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41Socrate — is a work for voice and small orchestra (or piano) by Erik Satie. The text is composed of excerpts of Victor Cousin s translation of works by Plato, all of the chosen texts referring to Socrates.Commission compositionThe work was commissioned by… …
42Lorenzo da Firenze — (Magister Laurentius de Florentia, Masini) (d. December 1372 or January 1373) was an Italian composer and music teacher of the Trecento. He was closely associated with Francesco Landini in Florence, and was one of the composers of the period… …
43Vegetarianism and religion — are strongly linked in a number of religions that originated in ancient India (Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism). In Jainism vegetarianism is mandatory for everyone, in Hinduism and Mahayana Buddhism it is advocated by some influential scriptures… …
44Melville Macnaghten — Sir Melville Macnaghten Sir Melville Leslie Macnaghten CB KPM (16 June 1853, Woodford, London –12 May 1921) was Assistant Commissioner (Crime) of the London Metropolitan Police from 1903 to 1913. He is known for a major report in 1894 on the Jack …
45Unterseeboot 550 — The Unterseeboot 550 (U 550) was a Type IX C/40 U boat. She was constructed by Deutsche Werft of Hamburg and was commissioned on 28 July 1943 under the command of Kapitänleutnant Klaus Hänert, (born 2 January 1918; Kriegsmarine Class of… …
46Slavery in ancient Greece — Funerary stele of Mnesarete; a young servant (left) is facing her dead mistress.[1] Attica, circa 380 BC. (Glyptothek, Munich, Germany) Slavery was common practice …
47Proto-Slavic borrowings — Numerous lexemes that are reconstructable for Proto Slavic language were borrowed from various tribes that Proto Slavic speakers came into contact with, either in prehistorical times or during their expansion when they first appeared in the 6th… …
48education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… …
49Greece — /grees/, n. 1. Ancient Greek, Hellas. Modern Greek, Ellas. a republic in S Europe at the S end of the Balkan Peninsula. 10,583,126; 50,147 sq. mi. (129,880 sq. km). Cap.: Athens. 2. a city in W New York. 16,177. * * * Greece Introduction Greece… …
50performing 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 …
