Word: expressionism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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My views on this matter are not casual; they involve the essential purposes of the University and the terms on which it exists and does its work in our society. Universities have the distinctive mission of promoting discovery, new ideas, understanding, and education. These activities depend on experimentation, self-expression...
Outpourings of nationalist cheer have occurred before. Many historians, from Henry Adams to Arthur Schlesinger, have postulated that the U.S. undergoes regular historical cycles 20 to 30 years long, periods of great social combustion alternating with quiescence, change followed by consolidation. After the War of 1812 and its embargoes, the...
Set on 250 elegantly manicured acres in suburban Bethesda, Md., the Burning Tree Club counts among its members and honorary members Vice President George Bush, Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren Burger and House Speaker Tip O'Neill. For 62 years the club has been the exclusive golf preserve of...
Custom suggests that the latitude given to expressions of audience disapproval usually varies from one setting to another -- less latitude is given in a religious service than in the classroom and less latitude in the classroom than in a public speech or an open meeting. Regardless of the setting, however...
In closing, I would like to emphasize how much the principles of free speech require the understanding and support of all segments of the university community. The administration is primarily responsible for maintaining an environment in which free expression and debate can flourish. But even with the most vigorous efforts...