Word: awed
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Kovaleski from nearby Mount Carmel, who suffers from Hodgkin's disease. "I see it differently each time, but my reaction is always one of awe...
...from being absent from the valedictory lecture, I was indeed present--but also mouselike quient, awe-struck by the continuities of history...
Though he is popularly viewed as a kind of Catholic Mr. Chips, Hesburgh is now held in such awe by Notre Dame students that they seldom deal personally with him. Student Body President Mike Gassman says he would not dare interrupt the president with ordinary school problems because "he's too important now." Another student says, "Father Ted is usually too busy playing world savior." Both of them are swift to add, however, they think Hesburgh is the main force behind Notre Dame's stress on values...
Most American leftists who know about the civil war revere the veterans of the International Brigades with feelings of awe similar to Orwell's. These men, whatever their motivations, defended a legitimate republication government against a puppet of Hitler and Mussolini when the government of the western democracies only sought to appease the fascists. The failure of appeasement and the resulting World War proved the foresight of the republican supporters. Steven Nelson,a veteran of the civil war who now lives in Truro, Mass., says history's vindication is the greatest reward for having fought...
...author of the story is Associate Editor Frederic Golden, who has long followed with "fascination" the developments in molecular biology. He acknowledges that "there is a certain natural awe, fear and hostility that some people have toward scientists. And many scientists remain aloof. We hope this story will help to bridge the gap between the world inside the laboratory and the world outside...