Word: focusing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...future may prove both sides wrong; whether or not war is an eternal part of the human condition, the struggle for dominance will always continue. But the focus has shifted. In a world growing ever more complex and interdependent, it has become the control of information, expertise, and technology, rather than military power, that is the index of true power. As the Industrial Revolution ended the ancient, "eternal," institution of slavery, so too the information age may be the start of a world beyond war. Yet as industry found new ways to control labor, nations and individuals will continue...
Aside from this "box spirit" innovation, the play remains essentially intact. The focus remains throughout on our crazed heroine, whose reputation precedes her. For, more than two millenia before Glenn Close wielded her first Ginsu or Farrah Fawcett burned her first Sealy mattress, there was Medea and her ignominious crimes of passion...
...Kennedy bid for governor in 1990 or senator in '92. If he tries to do either, Massachusetts loses. Kennedy has been a successful representative in the House because he has listened to the advice of his fellow representatives and his well-chosen staff. He has been able to focus on issues that interest him while ignoring others. As senator or governor he will not be able to hide as easily, and his weaknesses will become obvious...
...tend not to think about these possibilities, except at night, in bed. They seek comfort in aphorisms: "Does it make sense to avoid loving someone now because you might lose him later on? Do you stop going to the beach because summer's going to end?" They try to focus on what they have now: "He's a joy. It's wonderful having him here. This is going to be the best Christmas...
...Cowboy Junkies play the same way. After a while, they can sound as if they're working a gig at the funeral for the sweetheart of the rodeo. This is a band grounded in silence ("The lack of sound is as compelling as sound"), suggestion and indirection. Such stylistic focus -- or, occasionally, obstinacy -- seems as if it might be limiting a record or two from now, but the band remains untroubled. "The sounds coming at you today are so blatant, so up-front about everything, that they force an emotion on you," Michael says. "We want our music...