Word: basic
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...been said that the history of philosophy consists of a series of footnotes to Plato. It might just as easily be argued that the history of music since the 18th century has consisted of a series of variations on Bach. Without knowing it, he divided music history into two basic periods: pre-Bach and post-Bach. The difference between the two is that in the post-Bach era, he is a perpetual presence...
...trend in music moved away from virile counterpoint toward softer melody and simple accompaniment, from rich harmonic modulations toward more basic cadences, and from daring elaboration toward the cultivation of controlled elegance. Bach's composer sons-notably Carl Philipp Emanuel, Johann Christian and Wilhelm Friedemann -were all attracted to this style. After his death, Bach was mourned as a fine organist and teacher, but for 70 years his reputation as a composer was kept alive only by a few enthusiasts and composers, notably Mozart and Beethoven...
...interesting is that we believe that a Greek state within the framework of democracy must be developed now. In order that a democracy may exist, it must be borne by political parties. Before such permission is given, we must be certain that the citizens who will form the basic material of these parties have become mature citizens...
...Incentive to Compete. The basic recommendation calls for an expanded program of federal "educational opportunity grants" to 1,000,000 students who could not otherwise afford college. Under the terms of the proposed grants, direct federal assistance would go to students rather than colleges. As a result, colleges would find themselves competing for students. The law of the marketplace would prevail, and institutions would have extra incentive to at tract students by making courses more responsive to their needs and desires. Since tuition alone no longer covers the cost of college instruction, additional federal assistance would be funneled directly...
...Modern Strivers." The school was opened last month after a year's preparation by students at Washington's Eastern High School, where there are only three whites in a student body of 2,400. Gregory Taylor, now a senior, resented his classification as a "basic" student (meaning that he was destined for manual labor), and he was uninterested in what he considered an irrelevant curriculum. Taylor organized a group called the "Modern Strivers." With the help of George Rhodes, Washington's assistant superintendent for secondary schools, the Strivers worked out a written proposal for their own freedom...