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  2. Category:Artists from California - Wikipedia

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    H. Edward Hagedorn (artist) William Hamilton (cartoonist) Kevin Hanna; Erin Hanson; Hard-edge painting; Don Ed Hardy; Dennis Hare; Phill Hartsfield; Randal Haworth

  3. Essentially contested concept - Wikipedia

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    Barry Clarke suggested that, in order to determine whether a particular dispute was a consequence of true polysemy or inadvertent homonymy, one should seek to "locate the source of the dispute"; and in doing so, one might find that the source was "within the concept itself", or "[within] some underlying non-conceptual disagreement between the contestants".

  4. Transgender history in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In 2003 Theresa Sparks was the first openly transgender woman ever named "Woman of the Year" by the California State Assembly, [91] and in 2007 she was elected president of the San Francisco Police Commission by a single vote, making her the first openly transgender person ever to be elected president of any San Francisco commission, as well as ...

  5. Farmers and Merchants Bank of Los Angeles - Wikipedia

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    The Farmers and Merchants Bank was founded in 1871 by 23 prominent Los Angeles businessmen, with an initial capital of $500,000. The three largest subscribers were financier Isaias W. Hellman ($100,000), former California Governor John G. Downey ($100,000), and Ozro W. Childs ($50,000) who in later years became the founders of the University of Southern California.

  6. Spanish missions in California - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 4 February 2025. 18th to 19th-century Catholic religious outposts in California For the establishments in modern-day Mexico, see Spanish missions in Baja California. The locations of the 21 Franciscan missions in Alta California. Part of a series on Spanish missions in the Americas of the Catholic Church ...

  7. Tickling - Wikipedia

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    Social psychologists find that mimicking expressions generally cause people to some degree experience that emotion. [9] Excessive tickling has been described as a primary sexual obsession and, under these circumstances, is sometimes considered a form of paraphilia. [26] Tickling can also be a form of sexual harassment. [21]

  8. Anti-Chinese sentiment - Wikipedia

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    Starting with the California Gold Rush in the 19th century, the United States—particularly the West Coast states—imported large numbers of Chinese migrant laborers. Employers believed that the Chinese were "reliable" workers who would continue working, without complaint, even under harsh conditions. [ 288 ]

  9. Origin of language - Wikipedia

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    The origin of language, its relationship with human evolution, and its consequences have been subjects of study for centuries.Scholars wishing to study the origins of language draw inferences from evidence such as the fossil record, archaeological evidence, contemporary language diversity, studies of language acquisition, and comparisons between human language and systems of animal ...