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That is the technical explanation. But rereading Winesburg, Ohio, I felt that it was not explanation enough. What had happened to the earnestness, the heartbreaking sincerity of the Ohioans of Winesburg, of Clyde? What had happened to the small town as microcosm of all the frustrated hopes and inchoate ambitions that are so purely American? Carelessness alone does not justify dropping the ball so spectacularly in an election that had so much riding on it. Something had fallen apart...
This year’s Columbia game as compared to last year’s 33-27 loss could serve as a microcosm of Princeton’s more fortunate 2004 season. Last year at home, the Tigers blew a 20-point advantage, regained the lead with 26 seconds left, only to surrender a last-second, game-winning, 49-yard Hail Mary...
Winston’s class was in some ways a microcosm of the business school at the time. “He said that ‘There are no rules. You have to make your own way. No matter what people tell you, promises are not kept,’” says Kuhn. In Gormsen’s memory, “We all kind of went a little wild when Rudy was around...
...protrude like sausages on sticks.) But if outsiders care to linger with these Insiders - and the roadhouse guest book indicates that they do, coming all the way from New York or Dublin for the privilege - they can also glimpse the town's soul. Think of Inside Australia as a microcosm of small-town Australia: wilting under the weight of centralization and globalization, for sure, but miraculously still standing. "I loved Menzies the moment I saw it," says Gormley, 54, who spotted the town and its lake from the air after a week's search for a suitable site. "What...
...microcosm of the season. Harvard had the chances, but in the end, it could not convert...