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13165 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stargard | Stargard | Stargard Szczeciński (German: Stargard in Pommern) is a town in Pomerania, northwestern Poland, with 71,400 inhabitants (2003). Situated on the Ina river, it is the capital of Stargard County in West Pomeranian Voivodship.
Towns in Poland
Hanseatic League |
13168 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney%20%28disambiguation%29 | Disney (disambiguation) | Disney can mean either:
In entertainment:
The Walt Disney Company and its related companies
Walt Disney Pictures, which it also owns
The name also refers to several members of the Disney Family, such as:
Walt Disney, co-founder of the Walt Disney Company
Roy Oliver Disney, Walt's brother and co-founder of the company... |
13169 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby%20slippers | Ruby slippers | Ruby slippers are red shoes that are worn by the character Dorothy (Judy Garland) in the movie The Wizard of Oz. They are an important part of the story. Many pairs of slippers were made for the movie. One pair can be seen at the Smithsonian Institution in the United States. The others are owned by private collectors.
... |
13172 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope%20John%20XXIII | Pope John XXIII | Saint Pope John XXIII (; ), born Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli (25 November 1881 - 3 June 1963), was an Italian priest of the Roman Catholic Church and the 262nd Pope from 1958 to 1963.
Early life
Roncalli was born in Sotto il Monte Giovanni XXIII in northern Italy.
Priest
In 1904 he was ordained as a priest in the Roman ... |
13173 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beauty | Beauty | Beauty is a subjective concept. Something is beautiful if it is nice to look at it, hear it, feel it, taste it, smell it or think about it. It is also the name of a feeling that is hard to describe. The nature of this feeling varies from person to person and culture to culture. It is not known if only humans can feel i... |
13174 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020s | 2020s | The 2020s (pronounced "twenty-twenties" or "two thousand twenties") is the current decade that began on January 1, 2020 and will end on December 31, 2029. When the decade began, the COVID-19 pandemic spread around the world, causing many disruptions.
Events
2020
In 2020, the United Kingdom left the European Union (B... |
13183 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar | Guitar | The guitar is a string instrument which is played by plucking the strings. The main parts of a guitar are the body, the fretboard, the headstock and the strings. Guitars are usually made from wood or plastic. Their strings are made of steel or nylon.
The guitar strings are plucked with the fingers and fingernails of ... |
13184 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20guitarists | List of guitarists | A guitarist is a person who plays the guitar. A guitar is a type of musical instrument.
Noted guitarists
Classical
Baroque (XVII & XVIII century)
Antoine Carré
Francesco Corbetta (ca 1615-1681)
Giovanni Battista Granata
Francisco Guerau
Girolamo Montesardo
Alonso Mudarra (1510-1580)
Santiago de Murcia (Around 1682 ... |
13185 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/British%20Sea%20Power | British Sea Power | British Sea Power is an indie rock band from England. They formed in 2000. Many band members come from Cumbria, but they are based in Brighton. They have released six albums and six EPs. They released their sixth album Machineries of Joy in April 2013.
Studio albums
The Decline Of British Sea Power (2003)
Open Seas... |
13186 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy%20Eat%20World | Jimmy Eat World | Jimmy Eat World is an alternative rock band. They formed in Mesa, Arizona in 1994. To date, they have released six studio albums. They may record one more album on their label for a 2009 release, but after that will consider self-releasing. They have released many singles, including Sweetness, The Middle, Bleed Americ... |
13188 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phish | Phish | Phish is an American rock band. They formed in Vermont in 1983, broke up in 2004, and reformed in 2009. Their lead singer is Trey Anastasio. Phish was often compared to the Grateful Dead, and had a similar following of "Phish Heads" following the band on tour. They went on a 5-year-long hiatus from 2004 to 2009. Their ... |
13189 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green%20Day | Green Day | Green Day is an American rock band that formed in 1986. The members of the band are Billie Joe Armstrong (vocals, guitar), Mike Dirnt (bass guitar, vocals), and Tré Cool (drums, percussion), Jason White (guitar/vocals) and Jason Freese (keyboard). Jason Freese only participates in concert tours. Green Day is often cele... |
13190 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live%20album | Live album | A live album is an album that has live songs. These live songs are played on stage at a concert, instead of recorded in a studio. People record the songs and put them on a CD. |
13191 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Album%20%28disambiguation%29 | Album (disambiguation) | An album is a collection of songs on a CD or LP.
