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  2. List of ships of the United States Navy named Enterprise

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    Fate Enterprise: 70-ton sloop-of-war: 10 May 1775 7 July 1777 Burned to prevent capture, 7 July 1777. This ship was not a ship of the U.S. Navy. It was captured from the British and operated on Lake Champlain by Col Benedict Arnold of the Continental Army. The Continental Navy did not operate on Lake Champlain. Enterprise (1776) 25-ton schooner

  3. Social Axioms Survey - Wikipedia

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    Social axioms act as a practical guide to human conduct in everyday life. They function in at least four ways. "They facilitate the attainment of important goals (instrumental), help people protect their self-worth (ego-defensive), serve as a manifestation of people's values (value-expressive), and help people understand the world (knowledge)."

  4. Sailors' superstitions - Wikipedia

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    The origins of the name are unclear, and many theories have been put forth, including an actual David Jones, who was a pirate on the Indian Ocean in the 1630s; [51] a pub owner who kidnapped sailors and then dumped them onto any passing ship; [52] the incompetent Duffer Jones, a notoriously myopic sailor who often found himself over-board; [53 ...

  5. United States ship naming conventions - Wikipedia

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    Littoral combat ships (LCS) are named for regionally-important U.S. cities and communities. [8] Exceptions are the lead ships of the first two classes for this type; USS Freedom (LCS-1), lead ship of her class, named for the concept of freedom, USS Independence (LCS-2), lead ship of her class, named for the concept of independence,

  6. Thomas Paine - Wikipedia

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    Despite claims that Paine changed the spelling of his family name upon his emigration to America in 1774, [1] he was using "Paine" in 1769, while still in Lewes, Sussex. [17] Old School at Thetford Grammar School, where Paine was educated. He attended Thetford Grammar School (1744–1749), at a time when there was no compulsory education. [18]

  7. USS Enterprise - Wikipedia

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    Enterprise (slave ship), a merchant vessel in the coastwise slave trade in the early 19th century; Enterprise (yacht), a J-class yacht that won the 1930 America's Cup; SS Flying Enterprise, an American cargo ship (1944–1952) USTS Enterprise (2003–2008), former name of TS Kennedy, a training ship at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy

  8. Jungian archetypes - Wikipedia

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    Jungian archetypes are a concept from psychology that refers to a universal, inherited idea, pattern of thought, or image that is present in the collective unconscious of all human beings. The psychic counterpart of instinct , archetypes are thought to be the basis of many of the common themes and symbols that appear in stories, myths, and ...

  9. Martha Mitchell effect - Wikipedia

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    Psychologist Brendan Maher named the effect after Martha Mitchell. [5] Mitchell was the wife of John Mitchell, United States Attorney General in the Nixon administration.When she alleged that White House officials were engaged in illegal activities, her claims were attributed to mental illness.