Word: generationism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Making them work with first-generation Mexican Americans who speak little English and are wary of Government poses a particular challenge. "What we are telling people," says the nun, "is that the system has failed and you must rise to fill the gap. Your vote makes a difference. You must...
The idea that the goal of creative effort lay outside the field of allegory and moral precept was quite new in the 1860s, when Degas was coming to maturity as a painter. The highest art was still history painting, in which France had reigned supreme; but since 1855 practically the...
"In the past 30 years, we have proved that ours is the first generation to be able to bring the benefits of progress to all mankind," the executive director, James P. Grant said. "If it's possible, then it does become unconscienable that you don't bring it about."
But Mahdi said that the prize is a belated one, adding "There is a whole new generation of novelists and play-writes who have taken over the literary scene. He was a great figure but the excitement of reading him was 20 years ago. He has done his deeds."
BUT right from the start of the Freedom Trail, it is the legacy of the next generation--the Revolutionary generation--which dominates the carefully orchestrated history lesson. From the Old South Church where the Boston Tea Party was planned to Ben Franklin's house and Breed's Hill battleground, it...