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Though they seldom command the daily headlines, scientists by their deeds sometimes possess the potential for the greatest impact upon the world's future. Consider such works as the green revolution, the transistor, antibiotics, computers: in the past few decades, all emerged rapidly and unexpectedly to alter the course of civilization. Last year a new technology, perhaps the most startling yet created by science, came of age: genetic engineering, the ability to alter the basic stuff of life...
...Possess a sophisticated understanding of world trends. In the wry words of Stan ley Hoffmann, professor of government at Harvard, the Secretary must appreciate "the foreignness of foreigners" - that is, he must understand that they do not think like Americans. W. Anthony Lake, out going chief of the State Department's Policy Planning Staff, elaborates: "The Secretary must understand the extraordinary diversity of trends in the world, be able to listen to other nations in calculating our own tactics, then make sure that the U.S. leads the coalitions that are formed...
...during the '30s as the Nazis twist science into racist doctrine. In postwar Hollywood he endures producers who change his King Arthur script from a heroic Christian epic to a cheap romance. Toomey is a lonely paradox: lacking an abiding spiritual faith, he can enjoy but not fully possess the material world...
...will, at first, be highly selective, taking in only about 20 students a year. Concentrators will have to possess an advanced knowledge of one foreign language--advanced enough to enroll in a 100-level language course--and pass a special language exam administered by the concentration committee...
...Edna's quarreling begins to grate. Likewise, Simon is out of his league when he attempts to portray a nervous breakdown; as a result Achtman is forced to rely on a farcical style when Mel snaps. But if, in the end, he and McPhee don't possess the passion to enflame the big emotional speeches in some scenes, they make us care about Mel's and Edna's ups and downs, triumphs and hardships. And that's no small feat...