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  2. Two Wolves - Wikipedia

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    The story of the Two Wolves is a memetic legend of unknown origin, commonly attributed to Cherokee or other indigenous American peoples in popular retelling. The legend is usually framed as a grandfather or elder passing wisdom to a young listener; the elder describes a battle between two wolves within one’s self, using the battle as a metaphor for inner conflict.

  3. Force-feeding - Wikipedia

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    Force-feeding is the practice of feeding a human or animal against their will. The term gavage ( UK : / ˈ ɡ æ v ɑː ʒ , ɡ æ ˈ v ɑː ʒ / , [ 2 ] [ 3 ] US : / ɡ ə ˈ v ɑː ʒ / , [ 3 ] [ 4 ] French: [ɡavaʒ] ⓘ ) refers to supplying a substance by means of a small plastic feeding tube passed through the nose ( nasogastric ) or ...

  4. Cannibalism - Wikipedia

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    A slug, Arion vulgaris, eating a dead individual of the same species Cannibalism is the act of consuming another individual of the same species as food.Cannibalism is a common ecological interaction in the animal kingdom and has been recorded in more than 1,500 species. [1]

  5. Feed a cold, starve a fever - Wikipedia

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    Hippocrates thought that starving the fever was a way to starve the disease. He said "The more you feed a diseased body, the worse you make it." [4] Some scholars believe that the interpretation of the adage is, "If you stuff a cold, you will have a fever to starve". Others interpret it literally. Nobody knows for certain where the phrase ...

  6. Wikipedia:Spellchecking - Wikipedia

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    Many office suites, such as Microsoft Office and LibreOffice, are equipped with spelling and grammar checkers that are on by default.Open the Wikipedia article, select "edit" from the menu atop the page or section, select and copy the article source, paste it into a Word or Writer document, follow the red (spelling) and green (grammar) markers, and correct mistakes as necessary.

  7. Guillermo Vargas - Wikipedia

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    [8] [9] Vargas himself refused to comment on the fate of the dog, [5] [9] but noted that no one tried to free the dog, give it food, call the police, or do anything for the dog. [5] Vargas stated that the exhibit and the surrounding controversy highlight people's hypocrisy because no one cares about a dog that starves to death in the street. [ 5 ]

  8. Starvation - Wikipedia

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    Supporting farmers in areas of food insecurity through such measures as free or subsidized fertilizers and seeds increases food harvest and reduces food prices. [21] Starvation is commonly used as a method of warfare, however, it has been outlawed and is now a crime. Notable incidents in history include the blockade of Germany and blockade of ...

  9. Feed dog - Wikipedia

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    A set of feed dogs typically resembles two or three short, thin metal bars, crosscut with diagonal teeth, which move both front to back and up and down in slots in a sewing machine's needle plate: front to back to advance fabric gripped between the dogs and the presser foot toward the needle, and up and down to recess at the end of their stroke, release the fabric, and remain recessed while ...