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Isaac

Thu, 31 May 2012 20:17:11 -0400

Isaac or Yitzchak (Hebrew: יִצְחָק ' Arabic: إسحٰق, '; "he will laugh") is the son and heir of Abraham and the father of Jacob and Esau, as described in the Hebrew Bible.

Virtue ethics

Thu, 31 May 2012 20:06:02 -0400

Virtue ethics is one of three major theories in normative ethics, the other two being deontological ethics and consequentialism (or utilitarianism). It holds the cultivation of moral character and embodiment of virtues as the essential issues in ethics, rather than the establishment of rules based on duties (deontological ethics) or consequences (consequentialism).

Cape Breton Island

Thu, 31 May 2012 20:04:40 -0400

Cape Breton Island (French: île du Cap-Breton—formerly île Royale, Scottish Gaelic: Eilean Cheap Breatuinn, Míkmaq: Únamakika, simply: Cape Breton) is an island on the Atlantic coast of North America.

Sahara Desert

Thu, 31 May 2012 19:52:07 -0400

The Sahara, located in Northern Africa, is the world's largest hot desert and second largest desert after Antarctica at over 3.5 million square miles (9 million square kilometers).

Medjugorje

Thu, 31 May 2012 19:37:57 -0400

Međugorje (, roughly meh’-joo-gor-yeh) is a town located in Bosnia and Herzegovina, approximately 15.5 miles (25 km) southwest of Mostar and near the border of Croatia.

Jogging

Thu, 31 May 2012 19:31:41 -0400

Jogging is a form of trotting or running which is conducted at a slow or leisurely pace.

Social work

Thu, 31 May 2012 19:21:02 -0400

Social work is a discipline involving the application of social theory and research methods to study and improve the lives of people, groups, and societies.

Jiang Qing

Thu, 31 May 2012 19:15:48 -0400

Jiang Qing (, March 1914 – May 14, 1991), born Lǐ Shūméng, known under various other names, including the stage name Lan Ping (Chinese: 蓝苹), and commonly referred to as Madame Mao, was the third wife of Chairman Mao Zedong of the People's Republic of China.

Parachute

Thu, 31 May 2012 19:05:08 -0400

:This article is about the device. A parachute is a device used to slow the descent of a person or object falling through the atmosphere by creating drag.

Mary Baker Eddy

Thu, 31 May 2012 17:41:21 -0400

Mary Baker Eddy (July 16, 1821 – December 3, 1910) was the pioneer of a system of prayer-based healing that led her to found the Church of Christ, Scientist in 1879. She was the author of its fundamental doctrinal textbook, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, which has sold more than ten million copies.

Mauritania

Thu, 31 May 2012 17:26:49 -0400

{{Infobox Country |native_name = 'République Islamique de MauritanieRepublik bu Lislaamu bu Gànnaar |conventional_long_name = Islamic Republic of Mauritania |common_name = Mauritania |image_flag = Flag of Mauritania.

Bali

Wed, 30 May 2012 15:02:21 -0400

| demographics1_title2 = Religion | demographics1_info2 = Hindu (92.29%), Muslim (5.

Borneo

Tue, 29 May 2012 22:58:02 -0400

Borneo, the world's third-largest island, sits astride the Equator at the center of the Malay Archipelago, the Earth's largest group of islands.

Banks Island

Tue, 29 May 2012 22:50:06 -0400

Banks Island is the westernmost island in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago.

Baffin Island

Tue, 29 May 2012 22:33:24 -0400

Baffin Island (Inuit name, Qikiqtaaluk), ) in the territory of Nunavut is the largest member of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago.