Word: calvinized
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...have been uninspiring, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Calvin Klein not withstanding, but they did spawn two social phenomena likely to ripple through the 1980's and beyond. The first is a spreading fear that the human race has brought on its imminent destruction--thanks to (pick one) environmental disruption, the baseball strike, nuclear holocaust, or over-population. Doomsayers include the gloomy Limits to Growth study (on population), former President Jimmy Carter (on energy) and futurologist Herbert W. Armstrong, who once said 'all the prophesies have been fulfilled.' They have called for varying degrees of repentance and reform, to delay...
...Street toward the Administration's program has sent bond prices plunging. Said Reagan: "They're sitting there watching anything they think may change the interest rates and bond market. I think that they're looking through a very narrow glass." The President also mentioned that "silent Calvin Coolidge" was one of his favorite Chief Executives because he cut taxes, kept the Government small-and still managed to preside over an era of economic growth. Said Reagan with a broad smile: "If he did that by doing nothing, well, maybe that's the answer for the Federal...
...Protestant work ethic, which sanctified work and turned it into vocation, arrived only a few centuries ago in the formulations of Martin Luther and John Calvin. In that scheme, the worker collaborates with God to do the work of the universe, the great design. One scholar, Leland Ryken of Illinois' Wheaton College, has pointed out that American politicians and corporate leaders who preach about the work ethic do not understand the Puritans' original, crucial linkage between human labor and God's will...
Plaid skirts pose a special problem because most men can hardly fail to recognize their uniform ugliness. They are part of the backlash to feminism that brings us Brooke Shields' close encounters with Calvin Klein. Thus does plaid-clad "Bunny" Birnbach promote her success with The Preppy Handbook by claiming to "get a wonderful frisson from dressing preppy while cherishing liberal attitudes and social conciousness...
...Moses Malone, their over-powering center, sixth-man Calvin Murphy, and forward Robert Reid, Houston will pose a formidable barrier for the Celts, who emerge from their climactic semi-final showdown with Philly with a "How can we top that?" mindset...