Word: context
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Holocaust never supplies enough surrounding political and economic context for its drama. The adolescent born in 1965, trying to comprehend what happened so long ago, cannot in the 9½ hours find Germany's post-World War I humiliation, its horrific inflation under Weimar, the strange, grasping hopes that so many Germans invested in Hitler. He or she will not understand why the German people allowed it all to happen, a mystery connected to the question of why the Jews did not comprehend everything earlier...
...history of the first part of the show rapidly gives way to adulation for the present state of affairs at Harvard/Radcliffe. Women, we are told, are now free to express their separate identities within the context of a uniquely endowed educational institution. Radcliffe supposedly provides the stabilizing force for women at this University during their undergraduate years...
Organizers should limit this approach to alternative publications where the readership is more receptive. A national campaign should focus on the viability of solar power within the context of the trash compacter mentality. If solar energy really changes society away from its energy-eating technological obsession, then there is no need to force such ideas upon the general public. Nevertheless, one aspect of solar energy not linked to its technical or economic feasibility should be stressed--its potential to create jobs...
Professor Kilson's thesis relies heavily on what he calls the "success pattern" at Harvard. To him, black students should strive for formal integration within the University context. He should be pleased, as we are, that black Harvard graduates have historically made significant contributions to society. He should also be pleased that recent black graduates appear to be achieving the type of success he values, while still having to deal with society's racism...
...level. Life was generally more fun. There was less of the strain and exhaustion I had often felt previously, and more energy, clarity and creativity. On a more objective level, my productivity at work took a jump, largely, it seemed, because of an improved ability to see the broad context as well as to concentrate on the details, both necessary to produce the maximum result. This being my experience, I naturally wanted to understand more about how such a simple procedure practiced two brief periods daily could have such profound effects...