Word: belief
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Federal government to be more aggressive in dealing with unemployment, adult illiteracy, health care costs and job opportunity programs. Such proposals are bound to be politically attractive. But they are not really an alternative to Reagan's failed program for prosperity; they are merely expressions of the belief that the program has failed. Those who would lead the country should have more hope...
...write well requires confidence. The good writer is sure of his ear, his cadence, and his imagery. He must trim his prose with the zeal of the Inquisition. He needs the courage to choose those thoughts which seem right to him, the belief that his thoughts are worth articulating, and the faith that the articulation of those thoughts is worthy. In short, the successful writer is cockily sure of his craft. He is willing to put in the extra hours of work because he knows the result will be commensurate to his effort...
...escapist entertainment. The fates of Rogers, Jamal and a sizable cast of supporting players are meticulously connected to the larger forces that are tearing a society to shreds. Although the CIA and its people make mistakes, they are not the villains of the piece. Rogers' innocence rests in his belief that he and his country can apply reasonableness and common sense to a situation they do not understand. History does not bear out that assumption, and neither does this disturbing novel...
Contrary to popular belief, the Crash of 1929 did not take place in one or two days. It stretched out for weeks, gathering momentum through the autumn. On the day after Black Thursday, President Hoover bestirred himself and declared that the "fundamental business of the country, that is, production and distribution of commodities, is on a sound and prosperous basis." Share prices remained stable that Friday and Saturday. (Yes, markets were open on Saturdays, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon, until...
...Norton Professor of Poetry, Bloom will give three more talks next spring under the general heading of "Poetry and Belief." Topics so far have included Dante, Homer, Vergil and the Hebrew Bible...