Word: inwardly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...beauty of Faulkner's style is his long, inward-turning sentences, like distracted monologues that veil the intended revelation. He doesn't attach himself to details in any precise, coordinated way, but roams about looking for the latent image. At times, though, his wordiness turns against...
...first, Jason is unsure whether he wants to leave Medeia. But as he is prompted by Kreon to tell his tale of the Argonauts, he starts off on a new voyage into his own psyche, distorting the original story to fit his purposes. Kreon best describes Jason's inward journey...
...collection of Arbus's work at the Worcester Art Museum testifies to this. Repulsion and fascination are wrenched out of your guts when your eyes interlock with those of dwarves, transvestites, nudists, howling babies, and even a human pin cushion. What small sympathy you can muster is directed inward, as you beg for relief from Arbus's harrowing onslaught, and are left numb when none comes. The impact grows stronger as the images accumulate, making it impossible to steel yourself against further mental Iaceration...
Instead, they have turned inward, worrying primarily about what kind of people they will become. They are more conventional than their predecessors, according to a series of interviews conducted by TIME correspondents across the country. They are also, at the same time, more materialistic and more religious. Some glimpses of this year's graduating class...
Nader has shown a rare ability to attract supporters from both sides of the generation gap. Last year he set up the Retired Professionals Action Group, which will shortly issue a searing report on the hearing-aid industry. College students are said to be apathetic and inward-turning these days, but Nader's representatives have no trouble recruiting the most able students for low-paying "Raider" jobs in the summertime. Even more important, some 41 student PIRGS-for Public Interest Research Groups-are now under way in 16 states. PIRG students make small contributions to support full-time consumer...