Word: humanities
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...HUMAN FIGURE IN EARLY GREEK ART, the Art Institute of Chicago. Sixty-seven choice works from Greek museums trace the emerging lineaments of the classical style. Through...
...playwright and essayist but also a popular Czech hero who has firsthand knowledge of the Prague regime's harsh treatment of dissidents. In the past two decades he has spent a total of 4 1/2 years behind bars for his activities as a founding member of the Charter 77 human rights organization...
...Havel was offered the chance to emigrate to the U.S. to avoid a conviction for subversive activities. He refused, saying, "The solution of this human situation does not lie in leaving it. Fourteen million people can't just go and leave Czechoslovakia empty." That decision won Havel the respect and admiration of many Czechs. Says Charter 77 activist Martin Palou: "Havel is a symbol of hope for the future, a man who can articulate many people's feelings...
...innovative, dramatic actor with a wonderful sense of timing and an impressive comedic flare. Ritter ranks with Steve Martin as one of today's best physical comedians. He also has a knack for dramatic roles and an ability to make his dramatic performances heartfelt and his characters touchingly human...
Despite a memorandum last month hastening the seasonal closing of armory shelters across the state, a Cambridge women's shelter did not close its doors yesterday, according to a spokesperson for the state's Executive Office of Human Services...