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The Native American Party, renamed the American Party in 1855 and commonly known as the Know Nothing movement, was an American nativist political party that operated nationally in the mid-1850s. It was primarily anti-Catholic, xenophobic, and hostile to immigration, starting originally as a secret society. The movement briefly emerged as a major political party in the form of the American Party. Adherents to the movement were to reply "I know nothing" when asked about its specifics by outsiders...

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This article is about the duotheistic religion. For other uses, see Wicca (disambiguation). A pentacle, a pentagram enclosed by a circle, is used by many adherents of Wicca. This symbol is generally placed on a Wiccan altar to honor the elements and directions. Wicca (English: ), also termed Pagan Witchcraft, is a modern Pagan religion. Scholars of religion categorise it as both a new religious movement and as part of the occultist stream of Western esotericism. It was developed in England duri...

"Do what thou wilt" redirects here. For the album by Ab-Soul, see Do What Thou Wilt. For the EP by Murder City Devils, see Thelema (EP). Thelema () is a social or spiritual philosophy derived from Western esotericism. The word thelema is the English transliteration of the Koine Greek noun θέλημα (pronounced [θélɛ:ma]), "will", from the verb θέλω (ethélō): "to will, wish, want or purpose". An adherent of Thelema is traditionally called a Thelemite, and phenomena within the scope of Thelema are t...

Millard FillmorePhoto by Mathew Brady, c. 1855–6513th President of the United StatesIn officeJuly 9, 1850 – March 4, 1853Vice PresidentNone[a]Preceded byZachary TaylorSucceeded byFranklin Pierce12th Vice President of the United StatesIn officeMarch 4, 1849 – July 9, 1850PresidentZachary TaylorPreceded byGeorge M. DallasSucceeded byWilliam R. KingChairman of the House Ways and Means CommitteeIn officeMarch 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843Preceded byJohn Winston JonesSucceeded byJames I. McKayMember of th...

The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism is a 2007 book by the Canadian author and social activist Naomi Klein. In the book, Klein argues that neoliberal free market policies (as advocated by the economist Milton Friedman) have risen to prominence in some developed countries because of a deliberate strategy of "shock therapy". This centers on the exploitation of national crises to push through controversial policies while citizens are too emotionally and physically distracted by disa...

Buddhist influenced Korean vegetarian side dishes. Vegetarianism by country is the comparison of vegetarian and vegan dietary practices among countries. It identifies food standards, laws, and general cultural attitudes of vegetarian diets. Some countries have strong cultural or religious traditions that promote vegetarianism, such as India, while other countries have secular ethical concerns, including animal rights, environmental protection, and health concerns. In many countries, food labell...

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search This is a partial list of people who have been categorized as Deists, the belief in a deity based on natural religion only, or belief in religious truths discovered by people through a process of reasoning, independent of any revelation through scriptures or prophets. They have been selected for their influence on Deism, or for their fame in other areas. Ethan Allen (1738–89), early American revolutionary and guerrilla lead...

In historiography, the term historical revisionism identifies the re-interpretation of the historical record. It usually means challenging the orthodox (established, accepted or traditional) views held by professional scholars about a historical event, introducing contrary evidence, or reinterpreting the motivations and decisions of the people involved. The revision of the historical record can reflect new discoveries of fact, evidence, and interpretation, which then provokes a revised history....

DevOps is a set of practices that combines software development (Dev) and information-technology operations (Ops) which aims to shorten the systems development life cycle and provide continuous delivery with high software quality.[1][2] Definition[edit] Academics and practitioners have not developed a unique definition for the term "DevOps."[a][b][c][d] From an academic perspective, Len Bass, Ingo Weber, and Liming Zhu — three computer science researchers from the CSIRO and the Software Enginee...