Word: legacyism
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Solomon, today's director, has ideal qualifications. A China scholar, he joined Kissinger's staff in 1971 and later headed the political-science department at the Rand Corp. Each morning he meets with Shultz for 45 minutes to discuss long-range policies, and he goes along on major diplomatic missions...
Although he does not want to, he--and the film--must eventually piece together the memories, clues, and chance meetings to confront the question, "Was there a reason?" Was there a reason that the Steenwijks were singled out for destruction, or a reason that Anton alone survived? These questions imply...
The first room of the exhibit contains worksdating from the 1850's through the early 1870's.This was a period of great social upheaval inRussia, culminating in the freeing of the serfs in1861. Nevertheless, the bulk of the populationcontinued to live in extreme poverty and hardship.Artists sought to convey the...
DURING THE 1870s, NEW SOCIAL issues tiedto the emergence of capitalism replaced concernfor the legacy of serfdom, and the realistpainters turned their eye to these new problems.The image of the peasant dominated many canvassesof the period; as Lecturer in History andLiterature Cathy Frierson has pointed out, it wasthe objective of...
Jack Kemp, 51, the New York Congressman and former pro- football quarterback (for the Buffalo Bills), once thought he would end up as a coach or teacher. Even now that he is campaigning for President he cannot suppress the urge to enlighten, to pounce on a negative outlook and offer...