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  2. Template:Family name explanation - Wikipedia

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    Template:Family name explanation is placed at the top of a biographical article to explain to readers which part of a name is the family name. It is used by the wrappers {{Family name footnote}} and {{Family name hatnote}}. More rarely, it may be invoked directly, e.g. for use within a larger footnote about a person's name.

  3. Template:Family name hatnote - Wikipedia

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    Placed at the top of a biographical article to explain to readers which part of a name is the family name. Template parameters [Edit template data] This template prefers inline formatting of parameters. Parameter Description Type Status Surname or family name 1 The primary element in the person's surname String required Additional name element 2 Secondary element in the person's surname ...

  4. Wikipedia : Manual of Style/Lead section

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    The name of a person is presented in full if known, including any given names that were abbreviated or omitted in the article's title. For example, the article on Calvin Coolidge gives his name as John Calvin Coolidge Jr. If a person changed their full name at some point after birth, the birth name may be given as well, if relevant.

  5. Wikipedia : Manual of Style/Biography

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    Thai people are almost always known and addressed by their first name (i.e. given name). Hence, on second and subsequent mentions, they should be referred to by first name alone. In Vietnamese names, given names also take priority over family names. The given name, not the surname, should be used to refer to the person.

  6. Family - Wikipedia

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    Historically, the most common family type was one in which grandparents, parents, and children lived together as a single unit. For example, the household might include the owners of a farm, one (or more) of their adult children, the adult child's spouse, and the adult child's own children (the owners' grandchildren).

  7. Opening sentence - Wikipedia

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    [2] [3] One of the most famous opening lines, "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times", starts a sentence of 118 words [4] that draws the reader in by its contradiction; the first sentence of the novel, Yes even contains 477 words. Moby-Dick's "Call me Ishmael." is an example of a short opening sentence.

  8. Surname - Wikipedia

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    Other notable examples include the Netherlands (1795–1811), Japan (1870s), Thailand (1920), and Turkey (1934). The structure of the Japanese name was formalized by the government as family name + given name in 1868. [22] In Breslau Prussia enacted the Hoym Ordinance in 1790, mandating the adoption of Jewish surnames.

  9. Five-paragraph essay - Wikipedia

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    When a thesis essay is applied to this format, the first paragraph typically consists of a narrative hook, followed by a sentence that introduces the general theme, then another sentence narrowing the focus of the one previous. (If the author is using this format for a text-based thesis, then a sentence quoting the text, supporting the essay ...