It may also refer to:
A photo album is usually a book with pictures inside it
A Stamp album is a book with series of postage stamps |
13194 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvin%20Gaye | Marvin Gaye | Marvin Gaye (born Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr., April 2, 1939 - April 1, 1984) was an American soul and R&B singer and songwriter. He was a famous artist recording on the Motown label in the 1960s and 1970s. He became an independent artist when he released his 1971 album, What's Going On. After living in Europe in the late 1... |
13211 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masturbation | Masturbation | Masturbation is when a person touches their own sex organs to have pleasure. It often results in an orgasm.
Masturbating may be done alone, but can also be done with another person. This is called "mutual masturbation". Vibrators and dildos can be used to make masturbation easier or feel better, but it is often done w... |
13214 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animation | Animation | Animation is a way of making a movie from many still images. The images are put together one after another, and then played at a fast speed to give the illusion of movement.
Animation is a relatively new art form, and though the idea of moving images has been a theme throughout ancient civilizations, it was not until... |
13215 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confucius | Confucius | Confucius (born 551 BC, died 479 BC) was an important Chinese educator and philosopher. His original name was Kong Qiu or Zhong Ni.
As a child, he was eager to learn about everything, and was very interested in rituals. Once he grew up, he worked as a state official who handled farms and cattle. Then he became a teac... |
13216 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consciousness | Consciousness | Consciousness means being awake, alert and responsive to the environment. The definition of consciousness may differ in psychology, neuroscience, philosophy and other related sciences. It is often disputed amongst academics and scientists.
Consciousness is a spectrum. There are several states between a fully conscious... |
13217 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architect | Architect | An architect is a person who designs buildings and prepares plans to give to a builder. What he designs is called architecture. Stafans make drawings with pens, pencils, and computers, and this is also called drafting. Sometimes he first make small toy-sized buildings called models to show what the building will look ... |
13218 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/La%20Jolla%2C%20San%20Diego | La Jolla, San Diego | La Jolla is a neighborhood in the city of San Diego, in the state of California, in the United States. It is pronounced "La Hoya".
The University of California, San Diego is in La Jolla. Another famous place in La Jolla is the Salk Institute.
It is the birthplace of the Hollywood actor, Gregory Peck.
Spa towns in t... |
13221 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arch | Arch | An arch is an opening in a building that is curved on top to distribute the weight. The curved part can be round, like part of a circle, or pointed, like two parts of circles next to each other. Arches are often used where buildings are made of many small stones or bricks. The stone at the very top of the arch, called ... |
13224 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vagina | Vagina | The human vagina is a part of the female body. It is between the perineum and the urethra. Menstrual fluid (red, blood-filled liquid lost during menstruation) leaves the body through the vagina. During sexual intercourse, a penis is put into the vagina. During birth, the vagina opens to let the baby come out from the u... |
13226 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breast | Breast | The breast is an organ on the mid to upper chest area, just below the shoulders near the centre of the upper chest region of humans and other primates. Humans have two breasts.
Both boys and girls have breasts at birth, but during puberty, the breasts on women grow larger and more visible.
The breasts have glands t... |
13241 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pregnancy | Pregnancy | Pregnancy is when a female mammal has an unborn baby inside her. During pregnancy, a female is called "pregnant". A human pregnancy is about 38 weeks long, from conception to childbirth. Usually the mother has one baby at a time. Sometimes the mother has two babies at one time. Two babies are called twins. The moth... |
13253 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest | Forest | A forest is a piece of land with many trees. Forests are important and grow in many places around the world. They are an ecosystem which includes many plants and animals. Many animals live in forests and need them to survive.
Temperature and rainfall are the two most important things for forests. Many places are too... |
13254 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barber | Barber | A barber is someone who cuts hair and shaves beards. Usually, it is men who go to a barber. Women usually go to hairdressers instead. Barbers sometimes have a pole outside, which is red and white in most countries. Barbering is a most ancient and honorable profession, with a very interesting history. Barbering is the ... |
13256 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpenter | Carpenter | A carpenter is a person who works with wood. They can make cabinets, build houses, or do other things with wood.
Carpenters usually make very good foremen (people who watch over a job) on larger jobs as they deal with so much of the project from ground up. Carpenters are always adding to their tools and always learnin... |
13257 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrician | Electrician | An electrician is a person who fixes the wires and switches so that lights and outlets work the right way. Some electricians work in a building.
