Word: objective
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...tunnels at Europa Center objects in glass cases surround one: rocks and jewels in a shop--crystal, metal, wood, leather, fur--objects which could possess all the properties of a ring of invisibility or seven-league boots. They are displayed almost theatrically, lit from top and bottom, hanging on clear strings, supported by glass shelves or plastic stands, and like the stone totems or magic tokens at Dahlem, picked out of a surrounding darkness by spotlight. There, carefully designed panels and charts locate the object on grids of time and space, and, like the advertising in Europa Center, give...
...centerpiece is Princess Tu Wan's funeral shroud. Found in 1968 in a Han dynasty tomb in Man-Ch'eng, less than 100 miles from Peking, it has already become an object of legend-the Chinese counterpart (at least in Western eyes) to Tutankhamon's gold mask. This is partly due to its extraordinary substance and workmanship: a complete body-armor of 2,156 slips of green and mutton-fat jade, each no bigger than a matchbook cover, intricately sewn and bound together with gold wire. Its archaeological interest is unique: ancient Chinese texts mentioned jade burial...
...overlooks the fact that both of the assumptions implicit in that statement are shaky ones at best, one sees a statement of a loyalty so lofty that it transcends all laws until it falls back on itself of its own weight, destroying both its bearer and its object...
...life force which is found identically within each human, they claim. He is manifested, say devotees, by the Divine Light, which is the main object of their meditation. Devotees claim the Divine Light--described in the Divine Light Mission's official glossary as "a self-effulgent light which can be seen within"--to be the most brilliant sight they have ever seen. Some have claimed to see the light "shining through walls...
...been completely-and rather deftly-reversed. Miss Dobson always takes the initiative and is indisputably at the epicenter of the action. The leading man, Bernie Casey, is trotted out for a little sentiment and sex appeal only when a romantic interlude is needed. Casey handles his role of sex object and minor plot tool with aplomb and a certain bemusement. Miss Dobson is beautiful, with the kind of long (6 ft. 2 in.), easily gratifying symmetry that makes words like statuesque seem puny. It is also gratifying that, unlike most former models, when she recites lines, she achieves a measure...