Word: egos
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...buildings were symbols of official ego, but also were intended as public dis play. They were designed for a self-confident bourgeoisie convinced it had inherited the earth. The decorations, the swags and massive vaults, the palatial baroque of the Beaux-Arts - all conspired to suggest to those who used the buildings that, in Drexler's words, "they were the reason for the Republic...
...footless cause." The author also brings rich life to less dramatic episodes: his long, detailed accounts of the journeys over trackless desert and plateau develop a hypnotic rhythm of their own. Even minor ecclesiastical skirmishes are brilliantly employed-Lamy's exasperation with Vatican bureaucracy simultaneously reveals his ego and his humility: "The Roman piano, piano does not suit the bishop of the Navajos...
...make a "goddess" out of this girl? Is it because she is rich? If she deserves to be punished, punish her; don't feed her ego...
...trend in applications. Most suitable for Soc Stud would be Claverly Hall, which soaks up the ambience of Mt. Auburn traffic and often welcomes interesting outsiders from the streets. With this switch few freshmen would apply to Social Studies if seeking only association with its elite image or promised ego reinforcement. And even better (listen to this, Dean Rosovsky and your task forces), the hardy Soc Stud sophomores could mix some real experience in society with the heavy dose of theory they face in Soc Stud...
...good to shatter every racist idea they have; it helps your own ego," he said "but you can't play into the stereotype...