Word: notionalism
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...idea struck in 1977 when, as a graduate student at M.I.T., Hoffman was introduced to chaos theory. A chaotic system like weather appears to behave randomly but is actually governed by rules. It is also influenced by seemingly trivial tweaks to the system--hence the old romantic notion that a flap of a butterfly's wings in the rain forest of Brazil might give rise to a storm off the coast of Iceland. Perhaps, thought Hoffman, chaos and sensitivity, which make weather so difficult to predict, could be harnessed to purposely change...
Governor Howard Dean debunked that notion in his recent visit to Harvard. “Bill Clinton won because he was Bill Clinton,” Dean said. “We ought to stop trying to be Clinton, because we ain’t Clinton.” Word...
During the 2000 campaign, Bush never left home without a podium. To support the promise to "restore honor and dignity to the White House" and combat the notion that he was a lightweight, his team wanted to make him look presidential whenever possible. But four years later, with the re-election campaign under way, his imagemakers had the opposite worry. There was too much pomp, too many suits. They needed to get him out from behind the lectern and let him be a regular guy. So Bush went from set speeches to town-hall meetings, from suits to shirtsleeves...
...Cuaron, who is also one of the producers of Nixon. Cuaron laments the lack of genuine political fervor behind the majority of American cinema. In a recent interview he described various films by foreign directors who are trying to make a statement. What he disagrees with is the American notion that these filmmakers and their countries hate America. “We love America,” says Cuaron. “Most of us love America, what we don’t love is your current president...
...focused films. But will Hotel Rwanda redirect America’s attention to the humanitarian crises of our day? Rusesabagina thinks so. “Whenever people are informed, that has an impact,” he says. George adds that he “felt good about the notion that we would at least stimulate people to get involved and mobilize...