Word: failed
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...fail to find God a proper subject for burlesque, nor do I perceive sportive fun in Boyd's theological meaning. Any candidates he finds for his saloon conversions will forget the pith of his message when they sober up in the morning, but Boyd will still be hung over in his spiritual vacuum...
...revolution in the psyche and in our consciousness," he continued," but the question remains 'is change possible'?" Many people try to escape the decision to change, Krishnamurti said. "Either they take LSD, submerge themselves in politics, or get lost in the world of technology, money and jobs." When they fail to escape they are faced with the misery of life...
...proclaim the posters of Iowa's John Kyi. "Vote Volpe-he does what he says" is the message in Massachusetts; "Milton Shapp, a man you can trust!" in Pennsylvania; "Sparkman best for Alabama" in the Yellowhammer state. Even Robert Taft Jr., son of "Mr. Republican." has signs that fail to mention that he, too, belongs to the G.O.P...
...national magazine for college students, last week indicated that suicidal tendencies on U.S. campuses are greater than almost anyone had imagined. In the first authoritative estimate of its kind, the magazine claimed that 1,000 U.S. collegians will kill themselves this year, that another 9,000 will try and fail, and that 90,000 will threaten to do so. Though the figures may seem too tidy, many college counselors consider them conservative...
This unhappy process, says Eble, begins with parents who fail to realize that "learning begins in delight and flourishes in wonder," and who fret so much over their children's education that they discourage a sense of curiosity about knowledge. Everyone jokes about pupils who fall in love with their teachers; but, to Eble, "it is no joke-it is the way of learning. That is the advantage of live teachers and live books. They can be fallen in love with, possessed...