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A people is a group of individuals who belong to and function within a particular society. In common usage, the term people may be synonymous with human, or otherwise may carry an exclusive meaning. In general, the word people is a collective noun used to define a specific group of humans. However, when used to refer to a group of humans possessing a common ethnic, cultural or national unitary characteristic or identity, "people" is a singular noun, and as such takes an "s" in the plural; (example: "the English-speaking peoples of the world").
The concept of personhood (who is a person within a society) is the fundamental component of any selective concept of people. A distinction is maintained in philosophy and law between the notions "human being", or "man", and "person". The former refers to the species, while the latter refers to a rational agent (see, for example, John Locke's Essay concerning Human Understanding II 27 and Immanuel Kant's Introduction to the Metaphysic of Morals).
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The Top Party School Shoots For A Lower Ranking
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:00:00 -0400
The University of Florida in Gainesville is the No. 1-ranked party school. It's a distinction that surprises some students, and administrators hope new policies will help the school change that reputation.
Pick Of Palin Sets Up Battle For Female Voters
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:41:00 -0400
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the first woman picked for a Republican presidential ticket, appeals to social and economic conservatives — and possibly disgruntled Clinton supporters. But it appears that John McCain will forfeit a chance to question Barack Obama's relative lack of experience.
McCain Picks Gov. Palin As Running Mate
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:00:00 -0400
Sen. John McCain surprised a lot of people Friday by picking Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his vice presidential running mate. McCain is in Dayton, Ohio to make the announcement. Madeleine Brands talk to David Schaper who's at the McCain rally in Dayton.
The Talk of the Town
Lauren Collins: The Brooklyn painter Kehinde Wiley.
Lauren Collins Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
The painter Kehinde Wiley first travelled to Nigeria in 1997. He was trying to find his father, whom he had never met, or, more crucially for a portraitist, seen. (His mother didn’t have any photographs.) After several weeks in Lagos, he found his dad, who welcomed him. But--like any . . .
James Surowiecki: What drives market volatility?
James Surowiecki Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
American investors are frazzled. True, oil prices have fallen from their most vertiginous highs, the dollar is a bit stronger, and the stock market has actually risen over the past month. But none of those things have happened in a smooth and steady fashion. The stock market’s “ascent,” in particular . . .
Hendrik Hertzberg: What Barack Obama is up against.
Hendrik Hertzberg Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
The week before the week before this week’s scheduled gathering of the delegates and their media camp followers in Denver, the nominee-presumptive of the Democratic Party did something that is strongly recommended, and ought to be mandatory, for anyone who has just logged a year and a half’s worth . . .
Conversations with History - Unedited transcripts of interviews with eminent people of the century.
Meta Description: [ Harry Kreisler interviews distinguished individuals about their lives and work., Harry Kreisler interviews distinguished individuals about their lives and work. ]
Grey Steel (J. C. Smuts) - A biography of Jan Christiaan Smuts, who was a raider during the Boer war, president of South Africa, and a member of England's war cabinet during the great war.
Meta Description: [ 'Grey Steel'-A study of arrogance - the biography of Jan Christiaan Smuts. ]
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J. Robert Love - A biography of a Bahamian intellectual and mentor to Marcus Garvey.
Kilroy Was Here - Information on how the legend of Kilroy Was Here captured the imagination of millions of GIs during WWII and the Korean War.
Meta Description: [ Kilroy Was Here captured the imagination of millions of Gis during WWII and the Korean War See why! ]
Manfred von Richthofen - Brief biography of the 'Red Baron', a famous German aeroplane pilot of the World War II.
Noah Dietrich - Chief executive officer of the Howard Hughes empire from 1925 - 1957.
Meta Description: [ The only official and authorized website celebrating the life and career of Noah Dietrich, chief executive officer of the Howard Hughes empire from 1925 - 1957. ]
Ralph Bunche - An American Odyssey - Discover the historic achievements of this African American scholar, United Nations diplomat, and first person of color to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1950.
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The Great, The Famous and The Infamous - A selected parade with biographies and pictures, of people who, during the 19th and 20th Centuries, made the greatest contribution to shaping the world as it is today.
Meta Description: [ A carefully selected parade, with pictures and thumbnail biographies, of the great and famous of the period ad1800 - 2000 together with the notorious who have in all fields of endevour changed/ influenced the very world environment ]
Time 100 - Remarkable people who most influenced the last 100 years.
| The Hon. James David Manning, PhD gives a call to arms for white people of truth. This message was preached on 12 June 2008 at the Temple | |
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