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  2. Big stick ideology - Wikipedia

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    I have always been fond of the West African proverb: "Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far." He first publicly uttered the phrase in March of the same year in relation to his reputation for holding state Senators accountable. Roosevelt added clarification to the meaning of the saying.

  3. Liam O'Flaherty - Wikipedia

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    Breandán Ó hEithir, his nephew. John Ford, his cousin. Liam O'Flaherty ( Irish: Liam Ó Flaithearta ; 28 August 1896 – 7 September 1984) was an Irish novelist and short-story writer, and one of the foremost socialist writers in the first part of the 20th century, writing about the common people's experience and from their perspective.

  4. The Raven - Wikipedia

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    —Edgar Allan Poe "Not the least obeisance made he" (7:3), as illustrated by Gustave Doré (1884) "The Raven" follows an unnamed narrator on a dreary night in December who sits reading "forgotten lore" by the remains of a fire as a way to forget the death of his beloved Lenore. A "tapping at [his] chamber door" reveals nothing, but excites his soul to "burning". The tapping is repeated ...

  5. Minnesota State Fair - Wikipedia

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    One of the most significant dates in the fair's history was September 2, 1901, when then-Vice President Theodore Roosevelt was visiting and first uttered the famous phrase, "Speak softly and carry a big stick." Roosevelt became president just 12 days later, after William McKinley was assassinated. In 1925, the Minnesota State Fair was the site ...

  6. What It Feels Like for a Girl - Wikipedia

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    Madonna listened to the phrase uttered by Gainsbourg and started writing the song and the melody, resulting in "What It Feels Like for a Girl", a track described by her as a complaint about the politics of sexes. She was going through some emotional turmoil due to living on a different continent than her husband Guy Ritchie.

  7. Philip Melanchthon - Wikipedia

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    Lutheranism. Philip Melanchthon [a] (born Philipp Schwartzerdt; [b] 16 February 1497 – 19 April 1560) was a German Lutheran reformer, collaborator with Martin Luther, the first systematic theologian of the Protestant Reformation, an intellectual leader of the Lutheran Reformation, and influential designer of educational systems. He stands ...

  8. Great slaty woodpecker - Wikipedia

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    Breeding pairs of these woodpeckers have been heard to softly mew at each other. In more antagonistic situations, sharp taw-whit or dew-it calls are uttered while the birds swing their heads back and forth. Ecology The great slaty woodpecker is somewhat unusual for its habit of traveling in foraging groups.

  9. Madonna of the Magnificat - Wikipedia

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    Uffizi, Florence. The Madonna of the Magnificat ( Italian: Madonna del Magnificat ), is a painting of circular or tondo form by the Italian Renaissance painter Sandro Botticelli. It is also referred to as the Virgin and Child with Five Angels. In the tondo, we see the Virgin Mary writing the Magnificat with her right hand, with a pomegranate in ...