Word: impactions
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...second is withdrawal, which he finds "not much more attractive." For, argues Reischauer, "however our withdrawal might be papered over, it would be recognized everywhere as a defeat for us, and we would have to face the consequences"; the most important consequence "would be the psychological and political impact of our defeat." The nations of South and Southeast Asia, he writes, "would feel much less secure if the U.S. were forced to admit defeat at the hands of Communist insurgents. Such an outcome would send a massive psychological tremor through all these countries, further threatening their stability and perhaps sharply...
...male, the impact is more obvious if less real. In magazines devoted to his interests, the happily unmarried man is seen surrounded by elaborate hi-fi speakers (which he may never be able to afford), appealed to by makers of Great Books and good booze (which he may never read or drink), praised by haberdashers and hairdressers for his swinging singularity (which he earnestly aspires to), and pursued by indefatigably seductive girls. Once a docile follower of the style of his elders, the new bachelor finds himself the mold of fashion, with his mating plumage studied and envied by beaten...
...data" that man can establish about his own existence. Citing the examples of such diverse figures as Christ, Socrates and Unitarian Minister James Reeb, who was bludgeoned to death at Selma in 1965, Pike argues that man can transcend his "occupation of a limited space-time continuum" by his impact on others. In other words, the existence of heroism and sanctity is evidence that there is a transcendent quality to man's being that points beyond this life...
...company calls "simulated waste gates." The Charger also has a large chrome gas cap protruding from the rear bumper-an effect inspired by racing cars and called a "quick fill gas cap." The Pontiac Tempest GTO has a rubberized front bumper that resists dents to about 3 m.p.h. impact-which would not do the average driver much good. And the new Plymouth station wagon has a "squeegee washer/wiper," which cleans the rear window when it is rolled down...
...improved control over exhaust emission. Still left undecided is whether front-seat shoulder harnesses will be mandatory on all new cars starting Jan. 1. The National Traffic Safety Bureau had issued the order, but recently its members viewed a disturbing G.M. test film of a simulated car crash. At impact, the lap straps did not prevent the heads of dummies in the back seat from being thrown forward, causing them to bang against the heads of shoulder-harnessed dummies in the front seat. As a result, the bureau decided that further research into the controversial shoulder strap is necessary...