Word: gain
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...triumphs over evil, humor dominates over pathos in Handle With Care. Perhaps Demme finds himself too acculturated by the optimistic American Dream that he earlier undercuts to end the film with a minor chord. Ultimately, comedy is Demme's real niche, as he whimsically traces his characters' efforts to gain a handle on their lives...
...devotees' chanting and dancing are ways they can gain greater consciousness of God, free themselves from the anxieties of the material world, and gain a sense of brotherhood with men and women...
...purity" of Krishna devotees and the adverse effects of new religions may play a part in determining ISKCON's success. But despite the movement's gain of U.S. adherents, the greatest barrier to the movement may be Americans' reluctance to accept the beliefs and traditions of a foreign culture and give up materialistic values Krishna promises to destroy...
Atterbury added that some students apparently did not want any name change, while others may have doubted the proposal would gain the approval of Radcliffe's Board of Trustees...
...Core in fact represents a disturbing move away from the traditional, cherished concept of a "liberal education;" the proposal's rigid requirements simply do not allow students enough freedom to gain what they see as a balanced education...