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  2. Women's empowerment - Wikipedia

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    Employment can help create empowerment for women. Many scholars suggest that when we discuss women's empowerment, discussing the different barriers that underprivileged women face, which make it more difficult for them to obtain empowerment in society, is important when examining the impact of race in connection to employment.

  3. Bring your own device - Wikipedia

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    Bring your own device (BYOD / ˌ b iː w aɪ oʊ ˈ d iː / [1]) (also called bring your own technology (BYOT), bring your own phone (BYOP), and bring your own personal computer (BYOPC)) refers to being allowed to use one's personally owned device, rather than being required to use an officially provided device.

  4. Indignation (word) - Wikipedia

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    According to Cicero's De Inventione, Book I, “indignation is a kind of speech by which the effect produced is, that great hatred is excited against a man, or dislike of some proceeding is originated.” [2] The goal is for the speaker to create anger projected towards the opponent or the accused such that the speaker is seen more positively than the opponent.

  5. List of types of killing - Wikipedia

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    Omnicide – the act of killing all humans, to create intentional extinction of the human species (Latin: omni "all, everyone"). Pedicide – the act of killing children. Senicide or geronticide – the act of killing an elderly person. Targeted killing – a form of assassination which is carried out by governments against their perceived enemies.

  6. Paracosm - Wikipedia

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    Manuscript by Emily Brontë that contains poems about Gondal, a paracosm.. A paracosm is a detailed imaginary world thought generally to originate in childhood. The creator of a paracosm has a complex and deeply felt relationship with this subjective universe, which may incorporate real-world or imaginary characters and conventions.

  7. Four-letter word - Wikipedia

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    The term four-letter word serves as a euphemism for words that are often considered profane or offensive.. The designation "four-letter" arises from the observation that many (though not all) popular or slang terms related to excretory functions, sexual activity, genitalia, blasphemies, and terms linked to Hell or damnation are incidentally four-character monosyllables.

  8. Worldbuilding - Wikipedia

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    Worldbuilding is the process of constructing an imaginary world or setting, sometimes associated with a fictional universe. [1] Developing the world with coherent qualities such as a history, geography, culture and ecology is a key task for many science fiction or fantasy writers. [2]

  9. Mind your own business - Wikipedia

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    The Greek phrase πράσσειν τὰ ἴδια, appearing in St. Paul's first letter to the Thessalonians, is usually translated as "mind your own business". [1] [2]The first coin that was minted and officially circulated by the United States, the Fugio Cent, displays the words “Mind Your Business” on the obverse.