Word: commandism
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Nearly 20 newsmen and photographers flocked around a Viet Cong flag set up in the middle of the field for last week's meeting; the U.S. command had flown only four newsmen to the site. The main negotiator for the Viet Cong, a man in floppy hat and khaki fatigues without insignia, had brought along rattan stools, and he motioned to the American delegation, which had brought its own metal folding chairs, to sit down-most likely in the hope of producing pictures to be played against the Paris dispute over seating arrangements. After all, if the U.S. would...
...strangers passing on the street. They also include such emphatic events as the cocktail party. No less than the state and the family, the gathering has its own rules and laws. It is Goffman's contention that without the implicit obedience that these laws of behavior systematically command, the grander and more visible forms of human association would probably be unworkable. Society itself might fall apart...
Harvard picked up in the second period and gained command of the game, but it could only score once. Owen scored the winning goal at 10:17 on a smooth three-on--one play. Harvard caught Brown's defensemen out of position and Cavanagh passed to DeMichele who fed Owen for the score...
...will never surrender of my own free will. If in command, I will never surrender my men while they still have the means to resist...
beyond your command; Your old road is rapidly aging...