Wikipedia:Brilliant prose
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We think the following Wikipedia pages are pretty good. This is a selected list -- since there are over a hundred thousand pages on Wikipedia, we couldn't possibly keep track of all of the brilliant prose here! The notion of "brilliant prose", however, does not mean that these articles are "complete" in any sense -- each and every article can always be improved, so be bold in updating pages. There is also a list of Brilliant pictures.
If you wish to add a new page to this list, please nominate it first on Wikipedia:Brilliant prose candidates (see that page for further instructions).
If you think an article here is mediocre at most or needs some more work, just remove it from this list, preferably with a comment why you think so. If you want to know the secrets about writing brilliant prose, read how to write a great article.
This page is being reorganized. Some of this articles were added before the start of the nomination system. Please vote for KEEPING or REMOVAL in the following pages:
- Wikipedia:Refreshing brilliant prose - Science
- Wikipedia:Refreshing brilliant prose - People and culture
- Wikipedia:Refreshing brilliant prose - History and religion
- Wikipedia:Refreshing brilliant prose - Others
Philosophy, Mathematics, and Natural Science
Alchemy -- Astronomy -- Brolga -- Carbon -- Cladistics -- Comet -- Computational complexity theory (and related pages) -- Diamond -- DNA -- Earth -- Electron hole -- Free will -- Game theory -- Gene -- Geologic ages (and related pages) -- Glass -- Global warming -- Helium -- Law of Demeter -- Io (moon) -- LSD -- Ockham's Razor -- Ordinal -- Paleontology -- Paradox (and related pages) -- Periodic table -- Platypus -- Protista (and related pages) -- Pythagorean theorem -- Quantum mechanics -- Rainbow -- Statistics (and related pages) -- Symposium
Applied Arts and Sciences
Algorithm -- API -- ASCII -- Bible code -- Code -- Damascus steel -- Echelon -- Electronic amplifier -- Fountain pen -- Illegal prime -- Information theory -- Knot -- Markup language -- Nuclear weapon -- Pattern welding -- Quantum computer -- Road transport -- Search engine -- Secure computing -- Spacecraft propulsion -- Spamming -- Typewriter -- Telephone switch -- World Wide Web -- Zuiderzee Works
Biography
Achilles -- Mark Antony -- Mortimer Adler -- Alexander the Great -- Ibn Battuta -- Humphrey Bogart -- Leonardo da Vinci -- Paul Erdös -- Galileo Galilei -- Ernest Hemingway -- Jim Henson -- Alfred Hitchcock -- Homer -- Stephen King -- Rudyard Kipling -- Bruno Kreisky -- Jean-Baptiste Lamarck -- Nella Larsen -- John Major -- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -- Joshua A. Norton -- Perseus -- Rhazes -- Rembrandt van Rijn -- Martha Stewart -- Gough Whitlam -- Eugene Wigner
Biology
Sperm Whale -- Race
Culture & Social Organizations
Analogue disc record -- Aztalan State Park -- Bathing machine -- Freemasonry -- Lollapalooza -- Korean name -- Montparnasse -- Prostitution -- Same-sex marriage -- Social history of the piano
Economics
Economics -- History of the English penny -- Euro -- London Congestion Charge -- Market form (and related pages)
Film, TV, radio & Internet
Film theory -- Have I Got News For You -- Homer Simpson -- Nude celebrities on the Internet -- Paramount Pictures -- The Simpsons episodes, for example There's No Disgrace Like Home -- Star Trek -- The Today programme -- Three Colors: Blue
Food & Drink
Tea
Games
Blackjack -- Bridge -- Chess -- Chess strategy and tactics -- Go (board game) -- Prisoner's dilemma -- Poker -- Pub quiz -- Sample chess game -- Rock, Paper, Scissors
Geography
Provinces of Thailand, Newark, New Jersey
History
Adoption in Rome -- Attack on Pearl Harbor -- Battle of Jutland -- Behistun Inscription -- Byzantine Empire -- East Germany -- Falklands War -- History of China -- History of Egypt -- History of England -- History of Germany -- History of the Levant -- History of Scotland -- History of the Netherlands -- Irish Houses of Parliament -- Krakow -- MKULTRA -- Nagasaki -- Operation Market Garden -- Peloponnesian War -- September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack -- Sino-Soviet split -- Treblinka extermination camp -- White Rose -- World War I
Language
American English -- British English -- Chinese language -- Chinese written language -- Hebrew language -- Japanese language -- Leet -- Neologism -- Political correctness -- Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis -- Taiwanese language
Law
Copyright -- Crushing by elephant -- Digital Millennium Copyright Act -- Negligence -- Statute of limitations -- Terrorism
Literature
Alliterative verse -- Crime fiction -- Gulliver's Travels -- Irish poetry
Medicine & health
Anorexia nervosa -- Tuberculosis -- Menstrual cycle -- Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
Military
Nuclear warfare -- Sniper -- Tank -- Tank history -- V1 Flying Bomb
Music
Miles Davis -- Bob Dylan -- Disco -- Freestyle music -- Heavy metal music -- Hip hop -- Jazz -- Madonna -- Musical instrument -- Roy Orbison -- Pickup -- Punk rock -- Saxophone -- Sex Pistols -- Simon and Garfunkel -- Talking Heads
Politics
Anarchism -- Libertarian socialism -- Libertarianism -- President of the United States -- Prime Minister of Australia -- Propaganda
Psychology
Milgram experiment -- Psychosis -- Schizophrenia
Reference
Anno Domini -- Hebrew calendar
Religion and beliefs
Book of Mormon -- Christianity -- End times -- Greek mythology (and related pages) -- Idolatry -- Norse mythology (category) -- Protestantism -- Scientology -- Sons of Noah
Sport
Baseball -- Bodyline (cricket) -- Bulldogging -- Chariot racing -- Montreal Canadiens -- Summer Olympic Games
Technology
Horseshoe
Other
Freedom fries -- Horse breaking -- Sheepshead -- Vampire
Wikipedia
Wikipedia FAQ -- WikiProject U.S. States
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See also
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