Word: prefered
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...mixture of razor-sharp perceptions and extremely decorous sensibilities, she professes to prefer Gloria Steinem to Betty Friedan, "because she's so pretty, and doesn't talk too much," and dismisses the Story of O because it's a parody of French literature--besides it's pornography!" Seeing everything as a phase in some historical sequence, she dislikes de Beauvoir's existentialism, because it is always searching for conclusions and final decisions. Hardwick's style is more open-ended and experimental; a sense of intellectual vagueness pervades many of her more casual thoughts because she is constantly seeking...
...where 80% of the "senior" students had never gone beyond the eighth grade, there is still a certain ambiguity about the purpose of education for the elderly. Some of the new applicants have asked for such prospective courses as "Sex over 65" and "The Psychology of Dying," but others prefer simpler offerings like "Film Time: the Oldies but Goodies." Explains Mrs. Harriet Heesen, who has taken creative writing and whose grandson is enrolled at the same college: "I'm just doing what I enjoy. If I learn along the way, fine, but I'm going...
...appreciate constructive criticism. We realize everyone cannot like everything on our menu and we realize that some may prefer a different atmosphere. These are all legitimate differences of opinion and we respect them. But when someone states as the truth all the untruths mentioned above, it is time to refute them. I believe that the article by Rathborne and Luskin was a blatant misrepresentation of the facts and an inexcusable display of ignorance...
Soviet officials would prefer inquisitive foreigners to believe that the elaborate privacy is for the benefit of disabled war veterans and aged proletarians in nearby rest homes and hospitals. In fact, as every Muscovite knows, the fence hides a cluster of sumptuous villas belonging to the Kremlin elite. They are the most luxurious examples of the dacha (country house), a cherished retreat for every Russian lucky enough to have one, and a coveted status symbol for those who do not. There are approximately 40,000 dachas within a 30-mile radius of Moscow alone, including elegant mansions of the country...
...ghost). Bernard Kates plays him as a forceful man who seems much younger than his 55 years. It is hard to reconcile this Caesar with the one who, Cassius tells us, ran out of steam while swimming in the Tiber. Although Caesar has recently returned from military victories. I prefer a Caesar who is slightly over the hill, who is clearly showing signs of weakness (like the deal left ear he himself mentions...