Want of delicacy
1W.E.B. Du Bois: What African Americans Want (1903) — ▪ Primary Source Although they came to represent divergent perspectives on civil rights, Booker T. Washington (Washington, Booker T) and W.E.B. Du Bois were the two leading African American spokesmen at the turn of the twentieth century.… …
2indelicacy — n. 1. Want of delicacy, lack of refined feeling, rudeness, intrusiveness, want of regard for the delicacy of others. 2. Indecorum, unseemliness, impropriety, offensiveness, coarseness, grossness, vulgarity. 3. Immodesty, indecency, lewdness,… …
3Foie gras controversy — The controversial production of foie gras (the liver of a duck or a goose that has been specially fattened) involves force feeding birds more food than they would eat in the wild, and much more than they would voluntarily eat domestically. The… …
4The Amazing Race 10 — Season run September 17, 2006 – December 10, 2006 Filming dates May 27, 2006 – June 24, 2006 No. of episodes 13 Winning team Tyler Denk James Branaman Continents visited …
5Unwillingness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Unwillingness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 unwillingness unwillingness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 indisposition indisposition indisposedness Sgm: N 1 disinclination disinclination aversation Sgm: N 1 nolleity nolleity no …
6Dog meat — This article is about human consumption of dog flesh and parts. For meat eaten by dogs themselves, see Dog food. Dogmeat redirects here. For the character in the Fallout series of video games, see Fallout 3. Dog meat on sale at the Kyungdong… …
7Italy — • In ancient times Italy had several other names: it was called Saturnia, in honour of Saturn; Enotria, wine producing land; Ausonia, land of the Ausonians; Hesperia, land to the west (of Greece); Tyrrhenia, etc. The name Italy, which seems to… …
8Spawn (biology) — The spawn (eggs) of a clownfish. The black spots are the eyes developing. Spawn refers to the eggs and sperm released or deposited, usually into water, by aquatic animals. As a verb, spawn refers to the process of releasing the eggs and sperm,… …
9performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical. The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …
10Ethereal being — Water nymph by John Collier, 1923. Ethereal beings, according to some belief systems and occult theories, are mystic entities that usually are not made of ordinary matter. Despite the fact that they are believed to be essentially incorporeal,… …
