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  • Celluloid (category Commons category link is on Wikidata)
    development of celluloid was partially spurred by the desire to reduce reliance on ivory, with its shortages caused by overhunting. An 1883 invention allowed...
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    Ethics (Spinoza book) (category Works by Baruch Spinoza)
    Translated by Hurley, Robert. San Francisco, California: City Lights Books. pp. 58, 59, 62, 97. ISBN 978-0-87286-218-0. Conatus. Cf. Power. Desire. Cf. Consciousness...
    49 KB (6,003 words) - 01:26, 6 May 2024
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    the empire as a form of religious and ethnic self-identification, spurred by a desire to differentiate the empire and its citizens from the Latins. Patriarch...
    25 KB (3,098 words) - 20:17, 31 May 2024
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    seeking to change the name of their iconic Jefferson-Jackson dinner is spurred by a desire to embrace a more modern identity. The usual argument made is that...
    9 KB (810 words) - 00:46, 7 December 2023
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    Third Republic of Madagascar (category Coordinates on Wikidata)
    as "faritany") under a more decentralized government. Although spurred by the desire of anti-Zafy forces to gain greater control over local affairs,...
    11 KB (843 words) - 12:27, 4 April 2023
  • The Wedding (miniseries) (category Television series by Harpo Productions)
    suspecting that his request for a speedy divorce in Mexico is spurred by his desire to wed another woman. Lute in a rage forces her out of their home...
    6 KB (719 words) - 19:46, 19 March 2024
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    Cellular automaton (category Commons category link is on Wikidata)
    Second Law of Thermodynamics. His investigations were initially spurred by a desire to model systems such as the neural networks found in brains. He...
    61 KB (7,606 words) - 20:44, 24 April 2024
  • the '79 elections, he (Omoboriowo) was the only one who wasn't spurred by monetary desires. Expectedly though, his relationship with Awolowo (at least,...
    8 KB (1,033 words) - 18:13, 7 January 2024
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    Viareggio (category Coordinates on Wikidata)
    attempt to gain control over the coastal area. The conflict was spurred by the desire of the Lucchesi to finally gain access to the sea, and to the Pisane...
    28 KB (3,116 words) - 05:25, 27 May 2024
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    Age of Discovery (category Commons category link is on Wikidata)
    definition rather than control on the ground. The desire to compete with the Ottoman Empire and Columbus's first voyage in 1492 spurred further maritime exploration...
    210 KB (24,590 words) - 13:26, 10 June 2024
  • Gonzalo Frasca (category Impact of the September 11 attacks on the video game industry)
    in the text's introductory paragraphs, Frasca's writing on ludology was spurred by a desire to address the inadequacies of games studies literature....
    12 KB (1,557 words) - 13:04, 6 October 2023
  • Maria the Virgin Witch (category Anime series based on manga)
    gré, pucelle de force ("witch by choice, virgin by obligation"), is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masayuki Ishikawa. Kodansha USA...
    19 KB (1,288 words) - 17:38, 24 March 2024
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    South Umpqua River (category Coordinates on Wikidata)
    based on existing Indian footpaths, and became an important link between the Pacific Northwest and California's Central Valley. In 1846, spurred by the...
    9 KB (779 words) - 03:03, 11 May 2020
  • 49 games. The early Spurs were led by ABA veteran James Silas, and the team grew stronger by acquiring Swen Nater (who would go on to win the Rookie of...
    162 KB (15,809 words) - 14:57, 4 June 2024
  • National Democratic Party (Egypt) (category Commons category link is on Wikidata)
    that talk of democracy and liberal reforms from Egypt's leaders was spurred by a desire to garner internal and external legitimacy; however, these reforms...
    49 KB (5,538 words) - 23:18, 7 June 2024
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    Allotment (gardening) (category Commons category link is on Wikidata)
    dwellings that served as dachas. This practice of squatting was spurred by the desire of urban dwellers, all living in multi-story apartment buildings...
    55 KB (6,313 words) - 22:09, 2 April 2024
  • His fourth and final Soviet trip was once more to Central Asia, spurred by the desire to reach Bokhara (Bukhara, Uzbekistan), the capital of the emirate...
    46 KB (6,906 words) - 11:56, 28 May 2024
  • experienced early artistic success as a ceramist. By the age of seventeen, and spurred by a desire to expand his creative repertoire, Clay became a student...
    14 KB (1,344 words) - 23:54, 7 June 2024
  • Emotion (Carly Rae Jepsen album) (category Albums produced by Ariel Rechtshaid)
    as Jepsen was simply grateful for the opportunity, Emotion was spurred by her desire to take more creative control. Jepsen commented that much of the...
    92 KB (8,058 words) - 02:08, 10 June 2024
  • which had been named after him, stirs his curiosity. He is also spurred by a desire to clear his name of what he views as unfounded allegations that...
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