Word: attractions
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Donovan described his course as "one investigating role of the press in American politics and culture," adding that he hopes to attract prospective lawyers, scientists and public servants in addition to those interested in journalism...
...exhibition is not competing with any other Picasso show, such as the Museum of Modern Art's definitive exhibition last year. The only thing the two shows have in common, other than a few pieces, is the crowd they will attract. At the Fogg, as in New York, hordes of interested people will shuffle through the galleries to look at the art, even though many of them don't like Picasso, and though many will be confused by what they...
Medicine appears to attract personalities especially vulnerable to stress. Says Litman: "It draws workaholics, overly conscientious people who take failure poorly, and idealists, who are frequently disappointed during their careers." Compounding the problem is the feeling of omnipotence that many doctors develop after they save their first lives. Later on, this can make it difficult for them to admit they need help. "They believe themselves to be omnipotent," says Litman, "semi-deities in a white smock." Finally, doctors have easy access to drugs. Says Psychologist Louis Wekstein of Boston's Tufts University: "Psychotherapy is almost a last resort. They...
...packed stands at Dillon last Saturday challenge the oft-repeated statement that women's sports just don't have the prestige or the background yet to attract fans. Obviously the people at Princeton recognize excellence when they see it, and they turn out to support it no matter what gender...
...days are gone, clearly, when a model getting out of a New York taxi meant furs, a flash of great legs and a telltale hatbox. Clotilde's mufti is early L.L. Bean ? galluses, a checked shirt and baggy cords ? because it is easy and inconspicuous, unlikely to attract muggers in the scruffy neighborhoods where photographers' studios are often located. What Clotilde and most of the other successful models do a lot of is the misty, haunting Sears catalogue, and what they are paid for is to make polyester look like silk. A face that Botticelli would have admired...