Word: greeks
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...ridden dance dramas--enacted on symbol-strewn sets designed by the sculptor Isamu Noguchi and accompanied by scores commissioned from such noted composers as Aaron Copland and Samuel Barber--on which her reputation now chiefly rests. Cave of the Heart (1946), one of her many modern recastings of ancient Greek myth, contains a horrific solo in which the hate-crazed Medea gobbles her own entrails--perhaps Graham's most sensational coup de theatre and one recalled with nightmarish clarity by all who saw her bring...
...technology as a frivolous tool of education. But more and more, computers are at the very heart of how schools teach and children learn. Other critics are worried about the changes they imagine the new technology may bring. Over the course of history, progress often spurs anxiety. When Greek merchants began importing Egyptian paper into Athens, Socrates condemned it, complaining that the use of paper would, according to writer Nicholas Allard, depersonalize interactions, disrupt human ties and "replace public discourse with less desirable and potentially dangerous private communication...
...which the gods are presented visually, "since most of us--Christian, Jewish, or secular--grew up in a context in which the gods didn't have 5 heads and 10 arms." Eck adds that Hindu myths are "not abstract stories that you learn at your mother's knee, like Greek mythology, but are actually imprinted on the landscape...
...allure of "Communication." as well as the last two sections, "Consciousness" and "Composure" lies in Norretranders' seamless melding of science with simple anecdotes. The User Illusion is a very comprehensive treatise, exploring consciousness in the reading of Greek epic poems, in musical performance and in the hitting of a baseball; also included are discussions of nuclear warfare, as are the requisite brain diagrams and reaction graphs...
Luka Karadzic appeared with attorney Alexandros Lykourezos, one of two Greek lawyers reported to be defending Karadzic...