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Eruption

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An '''eruption''' occurs when [[solid]], [[liquid]], or [[gas]]eous [[volcanic]] materials are ejaculated into the [[Earth]]'s [[atmosphere]] or surface by [[volcanic]] activity. Eruptions may occur as quiet [[lava flow]]s or violent explosive events.<ref>www.gexo.com/-3178</ref> - Video of eruption.

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[[Category:Geology]]

Entamoeba histolytica

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[[Image:Ehistolytica05.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Amebiasis]] is a disease caused by the one-celled [[parasite]] Entamoeba histolytica.]]'''Entamoeba histolytica''' is a one [[cell]]ed [[species]] of [[parasite|parasitic]] [[protozoa]] that causes [[entamoebiasis]] and [[amoebae|amebic]] [[dysentery]].<ref>http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/e/entamoeba_histolytica/intro.htm</ref> Entamoeba histolytica infects predominantly [[human]]s and [[primate]]s.<ref>http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/e/entamoeba_histolytica/intro.htm</ref> [[Amebiasis]] is one of the illnesses associated with [[Gay Bowel Syndrome|gay bowel syndrome]], and Closeted Gay Conservative Shoving Hamster Up Own Orifice Syndrome.
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[[Category:Parasites]]

Book

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[[Image:Books.jpg|right|Books]]
A '''book''' (Spanish: libro, French: livre, German: Buch, Greek: βιβλίο, Russian: книга) is a collection of written words, usually on paper. The [[Bible]] is an example of a book (in fact, the word "Bible" is derived from the Latin word for "book."), as well as a collection of books. Books are often used for educational purposes in the form of [[text books]], although there is concern about the accuracy of the information contain in some of them. Any finite collection of books can be binded together to form a new book.

The book was called a [[codex]] in Latin, and it was a [[Roman]] improvement over the scroll. By the fourth century the codex had gained wide acceptance, and many scrolls that were not converted to codex form were lost to posterity.
==Types==
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Books are classified by a [[hierarchy]]. The two most general categories of this hierarchy are [[fiction]] - meaning an invented or feigned narrative (an imaginative form of narrative)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/FICTION|accessdate=2007-11-12|format=HTML|language=English|work=Dictionary.com|title=fiction}}</ref> - and [[non-fiction]] - a composition that its authors believe to be truthful. Further types of fiction books include science fiction, historical fictions or myths. Non-fiction books would include accounts, biographies and the like.

Books can also be classified by media, such as audio or print. For example, some books are available in audio versions. An example of this is [[Talking Books]], available through the free Talking Books Program through the [[Library of Congress]].
===Classifications and Simple Explanations===
Please note that the list below is not complete.
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!Fiction (untrue)
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*''Mystery'' (a story based on a crime<ref name="dumb">{{cite web|url=http://www.dummies.com/WileyCDA/DummiesArticle/id-1843,subcat-INDUSTRY.html|format=HTML|language=English|title=Exploring the Different Types of Fiction
|accessdate=2007-11-12|work=dummies.com}}</ref>)
*''Fantasy'' (a story that is otherworldly, or creationist) in any sense<ref name="dumb" />)
*''Folklore'' (primarily myths <ref>{{cite web|work=Dictionary.com|url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/folklore|format=html|language=English|title=Folklore|accessdate=2007-11-12}}</ref>)
*''Science Fiction'' (books typically set in the future that deal with technology<ref name="dumb" />)
*''Realistic Fiction'' (a story that could theoretically occur in real life<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.southernct.edu/~brownm/Grea.html|format=HTML|title=Realistic Fiction|work=South Connecticut University|author=Mary E. Brown|language=English|accessdate=2007-11-12}}</ref>)
*''Historical Fiction'' (featuring characters going through a historical event (one of which is non-real)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/fac/peabody/histfict.html|format=HTML|work=Washignton State University|author=Sue Peabody|title=READING AND WRITING HISTORICAL FICTION}}</ref>)
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*''Biographies'' (Accounts of a real person's life)
*''Auto-biographies'' (self written accounts of one's life)
|}

