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  2. List of writing genres - Wikipedia

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    Example: The Man in the High Castle (1962). Historical fantasy; Historical mystery; Historical romance. Regency romance; Nautical fiction. Pirate novel; Metafiction (aka romantic irony in the context of Romantic literature): uses self-reference to draw attention to itself as a work of art while exposing the "truth" of a story. Metaparody ...

  3. Existentialism - Wikipedia

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    Existentialism is a family of philosophical views and inquiry that study existence from the individual's perspective and explore the human struggle to lead an authentic life despite the apparent absurdity or incomprehensibility of the universe.

  4. 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 ...

  5. Psychology - Wikipedia

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    Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. [1] [2] Its subject matter includes the behavior of humans and nonhumans, both conscious and unconscious phenomena, and mental processes such as thoughts, feelings, and motives.

  6. Standardized test - Wikipedia

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    Examples of standardized and non-standardized tests Subject Format Standardized test Non-standardized test History Oral: Each student is given the same questions, and their answers are scored in the same way. The teacher asks each student a different question. Some questions are harder than others. Driving Practical skills

  7. Artificial intelligence - Wikipedia

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    Artificial intelligence (AI), in its broadest sense, is intelligence exhibited by machines, particularly computer systems.It is a field of research in computer science that develops and studies methods and software that enable machines to perceive their environment and use learning and intelligence to take actions that maximize their chances of achieving defined goals. [1]

  8. Islam - Wikipedia

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    'submission [to God]') [11] [12] [13] is the verbal noun of Form IV originating from the verb سلم (salama), from the triliteral root س-ل-م , which forms a large class of words mostly relating to concepts of submission, safeness, and peace. [14] In a religious context, it refers to the total surrender to the will of God. [15]

  9. Indus Valley Civilisation - Wikipedia

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    The messages on the seals have proved to be too short to be decoded by a computer. Each seal has a distinctive combination of symbols and there are too few examples of each sequence to provide a sufficient context. The symbols that accompany the images vary from seal to seal, making it impossible to derive a meaning for the symbols from the images.