Word: martyrdom
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...greed seals the fate of Mother Courage, the lens of the telescope determines the destiny of Galileo. Apart from Socrates' drinking the hemlock, the most vivid martyrdom of truth in the memory of civilized Western man is Galileo's recantation before the Italian Inquisition. The difference between the two is that Socrates could have fled from Athens and refused to do so, and Galileo could have refused to recant but chose to do so. Out of Galileo's dilemma and choice, Brecht fashioned a play of high moral intelligence and lasting pertinence. Unlike some of Brecht...
...brings on a wittily cynical charmer in the person of General Burgoyne, who is portrayed with silky urbanity by the multi-faceted George Rose. In addition to elongating a happy ending, Shaw has provided Burgoyne with a line worthy of the playwright's fellow Irishman, Oscar Wilde: "Martyrdom, sir, is the only way in which a man can become famous with out ability. " T.E. Kalem
...huge camera back in 1976 to make and then display for his stockholders a reproduction of his favorite Renoir. The Museum of Fine Arts has used the giant camera more recently to shoot the usually hidden side of a prized possession, a 15th century European tapestry titled The Martyrdom of St. Paul. Despite the best efforts of experts to preserve the side visible to the public, it has gradually deteriorated and faded. But when the museum recently replaced the tapestry's linen backing (a once-in-50-years undertaking), the camera was used to photograph the naked back...
...products of Land's new camera will be revealed to the public at a Museum of Fine Arts exhibit entitled "The Martyrdom of St. Paul: A Medieval Tapestry in Sharp Focus." In addition to the actual Martyrdom, the exhibit will include a life-sized, full-color reproduction of the tapestry's reverse side. It will also display ten 51-centimeter by 61-centimeter (20-in. by 24-in.) reproductions and magnifications of selected segments of the tapestry showing such details as the original stitching and repairs that have been made over the years. The museum will soon...
...here but you don't know what it is do you Mister Jones?") divorced him because she said that, among other things, he was a wife beater. Ex-Yippie Jerry Rubin, 39 now, lives in a sleek Manhattan highrise, complete with uniformed doorman. "We are not into sacrifice, martyrdom," he has written. Rubin and his roommate, Mimi Leonard, plan to get married in December. The most startling news is about Rennie Davis, who helped organize the Chicago Seven's convention mischief in 1968 and later blissed out on the Perfect Master Maharaj Ji. Davis, it turns...