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...essence of the subject from what exists physically before him. More specifically, he adjusts the camera angle to exclude distractions or include balancing space; selects a range of focus which best subordinates background to the subject; and controls exposure and lighting to balance highlights with shadows or to discard unnecessary texture as in this silhouette. And that control which is above all serviced for the photographer is the shutter please. A critical sense of timing in conjunction with variable shutter speeds enables him to freeze his subject in its endless progression of movement...
...Uncommitted" is a more precise term than "alienated" for the climate of mind that interests Keniston. For alienation suggests vigorous indignation, but Keniston's uncommitted subjects discard even this sentiment in their "... almost complete repudiation of the competitive business ethos of American society...
...middle-aged shutin should first discard the summer reading list. He would never get around to all those titles anyway. Besides, as the old adage has it, a man who reads to improve himself is probably beyond hope of improvement. The catch-up reader should then resolve to shun all the authors he feels obliged to read. If his conscience impels him toward Marlowe, he should settle for Harlow; if his secret ambition is to get through all of Dumas, he should try a Du Maurier. For the habitual nonreader to leap into Finnegans Wake or Wittgenstein is almost...
...labor. He respects economic science and medicine. He is preparing the nation for the new world of peace, science and trade, where there will be no poverty but educated masses equipped to cope with our problems through training and sacrifice. Finally, what other leader would have the courage to discard the white tie and the morning coat...
Although Freyre claims natives were free to accept or discard Portuguese culture at will as it was presented to them, this was not, in fact, the case. The Portuguese conquerors subdued them with the sword, baptized them by force and divided them up among themselves as slaves. Intermarriage occurred because the conquerors brought no women with them. It is essential to realize that "Lusotropicalism" did not accept intermarriage between Portuguese women and Indians...