Word: details
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...painful detail, Kozol describes such inner-city schools as Morris High in the South Bronx, where water cascades down the stairways when it rains, and Chicago's Du Sable High, where the chemistry teacher uses a popcorn popper as a Bunsen burner. Kozol juxtaposes these images with descriptions of the luxurious facilities in nearby wealthy suburbs like Winnetka, north of Chicago. Its New Trier High has, among other things, seven gyms, rooms for fencing, wrestling and dance instruction, and an Olympic-size pool...
...right mind would consent to group rape, to sodomy, to being force-fed alcohol to the point of stupefaction. Yet defense attorneys have successfully argued consent in outrageous circumstances, especially if the victim slips up on a detail -- saying it was vodka, for example, when the defense proves...
...that respect, the Iceman has already yielded a trove of detail. He was a 20- to 40-year-old man, about 160 cm (5 ft. 3 in.) tall, with tattoos in the shape of crosses and lines. The wear on his teeth suggests a diet of meat and stone-ground meal. (An analysis of his stomach contents may yield more information about his eating habits.) Well equipped for an Alpine trip, he wore a jacket of tanned leather stitched together with fine thongs. His leather boots were lined with hay to keep out the winter chill...
...wonder why the emperor commissioned such a work. What purposecould such a precise recording serve? Was it meant to record, to legitimize, to intimidate? The problem is compounded by the sheer uniqueness of this work. Its scale (it is one part of eight scrolls) and degree of detail is unlike any other piece presented. Its presence, rather than demonstrating an artistic heritage, compels us to question the relationship of artist to patron and of art to society...
...addition, Rasminsky's attention to detail adds depth to her characterizations. She has Laura stumble against a chair while crossing the stage and Ms. Wingfield brush Tom's cowlick in the middle of an argument...