Construction occupations |
13258 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roof | Roof | A roof is the top surface of the building. The plural of 'roof' is 'roofs'. The roof keeps out rain and snow and protects people from the sun. Some roofs are sloped, or pitched, so the rain and snow fall off easily. Some roofs are flat, but even flat roofs have a little bit of pitch so the water can flow away towards a... |
13264 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brick | Brick | A brick is a man-made building material used to make walls and make places to walk. It is a single unit of a kneaded clay-bearing soil, sand and lime, or concrete material, fire-hardened or air-dried, used in masonry construction.
Bricks are made mostly of clay. They are put into molds or cut with wires, and then bake... |
13266 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/San%20Diego%2C%20California | San Diego, California | San Diego () is the second largest city in the U.S. state of California and eighth largest in the United States. It is at the southwest corner of California, as well as the southwest corner of the continental United States. It was founded in 1769 and it is the oldest city in California. The mayor of San Diego as of 202... |
13307 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriole | Oriole | The oriole ( or Old World oriole) is a bird in the family Oriolidae. They make up the genus Oriolus. Old World orioles are found areas of Africa, Asia and Europe. They are most often found in tropical areas but one species lives in cooler areas. The golden oriole is the only species of Old World oriole which is not a t... |
13308 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feather | Feather | Feathers are the things which cover birds. They help keep birds warm. Feathers also protect them from injury. In most kinds of birds, wing feathers help them to fly. These are called flight feathers.
Some people have their pet birds clipped. This is a procedure where a vet or a groomer cuts a certain amount of feathe... |
13309 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary-Kate%20and%20Ashley%20Olsen | Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen | Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Fuller Olsen (born June 13, 1986) are twin American actresses. They have acted in movies and on television series since they were nine months old.
The twins began acting on the ABC series Full House between 1987 and 1995, in which both of them played Michelle Tanner.
In the early 1990s, th... |
13311 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Walt%20Disney%20Company | The Walt Disney Company | The Walt Disney Company, commonly nicknamed Disney, is one of the largest entertainment and media companies in the world. Disney is known for Mickey Mouse universe and Donald Duck universe. This studio is famous for their it includes cartoons, movies, TV and short movies. It was started in 1923 by Walt Disney and his b... |
13312 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypercholesterolemia | Hypercholesterolemia | Hypercholesterolemia means that the cholesterol level is too high in the blood.
Cholesterol
Cholesterol is a molecule in cells. It is a type of lipid which is a fat or fat-like molecule. Cholesterol is a special type of lipid that is called a steroid. Steroids are lipids that have a special chemical structure. This s... |
13313 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholesterol | Cholesterol | Cholesterol is a molecule that is found in animal cells and body fluids. Cholesterol is not found in plant sources. It is a type of lipid which is a fat or fat-like molecule. Cholesterol is a soft waxy substance. Cholesterol is a special type of lipid that is called a steroid. Steroids are lipids that have a special c... |
13314 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa | Iowa | Iowa () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its name comes from the Iowa River, which was named after the Ioway people, one of the Native American tribes that lived in Iowa. Iowa was a part of New France, but was sold to the United States as part of the Louisiana Purchase. Its settlers were mostly farmers: Iowa... |
13317 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender%20identity | Gender identity |
Definition and Common identities
Gender Identity is how a person identifies themselves. A person’s gender identity is based on what label and type they feel most comfortable aligning with. It can change throughout someone’s life, depending on how they feel during that time. Much of dominant society across cultures fo... |
13318 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/America%27s%20Army | America's Army | America's Army is a multiplayer first-person shooter computer game series. It can be played using Windows, Macintosh, or Linux. It is the official game of the United States Army. The first version was free. It came out on July 4, 2002. It has been updated many times since then. The second important release was America'... |
13319 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heterosexuality | Heterosexuality | Heterosexuality is a sexual orientation. Heterosexual people are sexually attracted to the opposite gender, and this may involve romantic feelings. A heterosexual man likes women. A heterosexual woman likes men. Another less formal word for heterosexual is straight.
People who are not heterosexual may be homosexual, b... |
13322 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hate%20crime | Hate crime | A hate crime is when someone breaks a law by hurting another person because of prejudice against a group the victim belongs to. Normally, a hate crime is not caused in any way by something the victim did or said, but just because of who they are. Hate crime is often in the form of physical violence, but can also be van... |
13323 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gay%20bashing | Gay bashing | Gay bashing and gay bullying is when someone attacks a person or group of people because they are gay or lesbian or bisexual or transgender.
