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MD 2002 Pac 5 Flashcards

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MD 2002 Pac 5

answer begin with the letter E. . First appearing on a coin in New Jersey in 1786; this phrase is Latin for one from many.

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E Pluribus Unum

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MD 2002 Pac 5

answer begin with the letter E. . This American theologian of the 18th century known for his fire and brimstone homilies; and his work; Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God.

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Jonathan Edwards

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answer begin with the letter E.. Named for the region in Congo where it was found; this incurable filovirus causes severe hemorrhaging and death in nearly 90% of cases.

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Ebola virus

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MD 2002 Pac 5

answer begin with the letter E.. The Enigma Variations and Pomp and Circumstance are two works by this British composer.

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Edward Elgar

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MD 2002 Pac 5

answer begin with the letter E.. Built temporarily for the 1889 expo; it remains today as a 300 meter tall radio tower and meteorological station in downtown Paris.

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Eiffel Tower

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MD 2002 Pac 5

answer begin with the letter E.. Winner of the 1994 and 1997 US Opens and the 2002 British Open; this golfer is a South Africa native.

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Ernie Els

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MD 2002 Pac 5

answer begin with the letter E.. This is the layer of the atmosphere immediately above the thermosphere.

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Exosphere

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MD 2002 Pac 5

answer begin with the letter E.. The largest city in the US beginning with E; it’s the 5th largest city in Texas.

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El Paso

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MD 2002 Pac 5

  1. Has anything good ever come from Mississippi? - Hidden in this question is the name of a lengthy; elaborate; and stately lyric poem; including one to Joy by Friedrich von Schiller.
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Ode

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MD 2002 Pac 5

  1. ORDAIN; ORDINAL; ORDNANCE-Which of these three words means to install as a minister; priest; or rabbi?
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ORDAIN

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  1. Ohio; Rhode Island; South Carolina - place these states first to last in order of their statehoods.
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South Carolina; Rhode Island; Ohio (3;2;1)

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MD 2002 Pac 5

  1. (two part question) The same day; June 23; in 1956 saw this first president of Egypt elected with 99.95% of the vote; and in 1992 saw this Mafia Boss known as the Teflon Don sentenced to life in prison.
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Gamal Abdel Nasser and John Gotti

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MD 2002 Pac 5

  1. Agni; Hephaestus; Vulcan - Which of these is the Greek god of fire?
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Hephaestus (2)

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MD 2002 Pac 5

  1. I didn’t go to the moon; I went much further - for time is the longest distance between two places. Tom Wingfield says this in what play by Tennessee Williams?
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The Glass Menagerie

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MD 2002 Pac 5

  1. Do I get paid for doing this? - No; but you will get points for telling me the name of the only U.S. President never actually elected President or VP.
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Gerald Ford

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MD 2002 Pac 5

  1. OFFAL; OFFICIAL; OFFICIOUS-Which of these three words means overly eager in offering unwanted services or advice?
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OFFICIOUS

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MD 2002 Pac 5

  1. Oklahoma; Maine; Montana - place these states first to last in order of their statehoods.
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Maine; Montana; Oklahoma (2;3;1)

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  1. (two part question) The same year; 1478; saw this leader of Castile launch an Inquisition; and saw the birth of this future English saint and author of Utopia.
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Isabella and Saint Thomas More

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MD 2002 Pac 5

  1. The Colossus; the Great Light House; the Mausoleum - Which of these wonders of the ancient world was at Rhodes?
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The Colossus (1)

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MD 2002 Pac 5

  1. If there is any person in the town who feels emotion caused by this man’s death; . . . show that person to me; Spirit; I beseech you! says Scrooge in what Charles Dickens work?
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A Christmas Carol

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MD 2002 Pac 5

Given a list of Secretaries; identify the Cabinet department which all of them led.. Levi Woodbury; Salmon P. Chase; Andrew Mellon; Robert Rubin; and Alexander Hamilton

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Treasury

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MD 2002 Pac 5

Given a list of Secretaries; identify the Cabinet department which all of them led.. John Henry Eaton; Elihu Root; Henry Stimson; Edwin Stanton and Henry Knox

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War (do not accept Defense)

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MD 2002 Pac 5

Given a list of Secretaries; identify the Cabinet department which all of them led.. Mickey Cantor; William Daley; Ron Brown; Herbert Hoover; Norman Mineta and Donald Evans

