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51Militia (United States) — The role of militia, also known as military service and duty, in the United States is complex and has transformed over time.[1] The term militia can be used to describe any number of groups within the United States. Primarily, these fall into:… …
52Bahá'í prophecies — Throughout the Bahá í writings, future events have been prophesied. As is the case with most prophecies, some of them could be interpreted in several ways, and they are often only properly understood after the event has taken place.Historical… …
53Parākramabāhu I — Infobox Monarch name =Parākramabāhu I (Parakramabahu the Great) title =King of Sri Lanka caption =The statue in Polonnaruwa traditionally held to be of Parākramabāhu the Great reign =1153–1186 coronation = othertitles = full name = predecessor… …
54Walter Karp — (1934 1989) was an American journalist, writer and historian. For 11 years, until his sudden death after surgery on July 19, 1989, he worked as a contributing editor for Harper s magazine , edited by his friend Lewis H. Lapham which in 2003… …
55Donald MacLeod — For people with a similar name, see Donald McLeod. Pipe Major Donald MacLeod (1917 1982) was a Scottish piper. Born in Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis, he was one of the finest, most creative and merriest, recent, great highland Scottish bagpipers …
56Easter parade — For other uses, see Easter parade (disambiguation). Participants in New York City s 2007 Easter parade The Easter parade is an American cultural event consisting of a festive strolling procession on Easter Sunday. Typically, it is a somewhat… …
57To The One Of Fictive Music — is a poem from Wallace Stevens s first book of poetry, Harmonium. It was first published in 1922, so it is in the public domain. [Butell, p. 245] Stevens, the musical imagist, invokes the muse of poetry for an image that is sure in a kind ofmusic …
58Gerard Manley Hopkins — Gerard Manley Hopkins …
59ostentation — noun Ambitious display; pretentious parade; vain show; display intended to excite admiration or applause. Syn: parade, pageantry, show, showiness, pomp, pompousness, vaunting, boasting See Also …
60vaunt — 1. verb /vɔːnt,vɔnt,vɑnt/ To speak boastfully. The number, said he, is great, but what can be expected from mere citizen soldiers? They vaunt and menace in time of safety; none are so arrogant when the enemy is at a distance; but when the din of… …
