Word: characterized
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Professor Bury very wittily brought out the striking difference in character between Herodotus and Thucydides by the way both treated the causes of the Peloponnesian War. Where Herodotus related with great dramatic effect most of the scandalous and rather immoral stories then current among the Athenians, Thucydides serenely ignored these...
He was the first, and by many thought the best historian to successfully gauge the character of the Greek state. His clear and concise statements of the doctrine of "might makes right," his broad criticism of a narrow policy, and his independence of prejudice and envy have made him one...
Professor Zueblin pointed out first that the great trouble of our modern life is its fragmentary character. To secure a wholeness of life is to satisfy the six great human wants mentioned last time: wealth, health, sociability, taste, knowledge, and righteousness. The best way to view how the state synthesizes...
There are ninety-six Rhodes scholarships in the United States, which are awarded twice every three years on the basis of literary and scholastic attainments, fondness for sports, manly qualities, and force of character. The scholarship consists of a yearly stipend of $1500, lasting for three years. The examinations were...
In the March number of the Harvard Graduates' Magazine adequate room is given to a record of the Celebration of the Founder last November, and to the Radcliffe Commemoration of Mrs. Agassiz in December. The centennial of the founding of the Pierian Sodality, March 6, gives occasion for an interesting...