Word: explaining
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...animals are endearing, and some repulsive. One wants to see the lion first, and then the elephant and after that the leopard, then rhino . . . and so on. One wants to see some animals because they are fierce, and some because they are lovable and soft. It is hard to explain the attractions and preferences. It is possible that human feelings about wild animals reflect the complexities of sexual attractions. Certain animals are admired for their majestic aggressions, and others for softer qualities. The lion is a sleek piece of violence, the waterbuck a sweet piece of grace...
Given the recent reports that U.S. students are less skilled in math than their counterparts in other countries, Square One is a welcome addition. Aimed at eight-to-twelve-year-olds, it seeks to explain such basic concepts as percentages and probability and show how math can be used to solve everyday problems. The lessons are deftly couched in a fast-paced series of sketches that mimic what children know best: other TV shows...
While Spencer's discovery cannot directly explain the cases of the San Francisco 49ers or the Ohio schoolteachers, it does lend credence to the notion that something toxic in diet or environment can later trigger ALS. Indeed, over the years, a befuddling array of culprits has been suggested. They include infection with poliovirus, exposure to heavy metals, employment in the plastics industry and a history of traumatic injuries...
SHREWD filmmakers might figure that Winter 1987, the season of Reagan-Contra-Iran scandals a-go-go, would be a propitious time to release movies about government hypocrisy and national security cover-ups. That would explain the American debut of Defense of the Realm, an otherwise forgettable 1985 British thriller that happens to be about an hypocritical government engaged in a national security cover...
...most healthy adults talk in their natural lifetimes, this guy is a boil on the body politic. It's for school children, he says. Stop shaking my hand, I say. No, you misunderstand me, it's for school children, he says. You're annoying, I say. School children, he explains. Shut up, I explain...