently produced striking results, though many scientists remain unconvinced. Sheldrake encourages such experiments to be carried out by ordinary people, and many have been, including some conducted by BBC TV's popular science programme Tomorrow's World, and investigati ...

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Rupert Sheldrake, Rupert Sheldrake - New Science of Life controversy, Rupert Sheldrake - Later work, Rupert Sheldrake - Bibliography

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FDD's photo essay Terror in Israel: The Human Cost of Terrorism, released in February 2004 begins with a message from former ambassador Richard Carlson (director of Voice of America) on Palestinian suicide bombers and the Israeli West Bank barrier. The 16-page essay contains photographs of ordinary people burned, bloodied, maimed; a city bus burst-open by an explosion and immigrants from Ethiopia maimed and killed by terrorist attacks. The essay is intended to sway opinion on the Israeli barrier. The FDD opposes the hearings in the International Court of Jus ...

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Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, Foundation for the Defense of Democracies - Mission and History, Foundation for the Defense of Democracies - Pro-Democracy Programs, Foundation for the Defense of Democracies - Educational Programs, Foundation for the Defense of Democracies - Other Programs, Foundation for the Defense of Democracies - Oil for Food Scandal

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Proponents of the plain meaning rule claim that it prevents courts from taking sides in legislative or political issues. They also point out that ordinary people and lawyers do not have extensive access to secondary sources. In probate law the rule is also favored because the testator is typically not around to indicate what interpretation of a will is appropriate. Therefore, it is argued, extrinsic evidence should not be allowed to vary the words used by the testator or their meaning. It ...

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Plain Meaning Rule, Plain Meaning Rule - Meaning, Plain Meaning Rule - Soft Plain Meaning Rule, Plain Meaning Rule - Reasons favored, Plain Meaning Rule - Criticism, Plain Meaning Rule - British history, Plain Meaning Rule - United States history

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Jimmie Rodgers' gift to country music was country folk. Building on the traditional ballads and musical influences of the South, Jimmie wrote and sang songs that ordinary people could relate to. He took the experiences of his own life in the Meridian, Mississippi, area and those of the people he met on the railroad, in bars and on the streets to create his lyrics. He used the musical influences of the traditional ballads and the folk to create his tunes. A a ...

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Country music, Country music - Jimmie Rodgers' influence, Country music - Hank Williams, Country music - The Carter Family's influence, Country music - Bluegrass, Country music - Other influences, Country music - The Nashville sound, Country music - Reaction to the Nashville sound, Country music - Country music developments, Country music - Samples

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The plot of the film concerns a serial killer known as "Jigsaw" who abducts morally wayward people and places them in deadly situations with only a slim chance of survival, in an attempt to make them appreciate life. It differs from other serial killer films in that Jigsaw does not actually kill his victims himself; he instead makes his victims either kill each other or themselves (although since his kidnapping leads to their death, he would be charged with felony murder if caught). The film opens with two seemingly ordinary people wa ...

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Saw film, Saw film - Plot, Saw film - Cast, Saw film - Similar movies

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The most visible use of the term is found in the writings of Josemaría Escrivá, a Spanish Roman Catholic saint of the twentieth century, who said that all temporal realities have a sanctifying power and Christians can find God in the most ordinary material things. As such, it is associated with the Roman Catholic prelature of Opus Dei which Escriva founded. Escriva criticized those who "have tried to present the Christian way of life as something exclusively spiritual, proper to pure, extraordinary people, who remain aloof from the ...

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Christian materialism, Christian materialism - Historical background, Christian materialism - Josemaria Escriva and Opus Dei, Christian materialism - Evangelical ministry and capitalist marketing, Christian materialism - Critique of American religious culture

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Wizarding photographs of people have similar properties to magical painted portraits: the figures within move or even, sometimes, leave. As with the paintings, the images of people in the photographs do not appear to age. In order for photographs to be Wizarding photographs (that is, in order for them to move), the film from an ordinary (non-magical) camera must be developed in a certain potion. Similar to muggles, witches and wizards sometimes like to keep their photos in attractive albums or scrapbooks, like the one Hagrid made for Harry with photos of the Potters. Moving photos al ...

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Portrait Harry Potter, Portrait Harry Potter - At Hogwarts, Portrait Harry Potter - The Fat Lady, Portrait Harry Potter - Sir Cadogan, Portrait Harry Potter - Violet, Portrait Harry Potter - Barnabas the Barmy, Portrait Harry Potter - Portraits in the Headmaster's office, Portrait Harry Potter - Sirius Black's Mother, Portrait Harry Potter - Photographs, Portrait Harry Potter - Others, Portrait Harry Potter - Are they people?

