Word: believingness
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Simone Weil died Aug. 24, 1943, in a Middlesex, England, hospital. The death certificate satisfied the requirements of science: "myocardial degeneration of the heart muscles due to starvation and pulmonary tuberculosis." The needs of the law were fulfilled at the official inquiry: "The deceased did kill and slay herself by...
Kleinfelder's main coaching goal is to develop a "winning attitude and pride in accomplishment," she says. This year, she adds, the field hockey team "set everyone straight, showing they could win. Believing in yourself is contagious: everyone's starting to believe now."
The invention of the icebox in 1803, the opening of the Erie Canal in 1825, and the development of the vacuum-sealed Mason jar in 1858 widened the variety and availability of foodstuffs. Still, little was known about nutrition. Food was food, "one universal aliment," a generalized fuel for the...
But Riegle delivered an effective "Checkers"-style explanation on TV. He apologized for his indiscretion, played on a backlash against the News and obviously convinced many voters that the 1969 incident, which occurred when his first marriage was breaking up, should not be the prime issue on which to judge...
Admittance to Option III is "convenient" but not all that important. The reporter's niggling question--Would Eliot have gotten in? Would Lowell?--is a ridiculous one. Lowell was refused by the Advocate when he comped many years ago; nothing aborts relentless talent. The option's selection committee includes Robert...