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Commerce

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MD 2002 Pac 5

Given a list of Secretaries; identify the Cabinet department which all of them led.. Elihu Root; Cyrus Vance; John Hay; Henry Kissinger; Madeleine Albright and Colin Powell

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State

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MD 2002 Pac 5

Given a list of Secretaries; identify the Cabinet department which all of them led.. Alan Boyd; Andrew Card; Jr.; Elizabeth Dole; Federico Peña; Rodney Slater and Norman Mineta

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Transportation

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MD 2002 Pac 5

Given a list of Secretaries; identify the Cabinet department which all of them led.. James Rudolph Garfield; Harold Ickes; Richard Ballinger; Albert Fall; Bruce Babbitt and Gale Norton

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Interior

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MD 2002 Pac 5

Given a list of Secretaries; identify the Cabinet department which all of them led.. George Shultz; Elizabeth Dole; Robert Reich; Frances Perkins; Alexis Herman and Elaine Chao

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Labor

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MD 2002 Pac 5

Given a list of Secretaries; identify the Cabinet department which all of them led.. James Forrestal; Caspar Weinberger; Robert McNamara; Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld

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Defense (do not accept War)

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MD 2002 Pac 5

Given a list of Secretaries; identify the Cabinet department which all of them led.. William Barr; William Bradford; Robert F. Kennedy; Edmund Randolph; Janet Reno and John Ashcroft

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Justice (accept Attorney General)

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MD 2002 Pac 5

Given a list of Secretaries; identify the Cabinet department which all of them led.. Patricia Harris; Henry Cisneros; Jack Kemp; Robert Weaver; Andrew Cuomo and Mel Martinez

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Housing and Urban Development or HUD

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MD 2002 Pac 5

Given a list of Secretaries; identify the Cabinet department which all of them led. Earl Butz; Edward Madigan; Henry Wallace; Mike Espy; Dan Glickman and Ann Veneman

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Agriculture

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MD 2002 Pac 5

  1. This 3-time Democratic presidential nominee delivered his famous Cross of Gold speech at the 1896 convention.
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William Jennings Bryan

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MD 2002 Pac 5

  1. The westernmost national capital of the African mainland; it’s the largest city in Senegal.
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Dakar

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MD 2002 Pac 5

  1. Situated 30 miles northeast of Mexico City; this home of the Pyramid of the Sun is thought to be the religious center of the Toltecs.
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Teotihuacán

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MD 2002 Pac 5

  1. Evaluate the expression; giving your answer in simplest terms. [ (16^(1/2) * 3^2) / 2^4]
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9/4 (or 2 and 1/4)

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MD 2002 Pac 5

  1. This 17th century French playwright’s works include the Misanthrope and Le Tartuffe.
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Jean Baptiste Molière

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MD 2002 Pac 5

  1. Rubidium; Strontium; Zirconium– Which of these elements burns with a crimson flame and has atomic number 38?
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Strontium (2)

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MD 2002 Pac 5

  1. Also called The Eight; this name was given to a group of early twentieth century realists that painted the unattractive parts of life. George Bellows was a member of this school.
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Ashcan School

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MD 2002 Pac 5

  1. Nobody in football should be called a genius. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein. This was said by what former Redskin quarterback who later works for ESPN?
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Joe Theismann

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MD 2002 Pac 5

  1. The last major Indian conflict with US troops; 200 Native Americans were killed at this 1890 battle in South Dakota.
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Wounded Knee

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MD 2002 Pac 5

  1. The easternmost national capital of the African mainland; it’s the largest city in Somalia.
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Mogadishu

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MD 2002 Pac 5

  1. This diminutive French painter and lithographer is known for his colorful paintings of dancers; At the Moulin Rouge.
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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

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MD 2002 Pac 5

  1. Evaluate the expression; giving your answer in simplest terms. [ sqrt ( 3! + sqrt (81)) / sqrt (2^5 - 3^3)]
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Square root of 3

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MD 2002 Pac 5

  1. This early 20th century writer’s works include The Last Temptation of Christ and Zorba the Greek.
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Nikos Kazantzakis

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MD 2002 Pac 5

  1. Alkali Metal; Noble Gas; Rare Earth– Which of these is the name for group 1 of the periodic table?
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Alkali Metal (1)

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MD 2002 Pac 5

  1. He was the son of Iapetus and Themis. He stole fire from the gods and gave it to man. For this he was nailed to a mountain and had an eagle eat his liver every day.
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Prometheus

