Word: pleven
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...only child of an ordinary family from Pleven, a city in Northern Bulgaria known for its fine wineries and its historical monuments. My mom is a professor of Human Genetics at the Medical University of Pleven, teaching part time, counseling at the hospital and also managing to lead some research despite enormous financial difficulties and antiquated equipment. My dad is a well-respected dentist with over 20 years of practice. And no, my parents are not well off, not even close. In the old Communist spirit, when everybody was (supposed to be) equal, now the majority of the population...
...what do we learn? We learn the Phillips Curve (Social Analysis 10), the Pleven Plan (Historical Studies B-70), Kant's categorical imperative (Moral Reasoning 22) and Beethoven's Ninth (Lit & Arts B-69). Or maybe we learn Freud's conception of human nature (SA 11), the 95 Theses (HSB-18), Aristotle's view of It Happened One Night(MR 34) and Rembrandt's Night Watch (L&A B-25). Someone else might learn about religious revivalism in Sri Lanka (SA 36), ancient Chinese tribal patterns (HS B-2), the theology of Maimonides (MR 19) and Duke Ellington's "Take...