Word: humanize
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Balroya said Castro did not wantCuban-Americans to visit Cuba because after aperiod of relaxed rules about visitation in the1970s, "human contact destroyed the myths that theMiami community hated the guts of their Cubanrelations...
...These self-contained systems are appealing to me because they don't deal with the irrationalities of the human mind," says Taylor. "I guess I just don't find the human psyche and all the various depictions of it all that fascinating. Music fulfills an emotional need in me. But it does this by evoking emotion; not by depicting it or talking about it like literature or theater. I also don't use painting as an outlet because I am not a visual person...
Perhaps it is no accident, Taylor suggests, that math concentrators are stereotyped as sloppy and socially awkward. They tend to be "non-visual people" not especially intrigued by human psychology, he says. They are drawn, as a result, to "self-contained" systems like math and music, and also discover that music fills an emotional need...
...specific accomplishments at Harvard were numerous. However, to highlight his resume would be to risk overshadowing his extraordinary qualities as a human being. His family, his classmates and his multitude of friends will above all remember Tom for his sense of humor, his wonderful company and his quiet grace...
...have a direct bearing on editorial decisions. A publisher seeking "upscale" advertising and readers may apply pressure for upscale stories, says Burgin of the Houston Post. "You write about the chic and the trendy and the jet-setters, and you don't do as much as you would about human pain and suffering...