Word: 20th
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Sherry repeats pithy lines like "what would work when and for what" and "the key to the treasure is the treasure" a genie, played by Tim McDonough, appears from 20th century America, revealing the plot of the Arabian nights. Sherry tells the genie "all you have to do is supply me from the future of stories of the past," which she will use to fool the king...
...adjective Orwellian, like Kafkaesque, has come to symbolize some of the horrors of the 20th century, but most of the author's works present a less gloomy vision than does Nineteen Eighty-Four. "His essential appeal is similar to Dickens'," says Gray, who senses an underlying optimism in Orwell's political and autobiographical essays. "When Orwell exposes the cruelties of society, he's writing from the heart and passionately demanding justice...
...Benjamin Hooks will participate in a "talk about social issues." And in the final segment, Betty Friedan, Jimmy Breslin and Michael Debakey will "explore feminism and the sexual revolution." Channel 7 sees the Kennedy assassination not only as a tragic event, but also as an unprecedented watershed in the 20th century, apparently a point of reference for nearly every national debate...
These books at times go beyond a recapitulation of familiar information. Several articles even provide insightful treatments of the Kennedy years; and a chance exists that some of the scheduled television programs will offer more than fond, sentimental recollections. As much as anything else, though, the coverage of this 20th anniversary reminds one that America has yet to find a leader that captivates its imagination as much as Kennedy did, and still does. That's depressing, as are the attempts of certain books and television shows to glorify the Kennedy family and perpetuate that undefined Kennedy "dream," as if America...
...overflow audience last night heard three distinguished friends of the late President John F. Kennedy '40 trade stories about the slain leader at the Kennedy School of Government Forum on the eve of the 20th anniversary of his assassination...