Word: meaningfulness
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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The Snow Leopard is a day by day account of the expedition, told soley from Matthiessen's point of view. It is an account of presence, in every sense of the word. The two men move through space and over distance, from Westernized civilization to its outposts and beyond. The...
IRONICALLY just these observations allow the reader to understand what Matthiessen means and how he can come by his beliefs and his escapes. The Himalayan world he depicts is the enactment of his religion. Seen through Western eyes the Himalayan people calmly progress through prayers and days alike, buffetted by...
What stands out more than their conversion, though, is the confusion that preceded it. Only in retrospect can he call it confusion. Whatever Matthiessen was doing at any given time made as much sense to him then and held as much meaning as Buddhism holds for him now. Buddhism works...
I am outraged by the latest show of student activism on campus--Monday's proposed boycott of classes in support of both South African divesture and the Afro-American Studies Department. Taking a moral stance on racial apartheid in South Africa, certainly one concern of international importance, is one thing...
We know the present food needs of the world are not being met. But the greatest instability in food supply is in the poorest countries, not in the developed countries. According to the International Food Policy Research Institute, "the term 'food crisis' still has meaning"--in Asia and sub-Saharan...