Word: details
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Next to inaccuracy, the Guide warns, the most grievous sin the historian can commit is to write uninterestingly; in the words of Theodore Roosevelt, "He must remember that . . . unless he writes vividly he cannot write truthfully, for no amount of dull pains-taking detail will sum up the whole truth unless the genius is there to paint the truth." To end the "chain reaction of dullness," the essay suggests a thorough study of the classics, and goes on to offer valuable suggestions on combining interest with accuracy...
...York City, on the drive into Manhattan from LaGuardia Airport, a police helicopter hovered over the presidential car, a detail of 1,000 policemen guarded the President and his travel route. At the dinner, Ike looked beamingly relaxed, his starched, gleaming shirt front and white tie accentuated his healthy tan, and he fairly leaped to his feet to lead the applause for ex-President Herbert Hoover. When a cadet chorus from West Point serenaded him with its version of Once in Love with Amy (amended to "Mamie"), Ike chuckled with delight. But when his turn came to speak, the President...
...also that his background was full of incidents that would point toward direct action? A. I would not have remembered it in such detail, but I recognize...
...Valiant from more familar sagebrush sages. First of all, the savages are Nordies (of sorts) and sport horns in lieu of feathers. In fact, there are horns everywhere. On helmets, as drinking cups and bugles--horns are on everything except the script, which wears a beard. The second distinguishing detail is the frank presentation of propaganda for the Bolivian tin interests. What isn't made of horn in the picture is sure to be tin, including swords, shields, prison bars and armor...
...quote: "practical offers from Harvard Square merchants (made) to draw students into their stores" . . ." to know their merchandise and services better"--"Each coupon describes its one or more offers in specific detail; there are NO hidden strings attached"-- "probably you won't use every coupon . . . but more than half are worth from $1.00 to $11.25 each." Obviously, no student is expected to "maximize his interest" by using every offer; some necessarily have a special appeal...