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  2. This Earth of Mankind - Wikipedia

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    This Earth of Mankind is the first book in Pramoedya Ananta Toer 's epic quartet called Buru Quartet, first published by Hasta Mitra in 1980. The story is set at the end of the Dutch colonial rule and was written while Pramoedya was imprisoned on the political island prison of Buru in eastern Indonesia. The story was first narrated verbally to ...

  3. The Buddha - Wikipedia

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    Etymology, names and titles The Buddha, Tapa Shotor monastery in Hadda, Afghanistan, 2nd century CE Siddhārtha Gautama and Buddha Shakyamuni. According to Donald Lopez Jr., "... he tended to be known as either Buddha or Sakyamuni in China, Korea, Japan, and Tibet, and as either Gotama Buddha or Samana Gotama ('the ascetic Gotama') in Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia."

  4. Encyclopedia - Wikipedia

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    Encyclopedia. Entry for the French word "Amour" (Love) in a paper encyclopedia ( Larousse Universel) and in an online encyclopedia (Wikimini.org). An encyclopedia ( American English) or encyclopaedia ( British English) [1] is a reference work or compendium providing summaries of knowledge, either general or special, in a particular field or ...

  5. This Earth of Mankind (film) - Wikipedia

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    This Earth of Mankind ( Indonesian: Bumi Manusia) is a 2019 Indonesian historical romance drama film, directed by Hanung Bramantyo and written by Salman Aristo. The film was adapted from 1980 novel of the same name by Pramoedya Ananta Toer. It starred Iqbaal Ramadhan, Mawar Eva de Jongh and Sha Ine Febriyanti.

  6. Human - Wikipedia

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    Humans are highly intelligent and capable of episodic memory; they have flexible facial expressions, self-awareness, and a theory of mind. The human mind is capable of introspection, private thought, imagination, volition, and forming views on existence.

  7. Metaphysics - Wikipedia

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    Metaphysics is the study of the most general features of reality, including existence, objects and their properties, possibility and necessity, space and time, change, causation, and the relation between matter and mind. It is one of the oldest branches of philosophy. [1]

  8. Human brain - Wikipedia

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    The brain is the central organ of the human nervous system, and with the spinal cord makes up the central nervous system. The brain consists of the cerebrum, the brainstem and the cerebellum. It controls most of the activities of the body, processing, integrating, and coordinating the information it receives from the sense organs, and making ...

  9. List of countries by Human Development Index - Wikipedia

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    The Human Development Report includes data for all 193 member states of the United Nations, [16] as well as Hong Kong SAR and the State of Palestine. However, the Human Development Index is not calculated for two UN member states: DPR Korea (North Korea) and Monaco, only some components of the index are calculated for these two countries.