Word: instrumentalized
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...iron began many centuries ago," declared Catalan Sculptor Julio González in the 1930s. "It is high time that this metal cease to be a murderer and the simple instrument of an overly mechanical science. Today the door is opened wide for this material to be-at last!- forged and hammered by the peaceful hands of artists." Prophetic words, and it was largely González's own work that made them true. The great shift in sculptural history during this century, away from "closed" (solid) to "open" (constructed) form, became possible through the use of iron. Gonz...
...only solace that John Paul II distributes to the impoverished peasant masses is an ideology that encourages acceptance of their generally miserable lot. Not until the Catholic Church in Latin America embraces the theology of liberation will it cease to be an obstacle to regional development and an instrument of the power elite...
Colman, on the other hand, intends to hand-pick his replacement. He named as co-candidates Timothy H. Forster '84 and Andrew A. Bernstein '84 Both are qualified by prior experience, having assisted Colman with the large brass instrument. Neither was available for comment yesterday...
Still, something central seems to be conveyed in the teaching of literature beyond a particular point of view, something in the attitude of the teacher toward both his students and the books: his concentration, his appreciation, occasionally his awe. Awe can be a powerful pedagogical instrument, the sight of someone overwhelmed overwhelming by refraction. True, the relationship of teacher to the work of art is that of a middleman, but in the best circumstances the middleman becomes a magnifying glass ("Do you see this?"). Instead of intruding between Yeats and his reader, he shows Yeats in the light, reveals...
Modern italic can be written with any instrument from a simple crayon to a 24-karat gold fountain pen (if it will write). But it looks best when written with a broad-edged pen. If the nib is crisp and the ink flow and paper are just right, italic writing gives its practitioners an almost sensuous pleasure...