Studies show that bullying happens to people who are gay or lesbian more often than to others in general. As teenagers, gay young men are more likely to be bullied than lesbians.... |
13324 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency%20medicine | Emergency medicine | Emergency Medicine is a specialty of medicine. A specialty is a special part of medicine where a doctor may have more knowledge. Examples are Pediatrics (doctors who care for children), Geriatrics (doctors who care for elderly people), and Cardiology (doctors who know more about the heart.)
Emergency Medicine (abbrevi... |
13325 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkeley%2C%20California | Berkeley, California | Berkeley is a city in the U.S. State of California. It is a suburb of San Francisco. It is famous for the college, University of California, Berkeley, where many political protests were held in the 1960s. It is also famous for its gourmet food and art scenes. Also, it is the native city of the punk band Green Day. BOIN... |
13326 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical%20specialty | Medical specialty | Medicine is a very complex field. In the past, a doctor could learn almost all that we knew about medicine. Now that is impossible. So after finishing medical school, young doctors choose what kind of doctor they wish to be. After school, they usually do more years of training to learn about the kind of medical special... |
13327 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pediatrics | Pediatrics | Pediatrics is the specialty of medicine that cares for infants, children, and adolescents. The ages can vary from the early months until 18-21. A person who works in pediatrics is called a pediatrician.
Pediatricians can be primary care doctors or they can be specialists.
Pediatricians take care of diseases that chi... |
13328 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenna%20Bush%20Hager | Jenna Bush Hager | Jenna Welch Bush Hager (born Jenna Welch Bush November 25, 1981)
Jenna was born in Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, She is the younger of two fraternal twin girls born to George W. Bush, President of the United States. Her twin sister is Barbara Pierce Bush.
Jenna graduated from the University of Texas in... |
13329 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncyclopedia | Uncyclopedia | Uncyclopedia, calling itself "the content-free encyclopedia", is a website parody of Wikipedia.
Uncyclopedia was started by Jonathan Huang and his friend named "Stillwaters". It was made on January 5, 2005. Uncyclopedia's logo is a hollow potato named Sophia. This makes fun of Wikipedia's globe logo.
Uncyclopedia is ... |
13331 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esperanto | Esperanto | Esperanto is a constructed auxiliary language. Its creator was L. L. Zamenhof, a Polish eye doctor. He created the language to make international communication easier. His goal was to design Esperanto in such a way that people can learn it much more easily than any other national language.
At first, Zamenhof called th... |
13332 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara%20Bush | Barbara Bush | Barbara Pierce Bush (June 8, 1925 – April 17, 2018) was the First Lady of the United States from 1989 to 1993 as the wife of the 41st President of the United States, George H.W. Bush. She had also served as Second Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989 when her husband was 43rd Vice President under Ronald Reagan.
... |
13357 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kadis-kot | Kadis-kot | Kadis-kot is a fictional board game in the TV show Star Trek. It is played on a six-sided board with three sets of coloured stones.
The characters of Naomi Wildman and Seven of Nine played the game sometimes, after the events of the episode "Infinite Regress".
Other websites
A summary of the game at Memory Alpha
... |
13359 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenny%20Rogers | Kenny Rogers | Kenny Rogers (August 21, 1938 – March 20, 2020) was a Grammy Award-winning country music singer and songwriter. His best known songs include "The Gambler" and "Lucille". He acted in several movies and television series. He owned a franchise of roast chicken restaurants called "Kenny Rogers Roasters".
On March 20, 2020... |
13360 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moundou | Moundou | Moundou is the capital of the Logone Occidental in Chad. It has a population of 99,530 as of 2003. Moundou lies on one of the main roads in southern Chad. It is the main city of the Ngambai people. Moundou is a center for industry and makes cotton and oil.
Cities in Chad |
13361 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew%20Aagesen | Andrew Aagesen | Andrew Aagesen or Andreas Aagesen (August 5, 1826 - October 26, 1879) was a Danish lawyer and politician. The Danish laws of the Sea, of the 1882 was mostly his work.
Biography
Andrew Aagesen studied law at Christianshavn and Copenhagen. He stopped his studies in 1848 to take part in the First Schleswig War. He serve... |
13362 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart%20%28band%29 | Heart (band) | Heart is a rock band which started in Seattle in the 1960s. It became famous with the release of "Dreamboat Annie" in 1976 when the band-members were living in Vancouver.
