Word: comparisons
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...pace that kills or even causes any of modern man's ills of mind and body, said Neuropsychiatrist Harold G. Wolff. "I don't believe stepped up living can be blamed. Man has always had his troubles. Medical records of the past are not good enough for comparison." ¶The most widely held myth about dental health is that pregnancy causes tooth decay, the American Dental Association reported. In a survey, 80% of the subjects polled believed that, and 63% also believed that the unborn child absorbs calcium from the mother's teeth (which is also untrue...
Read concentrated on the psychology and aesthetics of prehistoric art, and said that any sensible comparison between the art of children and paleolithic man would be quite limited...
...other writing. Zeigler's verse has spark, both in "Tour de Force" and in a shorter piece about some unidentified "little round men." Updike's "Footnotes to the Future" is a bit of delicate whimsey, and "This Isn't a Chain I'm Smoking" is delightful--especially in comparison with the rest of the issue. Updike's versification and phraseology are light and refreshing: "Milady I like your diminutive lips. . . .I like your wee fingers and miniscule hips. . . ." Unfortunately his style here only accentuates the paucity of wit in his other contributions. Updike is the Lampoon's only real talent...
Concentrating on Emerson, Thoreau, Hawthorne, Melville, and Whitman, Miller emphasized their inner turmoil resulting from the influence of the German philosophers. Their school, originating with Rousseau, condemned superficial society and stressed the role of the mind in nature. The lecture closed with a comparison of today's problems with those of 19th century philosophers...
...record it took Hepburn nine years to establish), has snatched more and has cleaned and jerked more than Hepburn. In fact, Anderson is one of the few men in the world to have cleaned and jerked 400 Ibs. ... In the squat, which first brought fame to Hepburn, the comparison is as follows: Hepburn's best is 665 Ibs.; Anderson's official best is a staggering...