Word: enlightenement
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...trying to stay neutral so that his views will gain wider currency, differs with the way Reagan and Ford are fighting over the strength of U.S. defenses. Says he: "This 'Who is No. 1?' and 'Who is No. 2?' business oversimplifies matters. It does not enlighten the public on the nuances of the issues...
...former teammate Phil Romano, a boorish but successful businessman. The problem is that Phil wants to support George's opponent Sharmen, ne Sharmawitz. To complicate matters even more, Phil has been sleeping with George's wife. Naturally, hostilities flare up when James takes it upon himself to enlighten George...
While his men charge around the world in search of new loan opportunities, Wriston spends part of his time seeking to enlighten the public and Government in speeches and papers. His confident grasp of world trends and his wry wit make him a refreshingly able advocate. At the height of the Arab oil embargo, Wriston reminded a blue-ribbon Detroit audience that whale oil, once one of the nation's chief means of lighting, doubled in price during the Civil War only to disappear from the market later as lower-priced kerosene usurped its role...
Thursday's article on the CHUL housing debate, while narrowly accurate, fails to enlighten the Harvard community about the real depth of anger among Quad residents over the threatened destruction of their Houses. In the first two days of reading period, a hastily-organized petition drive gained the signatures of 732 Quad residents--about 90% of those present--in favor of 1:1 and four-class housing. A hundred showed up to demonstrate in the cold and to attend a rather boring CHUL meeting. Why is it that we care so deeply...
...perception of these incidents was difficult at the time; today, given the remove of history, actions and characters should prove less elusive to reader and writer. But the authors' overheated prose does more to inflame than enlighten. Exposure to their narrative style is an experience akin to sitting through hundreds of newsreels booming of "blood-spattered byways" and "hate-inflamed ravings." Moreover, Collins and Lapierre's uncritical admiration for things British creates the impression that colonialists were innocent victims, rather than coauthors, of India's ceaseless agonies. The land and its people deserve more than a series...