Heart was started by Steve Fossen and brothers Roger and Mike Fisher in Seattle. Ann Wilson joined the band in Seattle in 1970. Nancy Wilson joined ... |
13363 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden%20Earring | Golden Earring | Golden Earring is a Dutch rock band. They began in 1961 in The Hague; named the Golden Earrings. In 1969, they became just Golden Earring, (dropping the "s"). They gained worldwide fame with their hit song "Radar Love" in 1973. The single was number one on the Dutch charts, in the top ten in the United Kingdom and numb... |
13364 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick%20Springfield | Rick Springfield | Richard Springthorpe (born August 23, 1949), known better by his stage name Rick Springfield, is an Australian musician and actor. He was extremely popular in the 1980s thanks to a string of hit songs including "Jesse's Girl", and a recurring role on the TV show, General Hospital.
References
1949 births
Living people... |
13366 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anus | Anus | The anus is the opening in the human body that is between the buttocks. It is at the end of the gastrointestinal system (including the organs that digest food), where feces or stool comes out of the body.
Related pages
Anal fissure
Hemorrhoid
Other websites
Anatomy of the digestive system |
13370 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orgasm | Orgasm | An orgasm is a sexual climax (or high point). An orgasm happens because of continued sexual touching. During an orgasm, there is a strong feeling of excitement and pleasure. Sexual touching may be sexual intercourse, rubbing or squeezing by hand (called masturbation), or other actions that make the sex organs feel good... |
13372 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostate | Prostate | The prostate is a gland of the male body that adds part of the fluid to semen. A healthy human prostate is slightly larger than a walnut. It surrounds the urethra just below the urinary bladder.
Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers affecting elderly men in developed (also known as first world) countries a... |
13374 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fossil | Fossil | A fossil is the remains or trace of an ancient living thing.
Fossils of animals, plants, or protists occur in sedimentary rock.
In a typical fossil, the body form is retained, but the original molecules that made up the body have been replaced by some inorganic material, such as calcium carbonate (CaCO3) or silica (... |
13375 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine%20Inch%20Nails | Nine Inch Nails | Nine Inch Nails, or NIN, is the name of a famous industrial metal band. Trent Reznor writes all the band's songs and plays most of the music himself. He started the band in 1988 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Nine Inch Nails have been nominated for twelve Grammy Awards.
History
Pretty Hate Machine (1989-1991)
Pretty Hat... |
13376 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remixing | Remixing | In remixing, a person (often a recording engineer or record producer or lyrics producer) takes a familiar song, splits it into different parts called tracks, and changes the song's music, instruments, layout, and or vocals to create a new version of the same song. It is called remixing due to mixing being the putting t... |
13382 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.%20P.%20Lovecraft | H. P. Lovecraft | Howard Phillips Lovecraft (August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937) was an American author of fantasy, horror and science fiction.
He wrote many scary short stories. These often were about odd creatures that Lovecraft made up by himself or with his friends, including August Derleth, who wrote mysteries. The creatures did no... |
13384 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hormone | Hormone | Hormones are the chemical messengers of the endocrine system. Hormones are the signals which adjust the body's internal working, together with the nervous system. Every multicellular organism has hormones. The cells which react to a given hormone have special receptors for that hormone. When a hormone attaches to the r... |
13386 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Testosterone | Testosterone | Testosterone is an androgen sex hormone. A hormone is one that is made from cholesterol. A sex hormone is one that regulates sexual changes in the body. An androgen is the male type of sex hormone.
The testicles of men make lots of testosterone. Ovaries and adrenal glands make testosterone too. But they make much less... |
13391 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patio | Patio | A patio is a paved area in a garden often used for barbeques or relaxing outside.
Construction |
13392 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera | Cholera | Cholera is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. It infects the small intestine.
There are many types (strains) of the Vibrio cholera bacteria. Some of them cause more serious illnesses than others. Because of this, some people who get cholera have no symptoms; others have symptoms that are... |
13394 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandriva%20Linux | Mandriva Linux | For the type of plant, see Mandrake
Mandriva (formerly Mandrake Linux) is a Linux distribution.
The last release was the 2011 version released in August that year. Most Mandriva Linux developers who were laid off went to Mageia.
In May 2015, Mandriva went into administration, as of the 27th of May the organizations ... |
13395 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action%20theory | Action theory | Action theory is an area in philosophy that talks about theories about the processes that cause intentional (willful) human body movements.
