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61Antonio (Merchant of Venice) — Antonio is the title character in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. He is a middle aged bachelor and merchant by trade who has his financial interests tied up in overseas shipments when the play begins. He is loved and revered by all the… …
62Chinese New Year — For other traditions of celebrating lunar new year, see Lunar New Year. Chinese New Year Chinatown, London around Chinese New Year Also called Lunar New Year, Spring Festival Observed by …
63shame — n 1. disgrace, dishonor, reproach, degradation, illrepute, bad repute, scandal; baseness, turpitude, debasement, vitiation, ingloriousness; ignominy, infamy, odium, opprobrium, condemnation; slur, imputation, aspersion, defamation, denigration,… …
64Emperor Wucheng of Northern Qi — ((北)齊武成帝) (537 569), personal name Gao Dan (高湛), nickname Buluoji (步落稽), was an emperor of the Chinese dynasty Northern Qi. During his reign, he devoted much of his time to feasting and pleasure seeking, neglecting the affairs of the state and… …
65Xiao Yu — (蕭瑀) (574 647), courtesy name Shiwen (時文), formally Duke Zhenbian of Song (宋貞褊公), was an imperial prince of the Chinese dynasty Liang Dynasty who later became an official for Sui Dynasty and Tang Dynasty, serving as a chancellor at times during… …
66Schadenfreude — i/ˈʃɑːd …
67DIVINATION — Man, by nature, longs to know what the future holds for him, either out of inherent curiosity or in order to anticipate the dangers that await him. Therefore, in all ancient civilizations and even in some cultures of today there were diviners who …
68Tryst with destiny — was a speech made by Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of independent India. The speech was made to the Indian Constituent Assembly, on the eve of India s independence, towards midnight on August 14, 1947. It focuses on the aspects that… …
69Empress Yuan (Xiaozhao) — Empress Yuan (元皇后, personal name unknown) was an empress of the Chinese dynasty Northern Qi. Her husband was Emperor Xiaozhao (Gao Yan).Her father Yuan Man (元蠻) was an official during the preceeeding Eastern Wei as a member of its imperial clan,… …
70Gao Bainian — (高百年) (556 564) was a crown prince of the Chinese dynasty Northern Qi.Gao Bainian was born in 556. He was Emperor Xiaozhao s second son, but was considered his proper heir because he was born of his wife Empress Yuan. After he became emperor in… …
