Word: canonizing
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...would not take the time to sample the different perspectives offered at the College. Such an approach avoids the difficulties that come with forcing all students to learn a prescribed, arbitrary body of "necessary" knowledge--not the least of which is deciding what material to include in the canon. However, the Core curriculum has fallen well short of its goal of creating well-rounded, broadly educated undergraduates and in fact often runs counter to this mission...
Indeed, this Antigone feels as if it were produced out of a sense of duty-to the canon and to the vague responsibilities associated with the word "repertory." That is not to say it is boring, but it neither twinkles nor roars nor engages contemporary life in a new way. It is solid, in the slightly condescending sense of the word...
...cute (Grazer's), and debate raged over what shade of green the Grinch should be. Because Seuss's own illustrations in his book were too austere for a splashy holiday movie (his Whos lived in thatched huts), production designer Michael Corenblith had to comb through the entire Seuss canon to find recurring shapes and motifs on which to base the film's swirling, elaborate sets...
...cute (Grazer's), and debate raged over what shade of green the Grinch should be. Because Seuss's own illustrations in his book were too austere for a splashy holiday movie (his Whos lived in thatched huts), production designer Michael Corenblith had to comb through the entire Seuss canon to find recurring shapes and motifs on which to base the film's swirling, elaborate sets...
...canon of campaign promises, it shouldn?t make any real difference: Clinton's campaign focused primarily on her interest in "serving the people of New York," a cause that can be advanced no matter who takes the White House. Sure, a Gore presidency would make it infinitesimally easier for congressional Dems to pass big-ticket items, but a nearly perfectly balanced House and Senate means gridlock will likely prevail no matter who becomes president...