The philosophy of action
Some Philosophers ask the question 'What is an action?' or 'What makes somebody do an action?'. Here are two theories.
The belief-desire (want-think) the... |
13401 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiangqi | Xiangqi | Xiangqi is a form of chess that started in China. In English it is called Chinese chess.
Though derived from the original Indian Chaturanga, Chinese chess is quite different from modern international chess. The board is different, there are different pieces, and they have different moves. The general and his mandarin ... |
13402 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor | Governor | A governor is a leader of some kind. In some countries, the governor is the leader of a state or a province. For instance, in the United States of America, each of the 50 states has a governor elected by its own people. The governor is the executive for the state's administrative processes.
In Australia and Canada a ... |
13403 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican%20Party%20%28United%20States%29 | Republican Party (United States) | The United States Republican Party is one of the two dominant political parties in the United States of America, along with the Democratic party, the Republican Party's main opponent. The United States has many other small parties known as third parties.
The Republicans are often called "the right" or "conservatives".... |
13404 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic%20Party%20%28United%20States%29 | Democratic Party (United States) | The United States Democratic Party is one of the two biggest political parties in the United States of America. The other is the Republican Party, which is the Democratic Party's main opponent. The U.S. also has several smaller political parties known as third parties. Supporters of this party are known as Democrats.
... |
13407 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taste | Taste | Taste is one of the senses experienced by humans and other animals. It is felt by the tongue while eating, and is used to sense the flavor of food that is in the mouth. Humans can sense five tastes: sweet, sour, bitter, salty, and umami.
Humans have taste receptors on taste buds and other areas including the upper sur... |
13408 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touch | Touch | This article is about one of the five main senses. For other uses, see Touch (disambiguation)
Touch is one of the five main senses that animals have. It can be called the sense of body or the sense of touch. The system also has internal sensory receptors, and includes sensing temperature and pain. There is a special a... |
13409 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical%20mechanics | Classical mechanics | Classical mechanics is the part of physics that describes how everyday things move and how their motion changes because of forces. If we know how things are moving now, classical mechanics allows us to predict how they will move in the future and how they were moving in the past. We can use classical mechanics to predi... |
13411 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moai | Moai | Moai are stone statues on Easter Island. Each moai is made out of one large stone but some have an extra stone on top of the head. Most were made from the volcanic rock in the Rano Raraku area of the island. Moai are sometimes called "heads" but they do have shoulders, arms, and a body but these are usually too small f... |
13413 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diogenes%20of%20Sinope | Diogenes of Sinope | Diogenes of Sinope (or Diogenes the Cynic) was an Ancient Greek philosopher. He was born in the town of Sinope (now called Sinop, Turkey) around the year 412 BC and died in the city of Corinth, Greece on the year 323 BC.
After being exiled for debasing the currency, he moved to Athens. He had a simple life-style and ... |
13421 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaccination | Vaccination | A vaccination is a treatment which makes the body stronger against an infection.
The body fights infections using the immune system, which is made up of millions upon millions of cells including T cells and B cells. An important part of the adaptive immune system is that it is much stronger when fighting a disease tha... |
13422 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vice%20President%20of%20the%20United%20States | Vice President of the United States | The vice president of the United States of America (often shortened to VP or VPOTUS) is the second highest executive officer of the United States Federal Government and the chief deputy to the president of the United States. In their capacity as the deputy head of government, the vice president is also the president of... |
13423 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick%20Cheney | Dick Cheney | Richard Bruce "Dick" Cheney (born January 30, 1941) is an American politician and businessman. He was the 46th vice president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. As a Republican, he ran in the 2000 United States presidential election with George W. Bush, and successfully won re-election in the 2004 United States pr... |
13424 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toad%20the%20Wet%20Sprocket | Toad the Wet Sprocket | Toad the Wet Sprocket is an American alternative rock band from California. They formed in 1986, while they were in high school. Their name comes from a monologue (one person doing all the talking) performed by Eric Idle, called "Rock Notes" on the 1980 album, Monty Python's Contractual Obligation Album.
American rock... |
13425 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boyz%20II%20Men | Boyz II Men | Boyz II Men is an American boy band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They were popular in the early 1990s. Founded in 1988 as a quintet (group of five people), Boyz II Men found fame as a quartet (group of four), with members Nathan Morris, Michael McCary, Shawn Stockman, and Wanya Morris, on Motown Records during the ... |
13426 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny%20Nash | Johnny Nash | John Lester "Johnny" Nash Jr. (August 19, 1940 – October 6, 2020) was an American reggae and soul singer. His best known singles were "I Can See Clearly Now", "Hold Me Tight" and "Tears on My Pillow".
