Word: enthusiasm
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...behavior of "the politely applauding Hahvahd alums, parents and administrators?" How many of these fans voice their disgust at a penalty to a Harvard defenseman? How many join in singing a chorus of "Yo-Ho" (how many even know the words)? How many cannot even muster up enough enthusiasm to yell "Go Harvard!"? Despite numerous efforts by the band at the Cornell game to enlist the cheering support of the Harvard fans, many seemed incapable of cheering and watching at the same time. Maybe we ought to hold try-outs for Section 18 or get some Big Ten cheerleaders...
...unrequited. Though Speer recognizes the Führer's monstrous propensities, he is still able to write, wholly without historical remove: "[He] had the ignorance, the curiosity, the enthusiasm and the temerity of the born dilettante; and along with that, inspiration, imagination, lack of bias...
Filled with revolutionary enthusiasm, they have given themselves over to a selfless labor so that they can carry out the directives of the party and the government...Immersed in their activities, they have forgotten what it is to eat or sleep...Sixteen or eighteen-hour work days are now common. Machines don't need to rest. All they need is to be manned...
Last Wednesday evening Ford and his key campaign men sat in the Oval Office planning speeches, selecting film clips and listening to radio blurbs as the candidate smiled with enthusiasm or frowned with displeasure. This material was put together by crews hired by the Campaign Committee. But when those pictures of Gerald Ford meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin show up in TV ads, there will be no way known to man to separate candidate from President. We can have fun arguing about it though...
...immediate cause of this enthusiasm is Wertmuller's new film, Seven Beauties, and with ample justification. Seven Beauties stands head and shoulders above Wertmuller's previous work; it is the sort of film that proves conclusively this major director has found her stride. Every aspect of the production, from acting and characterization to her use of color and music, is not only delightful to watch in itself, but also contributes directly to the realization of a coherent vision of undeniable emotional force...