Word: aspect
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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This week, as the search continued, the competition took on a more meaningful aspect: air crews spotted ski patrols near Barentsburg. It was likely that the Russians had joined the treasure hunt...
...speaks, Seeger's voice registers two distinctly different tones. When he reminisces about his life, or discusses the historical aspect of folk music, it is matter-of-fact. But whenever he talks of his concern for peace and understanding, or his faith in mankind, he seems to project himself onto the concert stage: his voice becomes resonant and sincere. He is like a universal lover pleading with the world to 'believe in me, for I speak the truth...
Wright's concept of architecture was so all-encompassing that it permeated nearly every aspect of his life, from his clothes, cut to his order and design, to the chairs, napkins, bed. and even the desk blotters that he used. Hand in hand with his passion for design went a Nietzschean sense of destiny. Said he: "Early in life I had to choose between honest arrogance and hypocritical humility. I chose honest arrogance and have seen no occasion to change...
...most disappointing aspect of the film is that it dispels the illusion that there was a golden age of comedy. The high points may have been classic, the conventions legendary, the faces immortal, but even these excerpts show an astonishing puerility and lack of invention. The only nostalgic portion for the younger generation is the appearance of Will Rogers, who is able to bring wit even into the silent film...
...light. They have been reading the same newspapers for as long as the undergraduate politicians, and while most would not choose to emulate national political sins, they have become so used to them, that seeing them on a college level more amuses than disturbs them. They are just another aspect of unimportant, recreational activities; they are above the concern of the scholar. One is more inclined to laugh at the way these men try to imitate their elders than to shudder over the realization that this sort of loose morality may carry over into more important fields after college...