Word: comprehended
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...bronze statue created in 1874. The huge artwork depicts a majestic President Abraham Lincoln, armed with his famous Proclamation, benevolent hand outstretched, in the act of liberating a barely clothed Black salve. The bondsman who humbly kneels before the Great Emancipator, his manacles finally broken, seems unable to comprehend his new found freedom and elevated social status. Local Black groups, offended by the paternalistic relationship implied by the statue, have asked that it be moved to an out-of-sight location...
...David's astonishing completeness, the way scientist and friend and musician and neighbor all fit together; and the unending concern he had for others. We had become used to the fact that he had left this community, to go on, we all knew, to more accomplishments. We cannot comprehend the fact that he is now irrevocably gone...
...express the opinion that people will need early exposure to computers in order to achieve success in modern society. The primary skills that will be needed in any profession, computer-related or not, are understanding English, familiarity with high-level mathematics, and the ability to comprehend situations and solve problems. Computer programming is not a basic requirement. Modern computer science was developed by scientists and engineers who were not exposed to computers until after the seventh grade...
...Mount Holyoke President Elizabeth Kennan, a medievalist, believes that the "genuine integration" of humanities and sciences will strengthen the liberal arts. Says she: "The heart of a liberal arts education is concern with the world we find ourselves in, our ability to comprehend it and make moral judgments about our action...
...what exactly was it? What lies in the chasm, which, after all, should be a lot easier to comprehend than when Conrad was searching it? In 1517, the German Ambassador brought the West its first description of a Russian ruler: "He surpasses all the monarchs of the whole world. He uses his authority as much over ecclesiastics as laymen, and holds unlimited control over the lives and property of all his subjects: not one of his counselors has sufficient authority to dare to oppose him." Was he describing a Tsar or a Stalin? The power alone is not unfathomable...