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...Wafu (Harmonious Wind), a master ikebanist of the Misho school, young Sofu found himself disenchanted by what he called the "shackles of tradition. You could produce a masterpiece only when you succeeded in emulating 17th century masters in all possible details." At 18 he rebelled and invented an ikebana all his own. When he told his father it represented "an extension of his individualism," Wafu slapped his face. Seven years later the upstart left home to found his own school where his works could reflect his "burning and brimming emotion." Now his son, Hiroshi, 50, a famed film director (Woman...
After a formal banquet, featuring saddie of venison and ice-cold vodka, and a second night in their lavish quarters at the baroque 17th century Wilanow Palace outside Warsaw, the Carters flew to Tehran. When Air Force One rolled to a stop at Mehrabad Airport, Carter was the first person to pop out of the door, his tan trenchcoat and slightly disheveled appearance contrasting a bit with the regal elegance of his host, Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi. On the way to the city, they drove along roads that were lined with more security men than well-wishers. Only...
...life expectancy of American men climbed from 63.6 years to 68.2; female life expectancy from 67.9 years to 75.9. The book does not include 1975 figures, which are 68.7 and 76.5 years for males and females, respectively. Internationally, Social Indicators ranked the U.S. a low 17th for males and seventh for females. The infant mortality rate dropped from 24.7 per 1,000 live births in 1965 to 16.7 per 1,000 in 1974, but the affluent country still ranked a rather poor 15th worldwide...
Evangelicalism is traceable to 17th century Germany and the work of Philipp Jacob Spener, whose "Pietists" rebelled against the formalism and worldliness of the German Lutherans. Like today's Evangelicalism, the movement initially emphasized personal commitment to Christ and devotional life. But when the "Evangelical Awakening" reached Britain, Methodist John Wesley and his successors virtually revolutionized society. Among the results...
...great ironies of South Africa that the Afrikaner, now seen as a pitiless persecutor of a black majority, has a history of struggle against oppression. During the 17th and 18th centuries, while the Cape colony was under the control of the Dutch East India Company, the earlier settlers, who by now included German immigrants and French Huguenots seeking religious freedom, were the first to suffer. They were denied land rights and subjected to fines for such offenses as allowing their cattle to stray...