Word: elements
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...technical correctness of shapes imposed by physical law, Nervi maintained, constitutes the essential element of the the "'style of truth'" to which man's aesthetic sense instinctively responds...
Nervi main economic advantage of preparation, Nervi explained, is the elimination of the wood formwork previously to reinforced concrete. Further construction with prefabricated element is faster, Nervi noted. They can immediately mass-produced while the nations and vertical supports are and if accompanied "with exactness in layout and workman- can be quickly and easily erected site...
...Horace incorporates the critical methods of such men as I. A. Richards and Reuben Brower, men who believe that poetry should be approached on its own terms. As Commager remarks: "The ideas work not merely 'with' but 'in' and 'through' Horace's specific language. If we change any element of his language a different idea remains--or no idea at all. To speak of a lyric poet's 'message' is meaningless, except in terms of the forms in which he creates...
...know how many times I got crunched by another car, or tires blew, or things broke. Death is something that frightens me, and thinking about it isn't going to make it less likely to happen. I wouldn't drive a racing car unless there was an element of danger involved. Does a bullfighter want to fight a bull without horns...
That they concentrate on technique other than trauma does not mean that they are oblivious to the element hazard, however. They, like the beginners, know that accidents can happen...