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  2. The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking (song) - Wikipedia

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    Its meaning consists of the lasting memories of the main character Reg, and displays the benefits and problems associated with his hitchhiking, both figuratively and metaphorically. During the song, Waters mentions such popular icons as Dick Tracy , Shane and Yoko Ono .

  3. Banking model of education - Wikipedia

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    The term banking model of education was first used by Paulo Freire in his highly influential book Pedagogy of the Oppressed. [1] [2] Freire describes this form of education as "fundamentally narrative (in) character" [3]: 57 with the teacher as the subject (that is, the active participant) and the students as passive objects.

  4. PDF - Wikipedia

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    PDF 2.0 defines 256-bit AES encryption as the standard for PDF 2.0 files. The PDF Reference also defines ways that third parties can define their own encryption systems for PDF. PDF files may be digitally signed, to provide secure authentication; complete details on implementing digital signatures in PDF are provided in ISO 32000-2.

  5. Universal health care - Wikipedia

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    Universal health care (also called universal health coverage, universal coverage, or universal care) is a health care system in which all residents of a particular country or region are assured access to health care.

  6. Rentier state - Wikipedia

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    In current political-science and international-relations theory, a rentier state (/ ˈ r ɒ n t i eɪ / RON-tee-ay or / r ɒ̃ ˈ t j eɪ /) is a state which derives all or a substantial portion of its national revenues from the rent paid by foreign individuals, concerns or governments.

  7. Symbol - Wikipedia

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    The word symbol derives from the late Middle French masculine noun symbole, which appeared around 1380 in a theological sense signifying a formula used in the Roman Catholic Church as a sort of synonym for 'the credo'; by extension in the early Renaissance it came to mean 'a maxim' or 'the external sign of a sacrament'; these meanings were lost in secular contexts.

  8. Cancel culture - Wikipedia

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    Dalvin Brown, writing in USA Today, has described an open letter signed by 153 public figures and published in Harper's Magazine as marking a "high point" in the debate on the topic. [24] The letter set out arguments against "an intolerance of opposing views, a vogue for public shaming and ostracism, and the tendency to dissolve complex policy ...

  9. Anglicism - Wikipedia

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    Other definitions of anglicism include: a word or construction peculiar to English; a word or phrase that is peculiar to British English; or English syntax, grammar, or meaning transposed in another language resulting in incorrect language use or incorrect translation.