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EDUCATORS
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16th c. monk Pedro Ponce de León is said to be the first teacher of these people; his prized pupil had to speak to make confession
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the deaf
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I'd like to thank this school founded in the 380s B.C. that employed Aristotle, who left after not getting a big promotion
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the Academy
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Last name of Carl, the first computer science graduate at Michigan & a teacher & mentor at Michigan State; he had a famous son, Larry
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Page
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Bolivian émigré Jaime Escalante's dedication to teaching calculus to "unteachable" L.A. kids was featured in this 1988 film
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Stand and Deliver
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The schools founded by this woman date back to 1907 when she opened her first casa dei bambini, a "children's house" for those 2 to 6
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(Maria) Montessori
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MILITARY MEMOIRS
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He recounted some of his campaigns in the 50s B.C. in "Commentaries on the Gallic Wars"
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Julius Caesar
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George Orwell's "Homage to Catalonia" offered a firsthand glimpse of the chaos of this country's Civil War
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Spain
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There's no "grim" in this title of sniper Nicholas Irving's 2015 war memoir, also his nickname
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Reaper
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"Chickenhawk" is Robert Mason's true story of the Vietnam War from the point of view of soldiers aboard these transports
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helicopters
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T.E. Lawrence's chronicle of his desert experiences & participation in the Arab Revolt has this numeric title
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the Seven Pillars of Wisdom
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PAST YOUR PRIME
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This flower comes before "path" in a phrase describing a hedonistic life
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primrose
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To groom meticulously
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primp
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"Royal" adjective referring to an extravagant amount
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princely
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Other terms for it include joint, hoosegow & big house
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a prison
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As Edward Teach, Blackbeard is thought to have served as one of these on a ship that attacked other ships
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privateer
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REMEMBERING STEPHEN SONDHEIM
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Sondheim's first Broadway musical was as lyricist for this show; he passed away in 2021 just days before the premiere of the movie remake
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West Side Story
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For "A Little Night Music", not a circus, Sondheim wrote the song "Send In" these, "don't bother, they're here"
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the clowns
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Sondheim's songs for this musical include "The Worst Pies In London" & "God, That's Good!"
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Sweeney Todd
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Here's Bernadette Peters rehearsing with Sondheim for her role as the witch in this fairy tale musical
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Into the Woods
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Characters in this 1-word musical that originally played Off-Broadway include John Wilkes Booth & Charles Guiteau
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Assassins
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SUNDAY IN THE PARK
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Enjoy a 6-mile Sunday stroll in a full loop around this city park, passing the Sheep Meadow & Heckscher Playground
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Central Park
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The record for consecutive kicks of this footbag by 2 people is well over 100,000; let's go to the park & try to top it
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hacky sack
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It's one of these geometric gatherings of joyous sound; one at L.A.'s Griffith Park has been around since the late 1990s
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a drum circle
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Let's relieve some stress in the park through this 2-word activity seen here that some call meditation in motion
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tai chi
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Time to take Mr. Snuffles, who is this sole dog breed native to Cuba, for Sunday park walkies
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Havanese
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WITH GORGE
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Estimated to be nearly 20,000' deep, the Kali Gandaki Gorge is in the Himalayas in this nation between China & India
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Nepal
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This 80-mile gorge has the same name as the river that divides Oregon & Washington on its way to the Pacific
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the Columbia
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Norway's Toka Gorge is always worth a look, about 25 miles east of this port city, first called Bjorgvin in 1070
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Bergen
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Purnululu National Park in this country is home to a narrow gorge called echidna Chasm
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Australia
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America's highest suspension bridge, Royal Gorge Bridge, is seen here, 956 feet above the Arkansas River in this state
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Colorado
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CAUSE OF DEATH
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Frederic Chopin: this ailment "of the lungs & larynx", per his death certificate
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tuberculosis
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Philosopher William of Ockham, circa 1347: this disease that killed many other Europeans then too
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the black plague
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Cartoonist Thomas Nast, working as a diplomat in Ecuador: this fever
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yellow fever
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James K. Polk (the president who died the youngest aside from those assassinated): this water-borne disease
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cholera
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Chester Arthur (the president who died the second-youngest aside from those assassinated): Bright disease, of this organ
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the kidney
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BLISSFUL STANZAS
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The first known reference to baseball ends, "Away flies the boy / To the next destined post / And then" here "with joy"
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home
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Vivaldi published poems with this 1725 work; one began, "Spring has arrived with joy / Welcomed by the birds with happy songs"
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The Four Seasons
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Bliss Carman wrote of the bliss of being this type of wanderer similar to "vagrant" & with the same first 3 letters
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a vagabond
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ANTONYMS
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The two symbols seen here denote these antonyms on a popular movie website
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rotten tomatoes & fresh tomatoes
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The King James Bible says Christ shall judge them, meaning the living, & the dead
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the quick and the dead
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The classic song "Tears Of A Clown" rhymes "sadness" with this opposite
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gladness
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If you want to own a green snake, you have these 2 species as options; your choice will affect your petting experience
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the rough green snake & the smooth green snake
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In "Of Human Bondage", an artist requests an opinion & is told, "People ask you for criticism, but they only want" this
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praise
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FEELING SHEEPISH
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The animated antics of Shaun the Sheep originally began alongside this guy & his dog Gromit
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Wallace
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Trumpets of rams' horns, looking shofar-like, bring down the wall of this city in the King James Bible
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Jericho
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Sailors know a sheepshank, named for its resemblance to the animal's leg, is a type of this
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a knot
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When paired with "out", it means losing one's composure; in sheep farming, it means shearing the head
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wigging
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Measured on the curve, the distinctive cranial features of this wild breed, Ovis canadensis, can reach 4 feet
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the bighorn sheep
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ESTEEMED MEN OF ITALY
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The creator of the Franciscan order was born in this city in the late 12th century
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Assisi
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This director is seen here with Marcello Mastroianni who often played an onscreen version of the filmmaker
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Federico Fellini
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On his ship La Dauphine, he explored New York harbor & is honored with a structure spanning it
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Verrazzano
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Seen here is an electroscope capacitor from this physicist born in 1745 who always went with the current
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Alessandro Volta
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TV SHOWS BY FINAL EPISODE
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This sitcom in 1993: "One for the Road"
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Cheers
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Luring over 100 million viewers in 1983: "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen"
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M*A*S*H
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"Felina", in 2013
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Breaking Bad
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This sitcom, in 1997: "Chicago Shoe Exchange"
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Married... with Children
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Putting the final nail in the coffin in 2005: "Everyone's Waiting"
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Six Feet Under
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THE SILVER SCREEN
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He was the first actor to star in 3 films that won the Oscar for Best Picture: those of 1934, 1935 & 1939
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Clark Gable
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