Word: fauna
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...girl to conjure with. As the redoubtable Mary Poppins, who declares herself "practically perfect in every way," Julie slides up banisters, arranges all sorts of tidy miracles, and even whisks her charges off to one of Disney's cloyingly clever never lands where the cartoon fauna come swiftly to heel. Although she pokes her pretty fingers into a world of sticky sweetness, she almost invariably pulls out a plum. All speeches and cream, with a voice like polished crystal, she seems the very image of a prim young governess who might spend her free Tuesdays skittering...
...capital of Bukavu by lifting the "state of exception" and the tight 11 p.m. curfew. He responded to the enthusiasm by painting the future possibilities of Kivu tourism: "Many foreigners are waiting for peace to return here so that they can come to admire your flora and fauna...
They did things at night midst the flora and fauna...
...come along to sweep the house clean of dust catchers, such sentimental statuary had already wound up in the flea market. Most of it was indeed cloying bric-a-brac, but not all. Certain early 19th century French artists, quite logically called les animaliers, made small sculptures, of fauna filled with direct, vibrant naturalism...
...Spain's historic and literary importance rather than Latin America's present significance, the language is well-taught here. But history, political institutions, and sociology have been shamefully ignored. When Latin American problems are touched upon, it is usually in courses studying cross-cultural health problems or flora and fauna. One anthropology course, five economics courses, and two history courses designed for undergraduates tangentially discuss Latin America. Very few of these are substantially relevant to the undergraduate who would like to make the study of Latin America his central theme...