Career
His biggest hit was "I Can See Clearly Now" in 1972.
In his late teens Johnny Nash came to the attention of Ar... |
13427 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda%20Ronstadt | Linda Ronstadt | Linda Ronstadt (born July 15, 1946) is an American retired singer. She was born in Tucson, Arizona. She has won ten Grammy Awards and many other awards.
Ronstadt has never married. She has an adopted daughter and adopted son. She has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. Her autobiography was published in 2013.
Re... |
13432 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart | Heart | The heart is an organ found in every vertebrate. It is a very strong muscle. It is on the left side of the body in humans and is about the size of a fist. It pumps blood throughout the body. It has regular contractions, or when the heart squeezes the blood out into other parts of the body.
Cardiac and cardio both mea... |
13434 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart%20disease | Heart disease | Heart disease is a general term that means that the heart is not working normally. Babies can be born with heart disease. This is called congenital heart disease. If people get heart disease later, it is called acquired heart disease. Most heart disease is acquired.
Types of heart disease
The three most common types o... |
13437 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/North%20Dakota | North Dakota | North Dakota is a state in the United States. 672,591 people lived in North Dakota in the year 2010. The capital and seat of government is Bismarck and the largest city is Fargo.
Geography
North Dakota is south of Manitoba and Saskatchewan, east of Montana, north of South Dakota, and west of Minnesota. Manitoba an... |
13438 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT | LGBT | LGBT is an initialism that means lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender. It refers to the a community of people who are not heterosexual, which means to be attracted to the other gender, or cisgender, which means to identify as the gender you were born as. It has been taken up by many sexuality and gender identity-re... |
13439 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow%20flag | Rainbow flag | The rainbow flag is a multi-colored flag consisting of stripes in the colors of the rainbow that is displayed in many cultures around the world as a sign of diversity and inclusiveness. The German pastor Thomas Müntzer used a rainbow flag as a symbol of solidarity as early as the German Peasants' War of the 16th centu... |
13441 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dualism | Dualism | Dualism is the idea or theory that something (an object, an idea or the whole world) is split into two parts. These parts are separate from each other, and the thing cannot be divided up in any other way. The idea or theory that something cannot be split into any parts is called monism. The idea that something can be s... |
13443 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vomit | Vomit | Vomiting, also called puking, is emptying the contents of stomach through mouth. It can be either food or liquid in the stomach. It can be from infection, contaminated food or drink (food poisoning), foul smells or foul-tasting food, the brain being injured, a block in the small intestines so food and liquid cannot go ... |
13444 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient%20Greece | Ancient Greece | Ancient Greece was a large area in the northeast of the Mediterranean Sea, where people spoke the Greek language. It was much bigger than the nation of Greece we know today. The civilization of Greece, thrived from the archaic period of the 8th/6th centuries BC to 146 BC. The period ended with the Roman conquest of Gre... |
13448 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaria | Malaria | Malaria is an infectious disease caused by a parasite: it is spread by the bite of an infected mosquito. People catch malaria when the parasite enters the blood. The parasite causes a deadly infection which kills many people each year (from 75 million cases in 1950s to 0.1 million cases in 1960s). However, due to the d... |
13449 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood%20vessel | Blood vessel | A blood vessel is a tube that carries blood in the circulatory system. Blood vessels that take blood away from the heart are arteries. Blood vessels that take blood back to the heart are veins. Capillaries are between veins and arteries and they supply tissue with blood.
The heart plus all of the blood vessels in the... |
13450 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jana%20Gana%20Mana | Jana Gana Mana | "Jana Gana Mana" (hi. जन गण मन) is the title for the national anthem of India. The original words were written in the Bengali language. It was originally a five-verse poem created in 1911 by Rabindranath Tagore—the same author for the Bangladeshi anthem. In January 1950, just the first verse was made to be officially p... |
13451 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circulatory%20system | Circulatory system | The circulatory system (also called the cardiovascular system) is the body system that moves blood around the body. It consists of the heart and blood vessels. The blood carries various materials that the body needs, and takes away waste or harmful substances.
Blood vessels that take blood away from the heart are ar... |
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