Word: poeticisms
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Lewis and Clark saw themselves as Army officers. Their instructions from their Commander in Chief were clear, and the spirit behind them was practical, not poetic: claim the West and its wealth for the U.S. With Spain to the south and Britain to the north and everything in the middle up for grabs, the first American space race had begun. The expansion of knowledge was one objective--the mission was furnished with scientific instruments--but the expansion of power was its chief goal...
Mendes waxes even more poetic about the U.S.--it's no coincidence both of his films revolve around American archetypes like gangsters and suburban teenagers. "This is the country of myth in the 20th century," he says. "There are very few others that can bear the weight of a big story. It's one of the reasons The Godfather, the closest we've come to Shakespeare in the 20th century, wouldn't work in any other country in the world." The America of his films may be troubled, but Mendes talks like an immigrant for whom Hollywood...
...evidence definitive? Not yet. But it does hint that nature has a powerful sense of poetic justice...
...evidence definitive? Not yet. But it does hint that nature has a powerful sense of poetic justice...
...Matthew T. O’Malley ’02 sought to create a showcase of musical diversity. Even the title, a line from Bob Dylan’s “All Along the Watchtower,” they said, was meant to serve as a poetic offering of their music...