Word: elementalism
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...mechanical accuracy the more common cases of inflected nouns in Sanskrit are accented on the stem, while less used cases, genitive and dative for example, are accented on the endings to aid the hearer's ear. "For man's tendency to laziness," says Zipf, "will prevent his accenting any element in language which his hearer will understand with cut accent...
...near Vichy, France. The man becomes practically convinced that reunion is desirable. The woman feels sure it is not. Their differences are settled when she is killed in the collapse of a hotel elevator. This florid metal grill contrivance, in the best open Gallic style, is the most interesting element, architectural or personal, in the play...
...proposing that we substitute the inspiring power of the vision of an ideal humanity for fear of hell and hope of heaven as a driving power in the life of men; and that God within--the unifying element which drives men to unity in a brotherly world--replace a medieval, imperial deity who makes irrational demands on his human subjects and savagely punishes or extravagantly rewards those who anger or please him; who looks upon this world and its happiness as immaterial or evil, centering all interest on a supposed life after death...
...fitting to call Haiti the land of romance and revolution. During the early part of its history the element of romance predominated and only the distant rumblings of rebellions, thrilling and adventurous in themselves, were heard. But the romance was dulled and revolutions became materialistic. Sordidness and poverty replaced the gayety and wealth of romantic times...
What will classical students do to assure this. There seems to exist a natural element of conservatism among classics faculties which frown on any attempt to "vulgarize" the classics, but we wonder if this "vulgarization" is not the very thing that will be needed more and more...