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== See also ==

*[[Library of Congress]]
*[[People of the book]]
*[[Talking Books]]
*[[Torah]]
*[[Vedas]]
*[[Book of Hours]]

== External links ==

*[http://www.fil.com.mx/ingles/i_index.asp Book Feir] Guadalajara.
*[http://www.bookadventure.org/ Book adventure] For kids.
*[http://talkingbookslibrarian.blogspot.com/ Talking Books Librarian] Free Talking Books Program and other Library Related Resources

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Bonus Army

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The 1924 Adjusted Service Certificate Law gave [[World War I]] veterans "bonus" certificates that they could redeem for cash in 1945. When the [[Great Depression]] hit in the early 1930s, many veterans went through financial struggles and, like many other Americans, found themselves out of work, and some began to demand their certificates early. 15,000 of them marched on [[Washington, D.C.]] in May, 1932, demanding that they receive their bonuses. Although the [[House of Representatives]] passed a bill that would have given them their money, the [[Senate]] voted against it. [www.avadevine.com] The marchers, known as the '''Bonus Army''', did not leave. Fearing a coup, on July 28, President [[Herbert Hoover | Hoover]] deployed the military. General [[Douglas MacArthur]] led a strong strike against the Bonus Marchers where they were camped at Anacostia Flats in Washington, D.C., involving the use of tanks. While only one Bonus Marcher was killed when all was said and done, the reputation of Hoover had been permanently stained. [http://www.worldwar1.com/dbc/bonusm.htm]

The movement to demand early payment of the bonuses did not go away, and in 1936, Congress overrode the veto of President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt | Roosevelt]], and gave the veterans their bonuses early. In the 1940s, the G.I. Bill of Rights was passed in an effort to prevent a similar scenario from occurring again. [http://www.military.com/NewContent/0,13190,111104_BonusArmy,00.html]

[[Category:World War I]]
[[Category:Great Depression]]

Barbarian

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The Barbarians were groups of tribes who migrated into the [[Roman Empire]] in the 5th century AD thereby destroying it, and bringing about the [[Dark Ages]] of European history when civilisation almost collapsed. Lets face it, they were awesome. Why, they probably blew all their loot on hookers and beer.
[[Category:Ancient Rome]]

Harem

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A "harem" is a traditional form of [[marriage]] in which one husband has many wives. The Bible says that King [[Solomon]] practiced this form of marriage. It was popular in [[Africa]], Arabia and the [[Middle East]], because it was awesome.

[[Category:History]]

Hard disk

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'''Hard disks''' are magnetized modules of [[computer]] memory. Magnetization is used to store compartmentalized information in [[binary]] code, by turning the magnetized piece of the drive "on" or "off." The magnets become hard, very hard. Then they form disks. Then the information can be on the teh internets, or tubes. A single hard disk will contain billions of these individual points of information ([[bits]]) aggregating to larger amounts of storage, such as ([[bytes]]) or megabytes. Hard disks are vulnerable to [[magnetic field|magnetic fields]].

[[Category:Computer science]]

The Lord of the Rings

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[[Image:Mhjfjfr7.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Cover for the three volumes of The Lord of the Rings trilogy.]]

'''The Lord of the Rings''' is the best-selling fantasy novel of the twentieth century. It written by British professor [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]. Conceived by the author as a 7-book work (including compendious appendices and an index), it was released by the publisher in three volumes:

#''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]''<br>
#''[[The Two Towers]]''<br>
#''[[The Return of the King]]''<br>

''The Lord of the Rings'' was published in hardbound in 1954 and 1955, but was known only to a small audience of aficionados until 1965. At that time, J. R. R. Tolkien himself was known primarily to scholars for his work on [[Beowulf]]. This changed when an American paperback publisher released a "pirated" paperback edition, paying Tolkien nothing, in the belief that Tolkien's copyright in the U. S. was defective because of a technicality. Tolkien reached a legal settlement with this publisher, and another publisher released an authorized edition for which Tolkien was paid royalties. The book was an instant success, particularly among college students.

