Word: conceptive
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...nature of the Prometheus myth itself. The idea of an indifferent God whose supposed wisdom seems more like folly is familiar today; the words of those who urge the rebel to conform ring true. What is incredible about an expression of the Prometheus myth today is the concept of a savior of mankind. About the Titan's successful defiance of tyranny the play revolves; upon the distance of this idea from our own experience, the production sinks into a dramatic rite...
Among popular theories of the aging process, Leaf cited the environmental approach and the concept of a genetic timing device. He outlined two relevant areas of medical research: a separation of the aging process from degenerative diseases such as cancer and a study of cellular growth in an attempt to determine the biological limits of life...
...behind E4A funding is central to the direction of the organization as a whole. In earlier years, E4A-and most social activists-thought the most constructive short-term experience would be a kind of "internship," working for social action agencies which couldn't otherwise provide students with salaries. The concept of a viable social project now centers on three criteria: the project's potential for advancing positive social change, its potential for enhancing the personal growth of the people undertaking projects, and the development of original student-initiated projects whose means seem well-designed for attaining the desired ends...
...political side of E4A's activities lies in its conception of education-the orientation of the individual and the direction of the person's growth towards greater involvement in the community in which the person lives. In this sense, E4A has goals which may be called political: the creation of cooperative relationships among social activists and community people; help for groups trying to overcome the difficulties in using resources controlled by hierarchical bureaucracies; enabling students to create fulfilling work roles in society; helping students to overcome the sense of fragmentation in their social interests and academic lives; and providing...
...concept of affirmative action seems to be threatened here. Ed School faculty and students are at a loss as to where to look for support during this upheaval. Decisive action by the Dean is long overdue. Nancy Dusek Elaine French