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  2. India - Wikipedia

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    The education system of India is the world's second-largest. [455] India has over 900 universities, 40,000 colleges [ 456 ] and 1.5 million schools. [ 457 ] In India's higher education system, a significant number of seats are reserved under affirmative action policies for the historically disadvantaged.

  3. San Jose, California - Wikipedia

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    Download as PDF; Printable version; ... FIPS code: 06-68000: GNIS feature IDs: 1654952, ... general education units to transfer to CSU and UC schools, ...

  4. Linus Torvalds - Wikipedia

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    Linus Benedict Torvalds (/ ˈ l iː n ə s ˈ t ɔːr v ɔː l d z / ⓘ LEE-nəs TOR-vawldz, [3] Finland Swedish: [ˈliːnʉs ˈtuːrvɑlds] ⓘ; born 28 December 1969) is a Finnish software engineer who is the creator and lead developer of the Linux kernel.

  5. Philosophy - Wikipedia

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    Philosophy ('love of wisdom' in Ancient Greek) is a systematic study of general and fundamental questions concerning topics like existence, reason, knowledge, value, mind, and language.

  6. Facebook - Wikipedia

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    A poll by CBS News, UWIRE and The Chronicle of Higher Education claimed to illustrate how the "Facebook effect" had affected youthful voters, increasing voting rates, support of political candidates, and general involvement. [475] The new social media, such as Facebook and Twitter, connected hundreds of millions of people.

  7. Brazil - Wikipedia

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    Brazil's private institutions tend to be more exclusive and offer better quality education, so many high-income families send their children there. The result is a segregated educational system that reflects extreme income disparities and reinforces social inequality.

  8. Lee Kuan Yew - Wikipedia

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    In 1930, Lee enrolled at Telok Kurau English School where he spent six years of his primary education. [32] [33] Attending Raffles Institution in 1935, Lee did poorly in his first two years but later topped the Junior Cambridge examinations. [34] He also joined the Scouts and partook in several physical activities and debates. [35]