Word: insightfulness
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Piston's music has been played by virtually every orchestra here and abroad, and his definitive textbooks have influenced two generations of musical thought. But along with his musical integrity and insight, he is remembered by his colleagues and proteges at his alma mater for his sense of humor and good feeling toward his work and students. Numbered among these students who later became prominent figures in music are Leonard Bernstein, Gunther Schuller, and Elliot Carter...
...another during the night (up about 10% from 1972) by and large got swift and careful reporting of the returns, sharp and useful guidance about which states and areas really mattered to the outcome. But they would have needed magnifying glasses to find much in the way of deeper insight or analysis. Walter Cronkite enlightened viewers with the fact that while only .0000002% of the population are astronauts, fully 2% of the U.S. Senate are now drawn from that calling. NBC's Jack Perkins interviewed Ezra Coram, age 100, of Riverside, Calif., who said that he has chosen mostly...
...never heard of Israel Horovitz before, but I wonder if he's playwright by trade. Just guessing, I'd call him a former New York social worker harried with guilt and looking to stir up public sympathy for and insight into juvenile delinquency. The form this effort has taken in The Indian Wants the Bronx is, well, kind of quaint...
...weeks we have been told that neither candidate is talking about the issues. To be sure, neither Carter nor Ford championed the issues in the primaries, defeating more issue-oriented, ideological opponents. However, by the standard of most U.S. presidential elections, since Labor Day both candidates have provided considerable insight into their positions on a wide range of foreign and domestic issues. And by that same standard, their views on most issues, particularly domestic ones, diverge sharply. Make no mistake. The campaign has revealed fundamental differences between their philosophies and the interests which each is committed to serve...
...STEPHANIE'S lovers, a hopeless alcoholic, confides to her that he has a secret desire to write a novel. This revelation prompts a rare moment of humorous insight from Gray's heroine...