Word: idealisms
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Under Karajan's fiercely perfectionist leadership, the Berlin has been refined into an infinitely supple, responsive ensemble. At first cast in the uncompromising mold of Toscanini, Karajan, 74, drilled his orchestra until its virtuosity was unquestioned. Later Karajan moved toward Furtwangler's ideal of fluidity, and his music making took on a greater spaciousness. In works from Beethoven through Mahler, Karajan knows few peers, and no superiors. In honor of the orchestra's centenary, Deutsche Grammophon in September released a six-volume, 33-disc set of memorable recordings, tracing the Philharmonic from the Nikisch days through Karajan...
Such a period of regeneration is healthy for any group, and the present, with the substantive gains in gays' position at Harvard clearly evident, may be the ideal time for it. But for a group facing the GLSA's particular challenges, it also poses a special danger. For anyone who was at Harvard while leaders like Benjamin Schatz '81 and his cohorts were sparking what some called the fastest-growing student movement on campus, it remains impossible to retain the blind and stereotypical views most people bring to college. With gay rights a burning issue, only the most insulated could...
...state must block all attacks on the principle, including those that are deceptively packaged. Small victories in places like New Jersey will preserve the opportunity to continue the larger campaign against the Reagan amendment and against the widely held perception that public school prayer is possible without violating the ideal of a government that refrains from legislating religion...
...ideal reform would incorporate elements of each of these proposals. Partial federal financing, either by direct grants or matching funds, could water down the importance of PACs. So could raising the private contribution limit. Increasing the amount people can donate to the national parties, currently $20,000 each year, could strengthen the role of the parties. Finally, setting a reasonable limit on the amount a candidate can get from PACs, certainly no more than $75,000 an election, would rein...
...search for essences. Letter forms no longer followed the paths of the scribe's pen or engraver's burin, but were constructed with ruler and compasses. The new type faces, posters and symbols were not always easily legible. But they were blunt and provocative, the ideal style for mass communication, advertising and propaganda...