Word: impactful
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Mitchell's forthcoming book Icelandic Legendary Sagas considers the evolution of some 30 Norse epics from prose texts into ballads. In this text, the literature expert examines the function of the poetic ballad in medieval society and the impact the genre had on society at the time, he says...
...made a very smooth transition from high school to major college basketball," Roby said. "We knew he was going to be an impact player right away, but he's turned out even better than expected...
...answer that Baker and other academics came up with was literary criticism--a decision that has made a great impact on defining Afro-American studies...
...whether or not Harvard succeeds in hiring Gates or Rampersad, Sollors, who himself focusues on Black literature, says the recent innovations in literary studies will have an impact on the future of the field at Harvard. "We have a very interesting recent mountain of good books upon which to build," he says...
...Soviet p.r. blitz has also had an impact at the other end of the Eurasian landmass, in South Korea. The South Koreans were ecstatic that even though Moscow and Seoul have no diplomatic relations, the U.S.S.R. sent its team to the Olympics in September and the Bolshoi Ballet to an arts festival. South Korean officials give Moscow credit for using its clout in North Korea to keep the militant Communist regime there from starting a new war on the peninsula. With a mild wave of anti-Americanism sweeping South Korea these days, there is no question that the Soviets...