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  2. Wang Xizhi - Wikipedia

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    Wang Dao helped suppress attempted coups by his cousin Wang Dun in 322 and 324. Wang Xizhi's reaction to these conflicts between his uncles, [c] which ultimately resulted in Wang Dun's death in 324, left him with a distaste for political and military affairs. [17] [21] Wang Xizhi depicted in Wanxiaotang huazhuan by Shangguan Zhou, 1743

  3. Orchid Pavilion Gathering - Wikipedia

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    The gathering at the Orchid Pavilion is also famous for the artistry of the calligraphy of Wang Xizhi, [2] who was both one of the participants as well as the author and calligrapher of the Lantingji Xu (Preface to the Poems Composed at the Orchid Pavilion). Sun Chuo also wrote a preface, which is somewhat less famous. [3]

  4. YouTube in education - Wikipedia

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    A 2013 study focused on clinical skills education from YouTube found that the 100 most accessible videos across a variety of topics (venipuncture, wound care, pain assessment, CPR, and others) were generally unsatisfactory. [13] The value of YouTube in relation to dentistry and dental education has also been evaluated.

  5. Wang Xianzhi (calligrapher) - Wikipedia

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    Wang Xianzhi (simplified Chinese: 王献之; traditional Chinese: 王獻之; pinyin: Wáng Xiànzhī; Wade–Giles: Wang Hsien-chih, 344–386), courtesy name Zijing (子敬), was a famous Chinese calligrapher of the Eastern Jin dynasty. Xianzhi was born to the Wang clan of Langya, an influential kin group descended from the Qin dynasty general ...

  6. Education in Africa - Wikipedia

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    Pre-colonial Africa was made up of ethnic groups and states that embarked on migrations depending on seasons, the availability of fertile soil, and political circumstances. . Therefore, power was decentralized among several states in pre-colonial Africa (many people held some form of authority and as such power was not concentrated in a particular person or an institution).

  7. Africa Today - Wikipedia

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    Africa Today is a peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary academic journal with articles about contemporary Africa. It was founded in 1954 and is published quarterly by the Indiana University Press . [ 1 ] The editors accept submissions based on original research in any humanities and social science discipline.

  8. The Africans: A Triple Heritage - Wikipedia

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    Africa's triple heritage, as envisioned by Mazrui and promoted in this documentary project, is a product resulting from three major influences: (1) an indigenous heritage borne out of time and climate change; (2) the heritage of eurocentric capitalism forced on Africans by European colonialism; and (3) the spread of Islam by both jihad and evangelism.

  9. Thousand Character Classic - Wikipedia

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    Another says that the emperor commanded Wang Xizhi, a noted calligrapher, to write out one thousand characters and give them to Zhou as a challenge to make into an ode. Another story is that the emperor commanded his princes and court officers to compose essays and ordered another minister to copy them on a thousand slips of paper, which became ...