Word: formalities
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...only monumental mural on permanent display, says Pop Artist Roy Lichtenstein. Mural with Blue Brushstroke is set right into a limestone wall of the new atrium lobby at the Equitable Life Assurance Society's New York City headquarters. Finished in a month of work and ready for a gala formal unveiling next week, the 68-ft. by 32-ft. painting has Lichtenstein's trademark comic-book dot matrix and Swiss-cheese motif. Working for a major corporation for the first time "did not present any problems," says the iconoclastic artist. "Anyone who commissions a work...
Turning 18 is an important milestone in the life of any young man, but for Prince Felipe of Bourbon and Greece, the rite of passage was also an unprecedented event in the life of his country. At a formal ceremony in the packed Cortes, home of parliament, the son of King Juan Carlos became the first heir to the Spanish throne to swear an oath to uphold the nation's constitution. The crown prince's voice cracked as he promised to "faithfully carry out my role, respect the rights of the citizens and remain loyal to the King." Then...
...intrigued by several fields within the social sciences, Parsons found his broad interest in the study of man in society stifled in the Economics Department. He wasn't much happier in Sociology. Together with Kluckhohn, Murray and several other scholars, Parsons began considering the benefits of creating a formal alliance of dissatisfied scholars...
...decided a formal relationship might advance their common objectives. In 1941, they proposed the formation of a new department to President James B. Conant '14. Absorbed with his work for government agencies involved in the war effort, Conant didn't approve that plan, or any other of the several proposals which followed. The men, however, continued pushing...
...situation in 1980, the chief flaw of the old Student Assembly was its utter lack of power. As the Assembly was unrecognized, it had no formal access to administrators. It also lacked funding. Thus, there was nothing it could do for students, who then, logically, saw no reasons to support...