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Word: environmental (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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"But to alter all the plays of Shakespeare, to make the lines and the costumes up-to-date, it can't be done. We tried it with Hamlet for four nights when we played in Cleveland, but we found that nothing was gained and much lost. In every work, Shake...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Modernized Ophelia Would Lose Charm of Italian Romance Says Fritz Leiber--Shakespeare Always Modern in Thought | 3/12/1928 | See Source »

Nevertheless, despite these facts, Curtis is a power in the Senate and a great man in his own environment. His is usually the shoulder that makes the wheel turn round. His is usually the conciliation which finds a basis for agreement. He is an active man, tireless, industrious, and devoted...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Presidential Possibilities | 3/9/1928 | See Source »

Such is the claim of the "liberals" but as is a frequent fault with reformers, they fail to consider that while they are busy making plans for a better world, the majority of mankind must meantime carry on the everyday affairs of life. It is inevitable that they settle into...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ADULT STERILITY | 2/21/1928 | See Source »

3. A series of films showing the facility, or lack of it, with which primitive groups in various regions have adapted their material and social culture to the dictates of their environments. The Eskimo will be used as an example of the way in which an intelligent people have made...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FILMS WILL ASSIST STUDY OF SCIENCE | 1/9/1928 | See Source »

Tall & Short People. The smallest people in the world are the Negrillos of central Africa and the Aymaras of central South Africa. Almost as short are the Eskimos, Lapps and northern Siberians. They all lack one thing-abundant food. The tallest peoples live along the northern European coasts, along the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Holiday Meetings | 1/9/1928 | See Source »

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