Word: awe
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...snakes-and turning these fearsome critters into the stuff of blockbusters. Jaws, which Spielberg and Producer Richard Zanuck had feared might prove to be "a shark with turkey feathers," terrified moviegoers to the tune of $410 million. Close Encounters of the Third Kind built a sense of biblical awe around man's first meeting with beings from outer space and put another $250 million into the till. Last year Raiders of the Lost Ark sent Saturday-matinee chills down a record-breaking number of spines-another $310 million. Spielberg won plaudits as well as profits for his masterly film...
...predisposed to use their powers exploitatively. The rearing of children by subordinate women ensures the reproduction in each generation of the psychology of male supremacy. It produces sexually aggressive men with little capacity to nurture, nurturant women with undeveloped sexual capacities, and children of both sexes who stand in awe of the power of fathers. Wherever these conditions obtain, father daughter incest is likely to be a common occurrence...
...People drive up to a big mudhole and they are filled with awe. They get so excited they don't know what to do," says Mach. "They blow their horn hoping the mud will go away. When it doesn't, after a while they back up about ten yards to get a running start. Well, the mud might be a foot deep and the ruts two feet deep. Their wheels get cross-rutted, and the mud just drags off their muffler and shoots them across the road into the bushes. It's very interesting to see people...
Down one set, the 6-ft., 5-in. Beckman used his strength to overpower Robertson's shots with awe-inspiring rallying and overhead smashes, and posted...
...presumptuous to argue from the inside that others can make do elsewhere for a few years, but why shouldn't more people have the opportunity to choose to learn, if not live here. The unhappiness over forced commuting, though not mysterious, often seems to stem from the same unwarrented awe for things Crimson that afflicts a large proportion of on-campus residents. Students who missed a standard acceptance here by a hairsbreadth are no doubt capable of getting into other reputable institutions of higher education. An offer from Byerly Hall, especially a qualified one, should not be irresistible...