Word: circularity
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...situation is this: a student walks across the court. He is hungry, and wishes to reach the dining hall as quickly as possible. He is confronted by a circular grass plot which he must walk around, for a fence prevents him from taking a straight course...
...most accomplished example of photographic art at its best is afforded by a study of the floating gardens at Xochimilco, a suburb of Mexico City. Concerning this work, the following information is given out in a special circular for the exhibit: "The gardens, dating from at least 1270, halted Cortes, who was rescued from the mire of its sluice ways by Tlaxcalan allies...
Another fine example of creative work is found in the photograph entitled "The Bishop's Cantata." As the circular describes it, "Puebia Cathedral in a spectacular burst of evening light with Popocatepetl in the dim blue distance...
...must be repeated that the greatest satisfaction which may be derived from this exhibit is possibly just a succession of views of Mexican life. If this is the case, the on-looker will do well to examine the circular...
Pope Leo XIII instituted October as the month of the Holy Rosary, recommending that it be recited publicly in all Catholic churches during the month. Last week, on the eve of the month, Pope Pius XI with the Rosary in his thoughts delivered himself of an encyclical, or circular letter to all his bishops, such as he regularly continues to compose despite his feebleness. As summarized in English in Vatican City, the encyclical praises the Rosary, declares: "It requires, indeed, a simple and pious mind, but precisely for this reason, it educates the Christian unto a spirit of humility...