Word: eras
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...mathematicians and physicists on the Princeton Faculty and co-workers in the Institute impressed itself permanently, for scientific studies have completely dominated other facets of the Institute's activity which, in principle, were intended to share emphasis. Now both director Oppenheimer and leading-name Einstein are identified with the era's towering question: nuclear fission...
Adolfo Salazar will speak on Spanish movies set in Cervantes era at 8 o'clock next Friday in the Exhibition Room of Houghton Library. A small choral group will illustrate the lecture by singing a series of ballads as they appear in Cervantes works. The talk will be in Spanish...
...capacity as secretary to the emperor (he could have been premier had he not disliked the politics he had perforce to engage in). "What is the use of occupying a high position, while degrading one's character?'' he once wrote. The theme of his era, says Dr. Lin, is a "study of national degeneration through party strife, ending in the sapping of national strength and the triumphant misrule of the petty politicians...
What is significant about the report is that in this era, when civil liberties seem gradually to be evaporating, such a strong stand should be taken by such a highly placed committee. If written into law, the committee's proposal would certainly live up to President Truman's boast that it represents "an American charter of human freedom in our time." The "if," however, is a big one. Several states, notably New York with its Ives-Quinn Fair Employment Practices Act, have already taken steps along the lines the committee indicates. And the Republican Party stands pledged to bring anti...
...Distress who, due to forces beyond his control, fails to support his Beloved Wife. He leaves her because he Loves her Truly. Finally, both of them Old and Gray, they Reunite on the Spot of their First Meeting. In order to communicate fully the spirit of the showboat era; it is almost necessary to have such a combination of stuffiness and conventionality. Ravenal is a stereotype of an age that took its stereotypes seriously. Consequently, although the narrative itself lacks vitality, the period it characterizes seeps through, and the dances, costumes, sets, and direction go along with the music...