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![]() ![]() Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914) Discuss |
stoicism discuss | |
Definition: | (noun) An indifference to pleasure or pain. |
Synonyms: | stolidness |
Usage: | With the stoicism of the brutes who had raised him he endured his suffering quietly. |
![]() ![]() Radiocarbon DatingRadiocarbon dating is a method for determining the age of carbonaceous materials—especially ancient archaeological specimens—that relies on the presence of a naturally occurring isotope called carbon-14. After an organism dies, the amount of carbon-14 in its remains gradually decreases through radioactive beta decay. Measuring the amount of carbon-14 in an organism's remains thus allows scientists to determine how long it has been dead. How do atomic bombs affect atmospheric carbon-14 levels? More... Discuss |
![]() ![]() United Negro College Fund Established (1944)Founded in 1944 by Frederick D. Patterson and Mary McLeod Bethune, the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) provides college tuition for African-American students and scholarship funds for its approximately 40 member colleges. Many of its beneficiaries are the first in their families to attend college, and it counts many distinguished individuals among its alumni, including Martin Luther King, Jr. The UNCF motto is one of the most well known slogans in the history of advertising. What is it? More... Discuss |
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