Word: fallen
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...centuries of Christian civilization (and not Christian alone), man assumed that anxiety and guilt were part of his nature and that as a finite and fallen being, he had plenty to be guilty about. The only remedies were grace and faith. When the age of reason repealed the Fall, man was thrust back onto himself and, for a time, reason seemed to be an adequate substitute for the certainties of faith. Spinoza could write confidently: "Fear arises from a weakness of mind and therefore does not appertain to the use of reason/' But it was soon clear that reason alone...
Even the most obvious dark horses had fallen by the wayside in the marathon balloting, when the name of Jacob Meyer, the popular mayor of Minneapolis, emerged out of nowhere: a Jew! Dare we nominate a Jew? Can a Jew be elected? The 40th ballot began. Suddenly. Jacob Meyer received an urgent note asking for an immediate private meeting with the leaders of the American Jewish Human Relations Council. (Three other Jewish organizations were waiting in three other rooms with three different views to express, but he didn't know.) The head of the organization said: "Jacob, we urge...
...enrollment in Slavic A has fallen from 250 last year to 180 this year, reported Tatiana Kosinski, lecturer on Slavic Languages and Literatures...
Starts Sunday: A lemon from Hollywood stars the actor of the same name and a fallen teen-idol, Rickie Nelson. It's called THE WACKIEST SHIP IN THE ARMY, and the title, believe you us, contains the funniest gag of the whole piece. Co-featured is a singularily unconvincing thriller, SECRET OF THE PURPLE REEF...
...find his love for daily journalism put to a stern test, though he doesn't say so: "There has already been too much talk about 'saving the Tribune.' The Trib has a very sound base to operate on." Still a good daily, the Trib has fallen into an unprofitable trough between the towering New York Times (circ. 644,175), which has most of the class circulation, and the tabloid Daily News (2,021,395). The Sunday Trib is even more in need of rehabilitation - which may be one reason Whitney picked a magazine...