ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CENTURY
From Latin centuria, from centum hundred.
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10 QUOTES WITH «CENTURY»
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The 20th century was a century in which human rights were infringed upon in numerous parts of the world, and Japan also bears responsibility in that regard. I believe that we have to look at our own history with humility and think about our responsibility.
In the 21st century, I believe the mission of the United Nations will be defined by a new, more profound awareness of the sanctity and dignity of every human life, regardless of race or religion.
Surely one of the most visible lessons taught by the twentieth century has been the existence, not so much of a number of different realities, but of a number of different lenses with which to see the same reality.
Kingsley Amis was one of a trio of brilliant comic novelists who made English literature sparkle in the twentieth century.
An economically confident America has - since becoming a world power at the start of the 20th century - tended toward global engagement. It is during times of economic stress (1930s, 1970s) that America has become more withdrawn.
I say we have not even had the decency to maintain the assets that our parents and grandparents built for us - our roads, our bridges, our wastewater systems, our sewer systems; by the way, those weren't Bolsheviks, those weren't socialists that built those things for us - much less build the infrastructure we need for the 21st century.
Solar power, wind power, the way forward is to collaborate with nature - it's the only way we are going to get to the other end of the 21st century.
And the annual meetings of the League's Assembly are in effect official peace congresses binding on the participating states to an extent that most statesmen a quarter of a century ago would have regarded as utopian.
In the 20th century, the United States endured two world wars and other traumatic and expensive military conflicts; the Depression; a dozen or so recessions and financial panics; oil shocks; a flu epidemic; and the resignation of a disgraced president. Yet the Dow rose from 66 to 11,497.
I think one of the important things that's happened in the course of the century is that life expectancy has doubled.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CENTURY»
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century in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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This book re-examines this century - not from the moral standpoint of a wise judge looking back, but through an investigation of the century itself in its unfolding.
This book re-examines this century - not from the moral standpoint of a wise judge looking back, but through an investigation of the century itself in its unfolding.
Badiou's proposal is to reopen the dossier on the century - not from the angle of those wise and sated judges we too often claim to be, but from the standpoint of the century itself.
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Capital in the Twenty-First
Century
Thomas Piketty's findings in this ambitious, original, rigorous work will transform debate and set the agenda for the next generation of thought about wealth and inequality.
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Leadership for the Twenty-first
Century
He develops a new definition and paradigm for leadership in this volume that distinguishes leadership from management in fundamental ways. The ethics of leadership from a postindustrial perspective completes the paradigm.
Joseph Clarence Rost, 1993
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Feminism in Twentieth-
Century Science, Technology, and Medicine
The essays in this volume explore how feminist theory has had a direct impact on research in the biological and social sciences, in medicine, and in technology, often providing the impetus for fundamentally changing the theoretical ...
Angela N. H. Creager, Elizabeth Lunbeck, Londa L. Schiebinger, 2001
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Houses of Glass: A Nineteenth-
Century Building Type
Enriched by more than 700 illustrations, Houses of Glass chronicles these pristine structures as they evolved from hothouses into exhibition halls, ballrooms, and theaters. Georg Kohlmaier is an architect and Barna von Sartory a sculptor.
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Art School: (propositions for the 21st
Century)
Leading international artists and art educators consider the challenges of arteducation in today's dramatically changed art world.
Steven Henry Madoff, 2009
9
19th-
century American Women's Novels: Interpretative Strategies
Working with actual women's diaries and letters, Harris first shows what contemporary women sought from the books they read.
Helen Hunt Jackson (1830-1885) was an American writer who most widely became famous as an activist to improve United States government treatment of Native Americans.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CENTURY»
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Why Floyd Mayweather Lost His 'Fight of the Century' Title
On Monday the World Boxing Organization (WBO) stripped Floyd Mayweather Jr. of the welterweight title he secured after he defeated Manny ... «TIME, Jul 15»
18th century Norfolk mansion complete with its own cave goes on …
A sprawling 18th century mansion that features its own secret cave and was once occupied by the Barclay family and their pet lions has gone ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
Edinburgh Vaults tourists photobombed by 18th century ghost 'The …
In one, what appears to be the 18th century ghost is seen ominously standing ... called "The Watcher" with long hair and 18th century clothing. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
The Rise of Cities in the 21st Century
The 21st century is seeing an incredible power shift and power dynamic with the rise of cities as socioeconomic and political actors on national ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
Archeology: Japanese Experts Confirm Found Remnants Of …
Japanese archeologists have confirmed that the shipwreck they have discovered is part of Kublai Khan's fleet during the 13th century invasion ... «Headlines & Global News, Jul 15»
ALP needs 21st century philosophical shift: Luke Foley
NSW Labor leader Luke Foley has urged the party to abolish its historic commitment to socialism and its attachment to state ownership and ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
How one town has burned for half a century
Centralia, Pa. is a pretty famous place — mostly because it's been on fire continuously since 1962. But even if you've read about it before, ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
Gold Cup: Michael Bradley set to hit century mark of 100 int'l caps as …
FRISCO, Tex. – On Tuesday night, the US national team's new captain will join the century club. When the USMNT take the field for their Gold ... «MLSsoccer.com, Jul 15»
UAF rededicates nearly century-old campus
The University of Alaska Fairbanks will officially celebrate its first century next year and officials marked festivities leading up to it with a ... «KTUU.com, Jul 15»
21st century 'mood ring': a bracelet that senses your toxic exposure
Researchers at Oregon State University (OSU) took common silicone bracelets like the yellow "Livestrong" bands that were once so popular ... «Treehugger, Jul 15»
