Word: expressionism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Ever since monks went out into the desert in the 4th century, they have challenged Christians to live up to the example of Jesus of Nazareth. On their quiet Vermont hilltop, and in forays out into the world, the brothers of Weston are trying to fashion a thoroughly modern community...
It is said that the first real downpouring rains came to Wimbledon in 1968 with the professionals, and prior to that there was a sunny expression, "Wimbledon weather," meaning calm cloudless days. On D-day in June 1944, as he pushed off with the invasion forces in a fierce, howling...
But Begin and other Israeli leaders have insisted for years that even if the P.L.O. did lay down its arms and be come a purely political entity, they would not recognize or deal with the organization they see as their obdurate enemy. As Israeli Cabinet Secretary Dan Meridor emphatically put...
At the same time, Washington was preaching moderation to Britain. "We have been telling them in every way that the only thing worse than a British military defeat is the wrong kind of victory," said a senior U.S. diplomat. That concern was shared by Britain's European allies, who...
He says that his teaching career at Harvard began purely by accident, when a position opened up after a professor suddenly became blind. But Finley quickly gained recognition on his own for his speaking style and colorful analyses of Greek figures, most notably the historian Thucydides, who served as the...