Word: modernize
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Many political arguments are conducted at such a trivial level, merely about which law should be passed and which shouldn't," Shapiro observed. "It would be better to discuss topics such as 'Existentialism and Marxism as an Answer to Man's Alienation in the Modern World'." But, he added sadly, "since most people around here are of capitalistic backgrounds, we can never expect a very large following...
...direction. Williams maintains that American colleges have not changed their attitudes or methods in at least the last forty years, even though the world has experienced drastic changes. He justifiably asks: "If Nero became infamous for fiddling while Rome burned, what will be the future reputation of the modern college professor...
...seventy-eight the Maestro is not yet finished with concocting enigmas. For the past six decades we have learned to recognize many Picassos: Picasso the archpriest of modern art, heir to Cezanne; Picasso the innovator and incorrigible prophet; Picasso the virtuoso of an infinitely flexible technique; Picasso the wit, even the coquette...
Speaking before an overflow crowd of 600, Butterfield criticized the modern tendency to credit the Renaissance with the origin of the modern world. "We have attributed to the Renaissance some of the things which only appeared in the seventeenth century," Butterfield maintained, "and several of the characteristics which were thought to be original with the Enlightenment actualy have their roots in the period from...
...Testament in Modern English, Phillips...