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MD 2002 Pac 5

  1. If everything’s under control; you’re going too slow. This quote was made by the only man to win both the Indianapolis 500 and the Daytona 500; the father of a very successful racing family.
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Mario Andretti

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MD 2002 Pac 5

  1. In a move that stunned Wall Street; this Clinton; Mississippi; based company recently lured high-ranking executive Michael Capellas away from Compaq Computers. Name this scandal-ridden telecom giant that filed for bankruptcy protection in September.
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WorldCom

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MD 2002 Pac 5

  1. A delegate to the Paris Peace Conference; he portended that heavy reparations would goad Germany into nationalism and militarism. Identify this economist who advocated the use of fiscal policy to temper the boom-and-bust cycles that plagued industrialized economies.
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John Maynard Keynes

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MD 2002 Pac 5

  1. Renowned for his valor; he led the French in their gallant defense of Verdun. However; his actions during World War II consigned him to the ranks of history’s greatest traitors. Identify this French general who headed the pro-Nazi Vichy government.
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Henri Philippe Petain

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MD 2002 Pac 5

  1. Though burned black in appearance; he is white - a poor white of the very poorest. Identify this precocious Kipling character who in the company of a Buddhist monk wanders across northern India in search of his father.
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Kimball O’Hara (accept either)

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MD 2002 Pac 5

  1. Rejecting the theory of catastrophism; he argued that changes in the earth’s crust occurred gradually. Name this Scotsman whose uniformitarian theory laid the foundations for modern geology.
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James Hutton

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MD 2002 Pac 5

  1. Assuming the alias T.E. Shaw to avoid publicity; The Seven Pillars of Wisdom; an account of his adventures; was a favorite of Winston Churchill. Name this British officer whom Peter O’Toole portrayed on the silver screen.
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T.E. Lawrence

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MD 2002 Pac 5

  1. A harrowing portrayal of the nightmarish legal system of the Austro-Hungarian Empire; it was not published until after the author’s death. Identify this Kafka novella in which Joseph K. is apprehended one morning and executed later that day for an unspecified crime.
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The Trial

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MD 2002 Pac 5

  1. Despite attempts by Napoleon III to defuse tensions; the machinations of Otto von Bismarck made this conflict inevitable. Name this war that resulted in the collapse of France’s Second Empire and the emergence of Germany as a world power.
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The Franco-Prussian War

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MD 2002 Pac 5

  1. Upon graduating from high school in 1994; his exceptional bat control and outstanding defensive abilities earned him a starting position on the Orix Blue Wave. During the late nineties; he won several batting titles and received much adulation from Japanese fans. Name this Seattle Mariners right fielder who in 2001 had one of the greatest rookie campaigns in the history of baseball.
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Ichiro Suzuki

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MD 2002 Pac 5

  1. Writing lowbrow stories for vulgar publications; his early works have little literary merit. He proved to be more successful writing plays such as Uncle Vanya. Name this Russian playwright whose works include The Seagull and The Cherry Orchard.
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Anton Chekhov

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MD 2002 Pac 5

  1. It represents profit in economics and a special carbon-carbon bond in chemistry. Name this Greek letter used as the symbol for the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter.
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Pi

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MD 2002 Pac 5

  1. He divided America society into two classes; the leisure class which owns capital and the industrious class which produces goods. Name this early 20th century economist who coined the term conspicuous consumption in his seminal work; The Theory of the Leisure Class.
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Thorstein Veblen

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MD 2002 Pac 5

  1. The use of prefabricated materials made this structure a landmark in the history of architecture; unfortunately it was destroyed by fire in 1936. Identify this London exhibition hall constructed for the Great Exhibition of 1851.
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The Crystal Palace

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MD 2002 Pac 5

  1. He demonstrated that wires carrying currents in the same direction repel each other while wires carrying currents in opposite directions attract. Identify this French physicist in whose honor the unit of electric current is named.
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Andre Ampere

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MD 2002 Pac 5

  1. After the Civil War; he headed the New Orleans; Jackson and Mississippi Railroad and served as adjutant general of Louisiana. Name this Confederate general whose bombardment of Fort Sumter sparked the outbreak of the Civil War.
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P.G.T. Beauregard

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MD 2002 Pac 5

ex. Considered largely autobiographical; it chronicles the lives of a washed-up actor; his sickly wife and their troubled children; including the morphine-addict Mary. Identify this Eugene O’Neill play concerning the dysfunctional Tyrone family.

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A Long Day’s Journey into Night

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