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About 10 million people, approximately one third of the population of the affected area, are thought to have died in the famine. The regions in which the famine occurred included especially the modern Indian states of Bihar and West Bengal, but the famine also extended into Orissa and Jharkhand, as well as modern Bangladesh. Among the worst affected areas were Birbhum and Murshidabad, in Bengal, and Tirhut, Champaran and Bettiah, in Bihar. A partial shortfall in crops, considered nothing out of the ordinary, occurred in 1768 and was f ...

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Bengal famine of 1770, Bengal famine of 1770 - Background, Bengal famine of 1770 - The famine, Bengal famine of 1770 - East India Company responsibilities

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Inherent enlightenment

(Jpn.: hongaku)

Also, original enlightenment; or, depending on context, originally enlightened or eternally enlightened. Enlightenment, or Buddhahood, that is originally inherent in human life. Often used as an equivalent of the Buddha nature.

The concept of inherent or original enlightenment is contrasted with acquired enlightenment (shikaku), the view that enlightenment occurs as a result of carrying out Buddhist practice, dispelling illusions, and developing wisdom.

In the Tendai school of Japan, the doctrine of inherent or original enlightenment was taken to the extreme with the argument that ordinary people were already Buddhas even before engaging in Buddhist practice, and that the world as it is equals the world of enlightenment. Critics asserted that this view led to complacency in Buddhist practice.

(See also: Inherent enlightenment, Enlightenment, Buddhism Enlightenment, Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary)

Pope John Paul II stated that the idea came from scheduled events to take place in the following liturgical year. The International Eucharistic Congress was scheduled for October 10, 2004 to October 17, 2004, and would mark the opening of Year of the Eucharist. The year would close with the Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, held from October 2, 2005 to October 29, 2005. He stated that the World Youth Day 2005 was another consideration in his decision of the dedication. He said, "I would like the young people to gather around the Eucharist as the ...

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Year of the Eucharist, Year of the Eucharist - Opening the Year, Year of the Eucharist - Goals of the Year of the Eucharist, Year of the Eucharist - Notable events, Year of the Eucharist - Links

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They are identical with respect to ordinary chemical reactions, but differences arise when they are in the presence of other chiral molecules. For example, spearmint leaves and caraway seeds respectively contain L-carvone and D-carvone - enantiomers of carvone. These smell different to most people because our taste receptors also contain chiral molecules which behave differently in the presence of different enantiomers. D-form Amino acids tend to taste sweet, whereas L-forms ...

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Optical isomerism, Optical isomerism - Systems of naming optical isomers, Optical isomerism - By optical activity: +- and --, Optical isomerism - By configuration: D- and L-, Optical isomerism - By configuration: R- and S-, Optical isomerism - Properties of optical isomers, Optical isomerism - Notes

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Almost all of Head's important work was written in Serowe, in particular, the three Serowe novels When Rain Clouds Gather, Maru, and A Question of Power. She also wrote short stories, including the collection The Collector of Treasures, and a book on the history of her adopted home, Serowe: Village of the Rain Wind. Her last novel was a historical novel about nineteenth-century Botswana, A Bewitched Crossroad. Her work, which emphasised the value of ordinary life and humble people, was somewhat out o ...

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Bessie Head, Bessie Head - Early Life, Bessie Head - Professional Life, Bessie Head - Move to Botswana, Bessie Head - Writing, Bessie Head - Death, Bessie Head - Bibliography, Bessie Head - Contemporary authors, Bessie Head - External link

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The Archdiocese of Washington often prides itself in sharing the fact that the Society of Jesus celebrated the first Mass in the United States on its shores in 1634. During the colonial era however, Catholics would remain a persecuted people suffering the wrath of oppression allowed by local penal laws. Upon the establishment of the United States by its founding fathers, the Holy See appointed a Jesuit, John Carroll, to be the first bishop of the newly created diocese which would later become the Archdiocese of Baltimore. The Prefectu ...

