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[[image:Koeh-274.jpg|thumbnail|150px|right|Common wheat, ''Triticum aestivum'' Linnaeus]]
[[Image:Lebanon.gif|right|thumb|150px|{{#ifexist:Template:Lebanon.gif/credit|{{Lebanon.gif/credit}}<br/>|}}Map of Lebanon (Public Domain).]]  
'''[[Wheat]]''' (various species of the genus ''Triticum'') is a [[Poaceae|grass]] with so many important uses that it is cultivated worldwide. Not only is wheat an important crop today, it may well have influenced human history. Wheat was a key factor enabling the emergence of city-based societies at the start of civilization because it was one of the first crops that could be easily cultivated on a large scale, and had the additional advantage of yielding a harvest that provides long-term storage of  food.  
'''Lebanon''' (Arabic ''Lubnan'') is a country in the [[Middle East]]. It borders [[Syria]] to the north and east, [[Israel]] to the south, and the [[Mediterranean Sea]] to the west. Its official language is [[Arabic language|Arabic]], although [[French]] is widely spoken. The capital and largest city of Lebanon is [[Beirut]].


Globally, wheat is the leading source of vegetable protein in human food, having a higher protein content than either [[maize]] (corn) or [[rice]], the other major [[cereals]]. In terms of total production tonnages used for food, it is currently second to [[rice]] as the main human food crop, and ahead of maize (corn), after allowing for maize's more extensive use in animal feeds.  
Lebanon was created in its present form after [[World War I]] and was administered by the [[France|French]] as a [[League of Nations Mandate|mandated territory]] until [[World War II]].  The country is religiously diverse, containing [[Sunni Islam|Sunni]] [[Islam|Muslims]], [[Shia Islam|Shia]] Muslims, [[Maronite Church|Maronite]] [[Christianity|Christians]], [[Druze]], and various smaller religions.  Lebanon went through a long civil war from the 1970's until the 1990's that was caused by differences among its religious groups and tensions between Syria and Israel. It was further damaged by a war in 2006 between Israel and [[Hezbollah]], an armed [[Islamist]] group. The war ended with both sides claiming victory, and many issues in Lebanon's politics are still unresolved.
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This article examines the differences between '''[[British English|British]]''' (and [[Commonwealth English|Commonwealth]]) '''English and American English''' in the areas of [[vocabulary]], [[spelling]] and [[phonology]]. In particular, it compares standard British (including the accent known as [[Received Pronunciation]], or RP) and standard American speech (this article uses [[Midland American English]], usually perceived to be the least marked American dialect). Grammatical and lexical differences between British and American English are, for the most part, common to all dialects, but there are many regional differences in pronunciation, vocabulary, usage and slang, some subtle, some glaring, some rendering a sentence incomprehensible to a speaker of another variant.
'''Joseph II''' (1741-1790) , Holy Roman Emperor and ruler of the Hapsburg (Austrian) territories; he was the most typical embodiment of the [[The Enlightenment|Enlightenment]] spirit of the later 18th-century reforming monarchs known as the benevolent despots, or enlightened despots.<ref> Hamish H. Scott, ed. ''Enlightened Absolutism,'' (1990)</ref> His career is notable for the scope of the reforms designed to modernize his empire, for the dedication with which he served the state, for the impetuosity with which he acted, for the violent opposition he aroused n all classes in every part of his empire for his excessive reforms, and for the failure which dogged most of his projects.
 
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American and British English both diverged from a common ancestor, and the evolution of each language is tied to social and cultural factors in each land. Cultural factors can affect one's understanding and enjoyment of language; consider the effect that slang and double entendre have on humour. A joke is simply not funny if the pun upon which it is based can't be understood because the word, expression or cultural icon upon which it is based does not exist in one's variant of English.  
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Lebanon (Arabic Lubnan) is a country in the Middle East. It borders Syria to the north and east, Israel to the south, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Its official language is Arabic, although French is widely spoken. The capital and largest city of Lebanon is Beirut.

Lebanon was created in its present form after World War I and was administered by the French as a mandated territory until World War II. The country is religiously diverse, containing Sunni Muslims, Shia Muslims, Maronite Christians, Druze, and various smaller religions. Lebanon went through a long civil war from the 1970's until the 1990's that was caused by differences among its religious groups and tensions between Syria and Israel. It was further damaged by a war in 2006 between Israel and Hezbollah, an armed Islamist group. The war ended with both sides claiming victory, and many issues in Lebanon's politics are still unresolved. [more...]

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Joseph II (1741-1790) , Holy Roman Emperor and ruler of the Hapsburg (Austrian) territories; he was the most typical embodiment of the Enlightenment spirit of the later 18th-century reforming monarchs known as the benevolent despots, or enlightened despots.[1] His career is notable for the scope of the reforms designed to modernize his empire, for the dedication with which he served the state, for the impetuosity with which he acted, for the violent opposition he aroused n all classes in every part of his empire for his excessive reforms, and for the failure which dogged most of his projects. [more...]

  1. ↑ Hamish H. Scott, ed. Enlightened Absolutism, (1990)
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