Concepts part 5

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Visual guide to ideology

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Pronunciation: \-ˈmi-tÉ™nt\ Function: adjective Etymology: Latin intermittent-, intermittens, present participle of intermittere Date: 1601 : coming and going at intervals : not continuous ; also : occasional   — in·ter·mit·tent·ly adverb  Source: Mirriam-Webster Online Dictionary http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Intermittent  Retrieved 15 May 2015  It's nearly June of 2018 and the temperature has been over 90°F (32°C) for the last week.  The AP exam is over. I need a break. So do you. Have a great break.  Postings here will be intermittent for awhile.   Remember that nearly all the over 4,300 entries here are indexed. Use the search box in the right hand sidebar to find a country or a concept that you're interested in. And, if your web browser allows it, there's a search box at the top left corner of the blog that will sort through key words. The search box shows up on my Safari and Netscape browsers on my desktop computer but not on my lapto...
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Potemkin village

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