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2. Invitational rhetoric - Wikipedia

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   Invitational rhetoric is a theory of rhetoric developed by Sonja K. Foss and Cindy L. Griffin in 1995. [1]Invitational rhetoric is defined as “an invitation to understanding as a means to create a relationship rooted in equality, immanent value, and self-determination.” [1] The theory challenges the traditional definition of rhetoric as persuasion—the effort to change others—because ...

3. 1953 Iranian coup d'état - Wikipedia

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   The BBC was at times even used directly in the operations, sending coded messages to the coup plotters by changing the wording of its broadcasts. [ 113 ] An early account of the CIA's role in the coup appeared in The Saturday Evening Post in late 1954, purporting to explain how "the strategic little nation of Iran was rescued from the closing ...

4. Performative utterance - Wikipedia

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   The initial examples of performative sentences Austin gives are these: "I do (sc. take this woman to be my lawful wedded wife)" – as uttered in the course of a marriage ceremony. "I name this ship the Queen Elizabeth" "I give and bequeath my watch to my brother" – as occurring in a will "I bet you sixpence it will rain tomorrow" (Austin ...

5. Fisher v Bell - Wikipedia

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   Fisher v Bell [1961] 1 QB 394 is an English contract law case concerning the requirements of offer and acceptance in the formation of a contract.The case established that, where goods are displayed in a shop, such display is treated as an invitation to treat by the seller, and not an offer.

6. Nicene Creed - Wikipedia

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   The original Nicene Creed was first adopted at the First Council of Nicaea, which opened on 19 June 325.The text ends with anathemas against Arian propositions, preceded by the words: "We believe in the Holy Spirit" which terminates the statements of belief.

7. Month's mind - Wikipedia

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   A month's mind (sometimes formerly termed a trental [1]) is a requiem mass celebrated about one month after a person's death, in memory of the deceased. [2]In medieval and later England, it was a service and feast held one month after the death of anyone, in their memory.