Word: essayed
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...this great contrapuntal exercise, and it sings in concert with the critics. Indeed, Trow attempts to tackle not only television, but the whole popular culture edifice which television epitomizes. Trying to prove and explain the vitiation of American cultural life in the past 30 years in one lengthy essay, as Trow does, is tricky business. Unfortunately, his effort is marred by reductionism and a fairly pervasive cynicism. In addition, Trow, a staff writer for the New Yorker--which originally printed the book's two essays--has not uncovered many new answers. But the insights he presents in the first essay...
...later essay, entitled "Is History a Guide to the Future?," Tuchman returns to this theme, calling man the "Unknown Variable" and comparing the "large organizing idea" to an iron chain mat pulled behind a tractor to smooth out a plowed field...
Presenting a variety of potential discoveries, the book Socratically challengers and humorously suggests many facets of such themes as artificial intelligence and consciousness but does not ask the reader to adopt a particular attitude toward the concepts. Each chapter starts with a dialogue, story or essay, which provides an interesting exploration of the mind, followed by an editorial reflection on the implication of the proposal...
...point averages, a function already fulfilled by class rank. The Review's selection process should take into account writing ability and diversity of perspective--not just academic success--in choosing its members. At the upcoming meeting, the editors of the Review should consider requiring each candidate to submit an essay or a review article that would illustrate the student's ability to make a distinctive contribution to the journal. This would allow editors to consider race, sex, economic background and other types of diversity in choosing its staff...
...first time, to allay Europe's roiling fears. He also sought to undercut Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev, who had skillfully exploited America's essential and long-held views on nuclear strategy to portray the Soviet Union as the only superpower devoted to the search for peace (see ESSAY). While Reagan's proposal was hailed by Europe's leaders, the reaction of the peace groups was ambivalent. They took credit for forcing the President to act, but claimed he had not gone far enough, and made it clear that they would continue their campaign. eagan displayed an actor's exquisite sense...