Word: dilemma
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Anatole France's "The Man Who Married a Dumb Wife" was, suggested by that short passage in Rabelais concerning such a situation and the resulting dilemma. As elaborated into a play by M. France, and interpreted into a genuine "production" by Granville Barker, it is probably the most enchanting piece of clowning that has visited Boston for many theatrical moons. We know it could never be real, so we take refuge in "Mediaeval," and that is exactly the word. The spirit, the quaint vigor, the broad underlined humor of the situations mark it so for the spectator, even...
...later found to be damaged beyond use. The contracts read that no replacements would be made after acceptance of the goods. Thus the first losses were incurred. When besides this it was discovered that there was practically no sale for the calendars outside of the Freshman class anyway, the dilemma of the poor dupes was forcibly brought home...
...highly irritating mother-in-law, Madame Bonivard. To this end he sacrifices his wife, Diane, and marrying again, finds out to his extreme dismay, that the widowed father of his new wife, has brought back the disturbing element by marrying Diane. The extrication of all concerned from this dilemma is the final event of the play...
...called Natural Religion, by which was meant religion founded, not upon revelation, but upon the world of nature and of man and apprehended, not by faith, but by reason. The arguments based upon the physical world fall into two groups: Causal and Design. The Causal argument concludes in a dilemma, either branch of which is inconceivable. Of the so-called Design argument, that, from adaptations, has been seriously weakened by the theory of evolution and at present only the argument from an ordered system of laws is of importance. The argument based on the nature of man has changed from...
...order to remedy this dilemma, we would suggest that the theses in each group of courses such as are to be applied to the electives next year be so classified that no theses in the same group will come due at the same time. The report of the committee also suggests that theses for the degree with distinction be arranged to cover the subject matter of more than one course and the work of more than one instructor, whenever the subject lends itself to literary treatment. If these two suggestions could be put into effect, we believe that the congestion...