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In denigrating minimalism, Composer Elliott Carter comments: "One also hears constant repetition in the speeches of Hitler and in advertising. It has its dangerous aspects." One also hears constant repetition in the song patterns of birds and in the sound of the tide breaking on the shore.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Oct. 11, 1982 | 10/11/1982 | See Source »

Here, by contrast, punishment is usually settled by a slow, case-by-case process of conciliation. There are meeting with a senior tutor and perhaps an academic advisor and others. By the time the Ad Board hears a case, a student often has a good idea what his punishment will...

Author: By Paul A. Engeimayer, | Title: An Incentive to Gab | 10/5/1982 | See Source »

(13 of 13) arbitrary choices, for there is no limit to the possibilities of learning. There are times when these possibilities seem overwhehning, and one hears echoes of Socrates' confession, "All I know is that I know nothing." Yet that too is a challenge. "We shall not cease from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Five Ways to Wisdom | 9/27/1982 | See Source »

On his constant forays across the country, Bush is always gratified by the diversity he sees and hears. Within a three-week span this spring, he celebrated with Greek Americans, attended a Ukrainian festival, and went on to meet with labor leaders and capitalists, Westerners and Easterners. He was in...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Presidency: Close to Power, Down to Earth | 8/16/1982 | See Source »

The countryside teems with military activity. For several miles, in the shade of palm groves, troops are setting up encampments. As tanks are unloaded, soldiers in the turrets pull goggles down over their eyes to keep out the clouds of dust. Like umbrellas opening, tents acquire taut shapes; in their...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Massacre at Fish Lake | 8/2/1982 | See Source »

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