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  2. Franz Kafka - Wikipedia

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    Kafka was born near the Old Town Square in Prague, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.His family were German-speaking middle-class Ashkenazi Jews.His father, Hermann Kafka (1854–1931), was the fourth child of Jakob Kafka, [8] [9] a shochet or ritual slaughterer in Osek, a Czech village with a large Jewish population located near Strakonice in southern Bohemia. [10]

  3. Comedic device - Wikipedia

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    The mistaken identity (often of one twin for another) is a centuries-old comedic device used by Shakespeare in several of his works. The mistake can be either an intended act of deception or an accident. Modern examples include The Parent Trap; The Truth About Cats and Dogs; Sister, Sister; and the films of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen.

  4. Shrek - Wikipedia

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    Shrek is a 2001 American animated fantasy comedy film loosely based on the 1990 children's picture book of the same name by William Steig.Directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson (in their feature directorial debuts) and written by Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Joe Stillman, and Roger S. H. Schulman, it is the first installment in the Shrek film series.

  5. Jim Thorpe - Wikipedia

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    Future President Dwight D. Eisenhower, who played against him in that game, recalled of Thorpe in a 1961 speech: Here and there, there are some people who are supremely endowed. My memory goes back to Jim Thorpe. He never practiced in his life, and he could do anything better than any other football player I ever saw. [24]

  6. List of ancient Roman speeches - Wikipedia

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    Speeches by Gaius Septimius Severus Aper against poets Aper critiques Maternus. Aper Uncertain date [89] Speech by Julius Africanus: Julius Africanus made a purposefully long speech during a trial. Julius Africanus Uncertain date [90] Speech by Maternus responding to Aper's critique Maternus responded to Aper's speech criticizing him. Maternus

  7. Kamala Harris - Wikipedia

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    Kamala Harris's parents met in 1962 and married in 1963. Harris's childhood home on Bancroft Way in Berkeley. The Harris family then lived in several college towns in the Upper Midwest: Urbana, Illinois, where a sister, Maya was born in 1966; Evanston, Illinois; and Madison, Wisconsin, the parents holding teaching or research positions.

  8. Freedom of speech - Wikipedia

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    For example, in Austria, defaming Muhammad, the prophet of Islam, is not protected as free speech. [42] [43] [44] In contrast, in France, blasphemy and disparagement of Muhammad are protected under free speech law. Certain public institutions may also enact policies restricting the freedom of speech, for example, speech codes at state-operated ...

  9. To Kill a Mockingbird - Wikipedia

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    In 1966, a parent in Hanover, Virginia, protested that the use of rape as a plot device was immoral. Johnson cites examples of letters to local newspapers, which ranged from amusement to fury; those letters expressing the most outrage, however, complained about Mayella Ewell's attraction to Tom Robinson over the depictions of rape. [123]