Word: passion
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Passion...
...PASSION IS A contemporary play which reflects the breakdown of traditional social values like religion and fidelity in marriage. Even the set for the Leverett House Arts Society play--the audience sits on either side of the almost threadbare space where all the action takes place--lends an air of modernity to the play...
...despite Passion's avant-garde aura, which also relies heavily on the prominence of psychological doubles of the play's two central characters, there's really not a whole lot that's new in Peter Nichols' script. By the time you leave Leverett's Old Library, you'll realize that gimmicks aside, you've seen most of Passion in other places--on TV, in movies, and in other plays...
...Reagan Doctrine makes strategic sense, since it is a relatively risk- free way for the U.S. to challenge the newest, most vulnerable Soviet imperial acquisitions. And it makes ideological sense because it puts policy at the service of the native American passion for freedom...
...nervous silence fell over the audience as the General Secretary paused to catch his breath. Throughout the opening day of the 27th Soviet Communist Party Congress, Mikhail Gorbachev, standing behind a polished wood lectern emblazoned with a hammer and sickle, had hectored and preached with passion and zeal. Caught by a momentary fit of coughing, he inhaled deeply and scanned the thousands of faces that filled the plush red seats before him. Offhandedly, Gorbachev remarked, "I am coming to the end." Hesitantly at first, then in mounting waves, appreciative laughter swept through the cavernous Kremlin Palace of Congresses...