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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington - Prelature, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington - History, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington - Ordinaries, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington - Resources

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Marcher may appear so eccentric in his obsession that his fate could seem irrelevant to ordinary mortals. But many readers have found that his tragedy hits all too close to home. So many of us dream of an exhaustive, exhilarating, all but annihilating burst of experience that will blast us out of our humdrum existence. In Marcher's lifelong wait, James only dramatizes, with brilliantly heightened effect, what is an all too common longing. Fortunately, most people will not endure anything like Marcher's final crushing revelation at May ...

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The Beast in the Jungle, The Beast in the Jungle - Plot summary, The Beast in the Jungle - Major themes, The Beast in the Jungle - Critical evaluation

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The history of the establishment of Turku University is very special. When Finland gained independence in 1917, there was only one university, the University of Helsinki (transferred from Turku to Helsinki in 1828, the university was previously known as Academy of Åbo), which functioned largely in Swedish. The Finnish intelligentsia therefore wished to set up a university which would operate through the medium of Finnish. A nationwide fund-raising campaign was organized, to which altogether 22 040 donors contributed, mainly very ordinary people ...

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University of Turku, University of Turku - History, University of Turku - Enrolment, University of Turku - Organisation, University of Turku - Campus area, University of Turku - Research, University of Turku - Alumni

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With the exception of his first film Praying with Anger (1992), which was filmed in Chennai (Madras), all of Shyamalan's movies have been filmed either in Philadelphia or elsewhere in the state of Pennsylvania. Hallmarks of Shyamalan's films include final-act plot twists, depictions of ordinary people encountering and dealing with the paranormal or extraordinary, as well as cameo appearances by Shyamalan himself in each of the films. His movies are also noted for the sharp screenplays, their effective, often subtle musical scor ...

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M. Night Shyamalan, M. Night Shyamalan - Early life and family, M. Night Shyamalan - Style, M. Night Shyamalan - Biographical documentary on the Sci Fi Channel, M. Night Shyamalan - Recent work, M. Night Shyamalan - Filmography

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The White Lotus reemerged in the late 18th century in the form of an inspired Chinese movement to overthrow the Qing Dynasty, led by Wang Lun, a master of martial arts and herbal medicine. The movements arose in the mountainous region that separates Sichuan province from Hubei and Shaanxi provinces in central China as tax protests. The White Lotus led impoverished settlers into rebellion, promising personal salvation in return for their loyalty. Beginning as tax protests, the eventual rebellion gained growing support and sympathy from many ordinary people. The rebellion grew in number and power and ev ...

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White Lotus, White Lotus - Origins, White Lotus - White Lotus Revolution, White Lotus - The Second Rebellion, White Lotus - Boxer Connection

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Severe food shortages were worsened by the Second World War, with the British administration of India exporting foods to Allied soldiers. The shortage of rice forced rice prices up, and wartime inflation compounded the problem. The civil administration did not intervene to control the price of rice, and so the price of rice exceeded the means of ordinary people. People migrated to the cities to find food and employment; finding neither, they starved. The lack of rice due to fall in production being the cause of the famine has by now b ...

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Bengal famine of 1943, Bengal famine of 1943 - Possible Causes, Bengal famine of 1943 - Famines and democracies, Bengal famine of 1943 - Food Availability Decline or Man Made, Bengal famine of 1943 - Debate about Diseased Rice and Total Rice Yield in 1942 and 1943, Bengal famine of 1943 - The Famine in Bengali culture

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Reade had returned to Factory Records in 1984, after her divorce from Tony Wilson, to run the Overseas Licensing Department. Gretton suggested that Reade needed something more challenging to do and that people tended to underestimate her abilities. He also overheard Reade tell another staff member that the only other band on the label worth spending money on was 52nd Street. "At least they made music that ordinary ...

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52nd Street band, 52nd Street band - Early Years, 52nd Street band - The Factory Years, 52nd Street band - More Success More Problems..., 52nd Street band - The Lindsay Reade Years, 52nd Street band - Rumblings, 52nd Street band - Earthquake, 52nd Street band - Another Factory Divorce

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Laxness started to lean towards socialism after having traveled to the United States to try to make films. This is evident in his book Atom Station, about the fight of some ordinary people to find a place in a new Iceland controlled by the Cold War invasion of an American bomber base into the hearts and minds of the politicians. It is told from the point of view of a poor country woman who moves to the city, finds work as a maid for one of said politicians, and who somehow sees the folly of the whole thing, and who campaigns for what she ...

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Halldór Laxness, Halldór Laxness - Some facts, Halldór Laxness - Catholicism, Halldór Laxness - Socialism war independence, Halldór Laxness - Publications

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