Word: flourished
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...cracking, vaguely bullying way men have always reserved for that condition. Their comments on the officials and the hawkers were full of logic so well whittled that its point disappeared; when they came to a bit of merchandise they had heard of they often bought it with a grand flourish, thus recommending its advantages and their expertise to friends. Most of them were feeling the gorge of possessive passion that comes when one is first deeply convinced that he is going to Harvard; the only flaw is that the beer mugs and stationery purchased in this fit don't evaporate...
...provided an environment in which not only can the art of opera flourish but opera's mystique as well. Neither really modern nor really traditional, neither daring nor conservative, the house spills over with the wealth and the glitter and the grand irrationalities of myth and legend that together form the compelling unreality of opera itself, a dream world of the Theater of the Surd...
Homosexuality is something of a tradition in backward Yemen, where Bedouin herdsmen roam the rocky hills for months on end with only each other and their animals for company. Male brothels flourish in San'a, the capital, and the late Imam Ahmad, who ruled the country for 14 years before his death in 1962, established an international reputation for overzealous camaraderie...
That an affluent and supposedly humane society can tolerate inequality of opportunity resulting in illiteracy and joblessness is an American tragedy. That "democracy" of the marketplace in housing virtually excludes Negroes is equally tragic. Not until America can organize its technological society to allow all individuals to flourish will the "American Way" have its fullest impact...
...does profoundly affect societies, modernization is mostly confined to the big cities, particularly in Asia, Africa and Latin America, where the heartlands remain relatively untouched by progress. Even in the cities, there is a distinct time lag; some of the more jarring aspects of American culture continue to flourish abroad even while they are on the decline in the U.S., where the general level of sophistication is steadily rising...