Tag: Tier D
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Wikipedia — “Eiffel Tower” (lead section)
The Eiffel Tower ( EYE-fəl; French: Tour Eiffel [tuʁ ɛfɛl] ) is a lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower from 1887 to 1889. Locally nicknamed “La dame de fer” (French for “Iron Lady”) for its use…
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Quran, Surah 55 (Ar-Rahman) — Pickthall 1930 translation
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. 1 The Beneficent 2 Hath made known the Qur’ân. 3 He hath created man. 4 He hath taught him utterance. 5 The sun and the moon are made punctual. 6 The stars and the trees adore. 7 And the sky He hath uplifted; and He hath…
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The Coming Technological Singularity (1993)
Abstract Within thirty years, we will have the technological means to create superhuman intelligence. Shortly after, the human era will be ended. Is such progress avoidable? If not to be avoided, can events be guided so that we may survive? These questions are investigated. Some possible answers (and some further dangers) are presented. _What is…
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Great Expectations — Chapter I
My father’s family name being Pirrip, and my Christian name Philip, my infant tongue could make of both names nothing longer or more explicit than Pip. So, I called myself Pip, and came to be called Pip. I give Pirrip as my father’s family name, on the authority of his tombstone and my sister—Mrs. Joe…