Word: insights
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...most part well played. But the play, however honestly intended or now and then effectively written, drifts to no end like its people, and holds together little better than its wall. It tries hard to pierce to something rooted, but its author gives an impression of living beyond his insight...
...give thanks for all that we have accomplished together and learned in our fellowship; for prejudices overcome, misunderstandings removed, sympathies enlarged, insight deepened, and for all advance that has been made toward a common mind...
...connection between these incidents and the renowned teacher and scholar who is retiring this month may be a tenuous one, but it provides a sharp insight into the personality of the man who has placed the study of "Americana" in its proper historical perspective. For Arthur Schlesinger, more than any other man, is responsible for the humanization of American history. Through his writing, editing, and teaching he has led the movement away from the study of history as a series of political and economic events toward a comprehensive picture of American life. His writings run the gamut from a study...
...high boil when the remains of local women are found neatly decapitated and expertly carved. Before the killer gets his comeuppance, the frigid daughter of one of the town's leading citizens thaws herself out, and town and townsmen are brought to naked life with considerable psychological insight...
...free spirit that produces the new insight and the step forward quickly dies under such circumstances," he said, and then went on to explain the reason behind Harvard's handling of recent charges against four faculty members...