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What is a myth? In Campbell's academic jargon, it is a dreamlike "symbol that evokes and directs psychological energy." A vivid story or legend, it is but one part of a larger fabric of myths that, taken together, form a mythology that expresses a culture's attitude toward life, death and the universe around it. The Greek myth of Prometheus, the Titan who stole fire from Olympus and gave it to man, thus symbolizes the race's aspirations, even when they conflict with the powers of nature. The almost contemporary Hebrew myth of the trials...
...economy right; Lincoln, because he held the nation together; Cleveland, because he reasserted the strength of the presidency through his use of the veto; Teddy Roosevelt, because he busted the trusts; Wilson, because he fought for a noble dream; Franklin Roosevelt, because he changed the nation's social fabric. "They all made a difference in their time," said Richard Nixon, who is determined to do the same, and in some areas already...
...foreign economic front, Nixon and Connally played a daring and sometimes crude game of economic brinkmanship that at times seemed to threaten the entire fabric of U.S. relations with its friends and trading partners. While no one could foretell the long-range psychological effects and the resentments that might linger, by year's end Nixon and Connally had plainly cleared the way for the grinding task of renegotiating the Western world's trade and monetary system (see THE ECONOMY...
...return to the situation that existed prior to the Six-Day War is highly unlikely. The city was divided into two armed camps, its natural fabric torn by barricades, barbed wire and a guarded checkpoint at the Mandelbaum Gate, its two sectors closed to each other more effectively than East and West Berlin. Moreover, there is still some question about Jordan's right to the Old City. In 1948, as the 26-year British mandate over Palestine ended, King Abdullah of Trans-Jordan seized the West Bank of the Jordan River and the Old City while the Jews were...
...better for customers to buy a garment that is a bit too big rather than a bit too snug. Moreover, because of the limitations imposed by the knit process, the subtle pinstripes and deep-tone colors of tweeds are still impossible to duplicate in double knit fabric...