Word: anathemas
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Another component in Huntington's rejection seems to have been his political loyalties, though Lang denies this. A conservative, Huntington has consulted with the Pentagon, served on the National Security Council, supported the Viet Nam War and done research underwritten by the CIA -- all anathema in the liberal-leaning world of academe...
...capitalize them, inset them in outline form: be sure we don't miss them. Why do you think all exams insist at the top, "Illustrate;" "Be specific;" etc? They mean it. The illustrations, of course, need not be singularly relevant; but they must be there. If Vague Generalities are anathema, sparkling chips of concrete scattered throughout your blue book will have you up for sainthood. Or at least Dean's List. Name at least the titles of every other book Hume wrote; don't just say Medieval cathedrals, name nine. Think up a few specific examples of "contemporary decadence," like...
...show's only soaring spin-off was Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), in which the cast took a back seat to a splendid special-effects light show that made an eloquent case for the fusion of art and technology, man and machine. Trekkies, of course, consider it anathema -- too much hardware, not enough kitsch...
Bonifaz and fifteen active members will raise the issue of Reagan's recent disclosure of his "disinformation campaign" in Libya. "It [the campaign] is an anathema to the principles of honesty in government," said Bonifaz...
When the six began their period of greatest influence, after World War II, the Soviets were our staunch allies, and the thought of becoming international policemen was anathema to a nation that Harriman said wanted nothing more than to "go to the movies and drink Coke." Harriman was the only Wise Man ever elected to public office, and that was for a single term as Governor of New York. He and the other solons shuttled between Government and business, "substituting for each other," note the authors, "like lines in a hockey game changing...