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  • 51Trait theory — In psychology, Trait theory is a major approach to the study of human personality. Trait theorists are primarily interested in the measurement of traits , which can be defined as habitual patterns of behavior, thought, and emotion. [Saul Kassin,… …

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  • 52Chanticleer (ensemble) — Based in San Francisco, California, Chanticleer is a full time classical vocal ensemble in the United States. Over the last three decades, it has developed a major reputation for its interpretations of Renaissance music, but it also performs a… …

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  • 53Joel Siegel — Infobox actor television name = Joel Siegel birthname = Joel Siegel birthdate = birth date|1943|7|7 birthplace = Los Angeles, CA deathdate = death date and age|2007|06|29|1943|07|07 deathplace = New York, NY occupation = Television… …

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  • 54Rocket Thrower — Infobox Sculpture title = Rocket Thrower artist = Donald De Lue year = 1897 10 05 1988 08 26 type = Bronze sculpture height = inch = city = New York City museum = The Rocket Thrower is a bronze sculpture located in Flushing Meadows Corona Park in …

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  • 55choral music — ▪ vocal music Introduction       music sung by a choir with two or more voices assigned to each part. Choral music is necessarily polyphonal i.e., consisting of two or more autonomous vocal (vocal music) lines. It has a long history in European… …

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  • 56Vidocq, François — ▪ French detective born July 24, 1775, Arras, Fr. died May 11, 1857, Paris       adventurer and detective who helped create the police de sûreté (“security police”) in France.       A venturesome, sometimes rash youth, Vidocq had bright… …

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  • 57Eriugena, John Scotus — • Article by William Turner recounts this scholar s life and influence, and evaluates his teachings Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Eriugena, John Scotus      …

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  • 58Franz Liszt —     Franz Liszt     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Franz Liszt     Admittedly the greatest pianist in the annals of music, and a composer whose status in musical literature still forms a debatable question, b. at Raiding, Hungary, 22 October, 1811; d …

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  • 59John Scotus Eriugena —     John Scotus Eriugena     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► John Scotus Eriugena     An Irish teacher, theologian, philosopher, and poet, who lived in the ninth century.     NAME     Eriugena s contemporaries invariably refer to him as Joannes Scottus …

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  • 60Teofilo Folengo —     Teofilo Folengo     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Teofilo Folengo     An Italian poet, better known by his pseudonyrn MERLIN COCCALO or COCAI; b. at Mantua in 1496; d. at the monastery of Santa Croce in Campese in 1544. He received some training… …

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