== Story ==
''The Lord of the Rings'' is set in [[Middle-earth]], a vastly expanded version of the fictional world presented in ''[[The Hobbit]]'' and ''[[The Silmarillion]]''. It continues the story that ''The Hobbit'' began, but while ''The Hobbit'' was intended for children, ''The Lord of the Rings'' was written for all ages.

The story takes place at a time when the [[Elves]], immortal, good, and fairest of all beings in the world, are leaving the war-weary world to sail to the blessed realm of [[Valinor]]. With the departure of the Elves, the Age of [[Men (Middle-earth)|Men]] has come, but they are opposed by the Dark Lord, [[Sauron]]. Although Sauron is a formidable foe, most of his powers are bound to a magic [[Ring (Middle Earth)|Ring]] which was cut from his finger in a battle thousands of year ago. This Ring fell by chance into the hands of a [[hobbit]], [[Bilbo Baggins]] who in turn left it in the keeping of his nephew and heir, [[Frodo Baggins]]. If this Ring is destroyed, it will strip Sauron of his power and free Middle-earth from his threat. The only way the Ring can be destroyed, however is by casting it into the fires of [[Mount Doom]], a volcano in the heart of Sauron's realm. The Lord of the Rings follows Frodo's adventures as he journeys to destroy Sauron's Ring.

Frodo's journey is interwoven with other themes as he joins a [[Fellowship of the Ring]], pledged to take it to Mount Doom where it can be destroyed. The ranger [[Aragorn|Strider]] and the wizard [[Gandalf]] are foremost among his companions. He is also assisted by ther Ents, a peaceful tree-folk, and the elves.

== Languages ==
Though Tolkien was an excellent writer, his primary interest was [[The Languages of Tolkien|languages]]. Tolkien originally came up with Middle Earth as a world in which his languages could be spoken. {{Fact}} In an interview with the BBC in 1972, shortly before his death, Tolkien said that he came up with the concept of a hobbit in part because he had been embarrassed about his own below-average height in his early childhood, and liked to imagine a world where he could be "normal" or even possibly "a hero". {{Fact}} Tolkien based his fictional languages largely on the sounds and style of [[Finnish]] (his 'Quenya' or High Elvish language) and [[Welsh]] ('Sindarin', or the tongue of the Grey Elves). His stories were influenced by [[Norse mythology]] which features dragons, elves and dwarves. He also knew and liked the [[Gothic]] language, and Old English. His Riders of Rohan are like [[Goth]]s in the way they fight, but speak Old English (e.g. 'Theoden' their king's name is OE for 'prince').

== Christianity ==
J. R. R. Tolkien was a [[Roman Catholic]], and many readers see [[Christian]] undertones in ''The Lord of the Rings.'' <ref>"Much as it is possible to identify allegories of the Second World war into ''The Lord of the Rings'', it is possible to identify any number of Christian allegories as well" in Smith, J. and Matthews, J.C. ''The Lord of the Rings:the Films, the books, the radio series'' (Virgin Books 2004), p.116.</ref> Tolkien himself discounts the belief that he wrote the book as a direct Christian allegory, in contrast with the overt and acknowledged allegory in the works of Tolkien's friend, [[C.S. Lewis]].<ref>Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, # 129</ref>

==Film Version==
New Line Cinema has produced three films all of which have names which are derived from the three books in The Lord of the Rings. They were released from 2001 to 2003, and were more popular than the books with users of this site, owing to illiteracy. Several Special Extended Editions have also been released each including four discs. All were directed by [[Peter Jackson]]. <ref> [[The Fellowship of the Ring]], Directed by Peter Jackson, Produced by Barrie M. Osborne, Peter Jackson 2001. </ref>

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