Word: conscious
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...49ers, raised on the great depression and World War II, and conscious of their late start in college, were vocation-minded. They had majored in such subjects as radio journalism, labor relations, business management, insect control and ceramic engineering. Only 10% had majored in one of the humanities...
...Self-conscious adolescents and worried parents know that a bad case of acne can cause more misery than many a more painful ailment; it can also end in serious psychological damage. Youthful victims are easy prey to misconceptions about acne, sometimes worry themselves into trying quack cures...
...which admits the moral content of a work of art to be a valid basis for criticizing it. There are several schools of theory ensconced in this opinion; one of them centers in Moscow. I do not share this opinion. As long as a work of art is not conscious propaganda, its criticism must be amoral. The criterion should be: is this a sensitive and powerful expression of the artist's feeling? Right, wrong, social value, middle-class morality etc. should never enter into artistic criticism. Granted, artists are deeply concerned with moral issues: their concern should not concern...
...greatest limitation of Rusk's book is its lack of enthusiasm and feeling. It shows Emerson as far more practical, sometimes calculating, and much less steadily conscious of his purpose in life than has been believed. One great discovery concealed or slurred over by previous biographers is that much of Emerson's life was dull. Moreover, Rusk admits that he has been greatly attracted by one aspect of Emerson-his struggle "to keep his little area of personal freedom safe from encroachment." The emphasis is consequently upon his independence, his reserve with family and friends, his ties with...
...Bless Him." A fighter whose job it is to help the Greeks fight, Van Fleet has shortcomings both as a diplomat and as an administrator. He has had his full share of criticism. He has been accused of being naive, bossy, publicity-conscious. His relations with Ambassador Grady are on the cool side, but he gets along well with Generalissimo Papagos. King Paul frequently joins the U.S. general on inspection trips to the fighting areas. Greeks who like Van Fleet, and most do, say that he is sincere san paidi-"like a child...