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Apocalypse
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Macmillan Encyclopedia of Death and Dying
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- EMMERSON, RICHARD K.
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Apocalypse
The word
apocalypse
has many meanings. In religious usage, it identifies the last book of the Christian Bible, the Revelation of John; a genre of ancient Judeo-Christian visionary literature; or doomsday, the destruction of the world at the end of time prophesied by the Apocalypse. In more popular usage, it identifies any catastrophic or violent event, such as the Vietnam War (e.g., the movie
Apocalypse Now
). Apocalypticism is the religious belief system that interprets human history from its origins to the present as signs of the imminent end of the world. It is one feature of Christian eschatology, the branch of theology dealing with the state of the soul after ...
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The "star" system comes to Twentieth Century - sort of. (mutual fund...
Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine;
January 1, 1992 ;
Brandon, Priscilla;
403 words
...Twentieth Century Investors, sponsor of some of the...proprietary data base. At the heart of Twentieth Century's stock-picking philosophy is the...stock to Heritage. NEW ROLES. But Twentieth Century has quietly veered away from the...
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The secrets of "big mo" investing. (management of Twentieth Century...
Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine;
February 1, 1996 ;
Schiffres, Manuel;
787 words
......longer than the people who run Twentieth Century Investors. ON A WEDNESDAY MORNING the team that runs Twentieth Century Vista and Giftrust--two of...few questions that define the Twentieth Century style: Are the company's profits...
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Twentieth Century Fox to Release Product on DVD
PR Newswire;
August 10, 1998 ;
273 words
......ANGELES, Aug. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (TCFHE) announced...retail-oriented, strategic alliance of Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment and Twentieth Century Fox Licensing and Merchandising...
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DENVER GETS MUTUAL FUND CENTER\TWENTIETH CENTURY CUSTOMER SERVICE...
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);
January 23, 1996 ;
Accola, John;
499 words
......employing 500. Kansas City, Mo.-based Twentieth Century Mutual Funds - the industry's fifth...specializes in fixed income funds. Twentieth Century officials said 150 employees will...surprise me, said Norm Tsiguloff, a Twentieth Century vice president overseeing the company...
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Theater Revives 'Twentieth Century'
AP Online;
June 23, 1999 ;
680 words
......Online 06-23-1999 Theater Revives 'Twentieth Century' An AP Entertainment Review By MICHAEL...stylish screwball souffle like ``On the Twentieth Century,'' a musical that never got the attention...there's always been more to ``On the Twentieth Century'' than the sets, a fact this ...
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TWENTIETH CENTURY, BENHAM JOIN FORCES; MERGER CREATES $40 BILLION FUND...
PR Newswire;
June 1, 1995 ;
500 words
......CITY, Mo., June 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Twentieth Century Companies today completed its acquisition...James E. Stowers III, President of Twentieth Century. It unites people, financial strengths...income funds fits hand-in-glove with Twentieth Century's line-up of equity funds. Together...
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The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century.(Book review)
Notes;
September 1, 2008 ;
Burbank, Richard D.;
787 words
...The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century. By Alex Ross. New York: Farrar...subtitle is meant literally: this is the twentieth century heard through its music (p. xiii...predicament of the composer in the twentieth century (p. 185). These interjections make...
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Nigeria in the Twentieth Century
The International Journal of African Historical Studies;
May 1, 2006 ;
Reynolds, Jonathan;
687 words
...Nigeria in the Twentieth Century. Edited by Toyin Falola. Durham...conquest at the beginning of the twentieth century to the equally depressing...Nigerians lived under during the twentieth century to deliver benevolent governance...
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TWENTIETH CENTURY AND BENHAM TO JOIN FORCES; UNION IS LARGEST EVER BETWEEN...
PR Newswire;
February 7, 1995 ;
745 words
......KANSAS CITY, Feb. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Twentieth Century Companies, Inc., and Benham Management...they have signed an agreement for Twentieth Century to acquire Benham Management, creating...James E. Stowers III, president of Twentieth Century and James M. Benham, chairman of...
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Brose, Eric Dorn: A History of Europe in the Twentieth Century.(Book...
History: Review of New Books;
March 22, 2005 ;
Stanley, Adam C.;
480 words
......Eric Dorn A History of Europe in the Twentieth Century Oxford: Oxford University Press 528...Brose's A History of Europe in the Twentieth Century examines the political events, social...artistic trends of Europe's tumultuous twentieth century. Brose is a professor of history...
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Intertainer's On-Demand Entertainment Library Expands With Twentieth...
PR Newswire;
June 15, 1999 ;
397 words
......PRNewswire/ -- Intertainer, Inc. and Twentieth Century Fox announced today an agreement...content and programming variety. Twentieth Century Fox has agreed to provide theatrical...Intertainer's service. Getting movies from Twentieth Century Fox, one of the premier industry...
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Something New Under the Sun: An Environmental History of the...
Journal of World History;
September 22, 2001 ;
CHRISTIAN, DAVID;
787 words
......An Environmental History of the Twentieth-Century World. By J. R. MCNEILL. New York...human impact on the biosphere in the twentieth century is utterly unprecedented in human...in shaping the atmosphere. In the twentieth century, human-kind stumbled blindly into...
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Announces First Wave of 20...
Canadian Corporate News;
January 4, 2006 ;
573 words
......unwavering support for the Blu-ray format, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment announced...America, Japan and Europe in 2006. Twentieth Century Fox will also plan simultaneous releases...noted Mike Dunn, President Worldwide, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. The ...
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THE WORLD ECONOMY IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY: STRIKING DEVELOPMENTS AND...
World Economic Outlook;
May 1, 2000 ;
787 words
......world economy in the course of the twentieth century would have been impossible for even...convergence in the course of the twentieth century, although large differences between...and repeatedly in the course of the twentieth century. The second part of the chapter traces...
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Flynt, Wayne: Alabama in the Twentieth Century.(Book Review)
History: Review of New Books;
January 1, 2005 ;
Beatty, Frederick M.;
444 words
...Flynt, Wayne Alabama in the Twentieth Century Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama...Auburn University. Alabama in the Twentieth Century is the latest in his series of books...the state from the opening of the twentieth century. Flynt begins section 1 with an account...
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