Word: prefered
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...complain about troublesome dealings with lawyers, but how many of us would prefer to go through the simple process of Red Brigades' kangaroo courts, imposing "proletarian justice" as in the case of Aldo Moro and others...
...have no time for social life, publicity, selling my own ticket in the hall. I do not have the courage. I prefer to keep quiet and live my life in the countryside...
...prefer your history philosophized rather than wrapped up in a candy-box, Camus' Caligula, an existentialist interpretation of a period of Roman history, bows at the Loeb Ex Monday through Wednesday. The play centers on an emperor, Caligula, and his use of power to obtain unbridled freedom for himself at the expense of others; the approach taken by director Vicente Castro in his last Loeb production has been described as "primitivistic-futuristic." 7:30 p.m. is the chosen hour to indulge in perplexity (tickets are free, and available beginning at noon on the day of performance...
...children do express their deprivation in various ways. Once, when a counselor was playfully roughhousing with a child, the boy suddenly drew back in fear, saying, "You hit me!" Their play is less constructive than is normal for children their ages; they seem to prefer throwing rocks and sticks to building blocks or story-telling. Under constant peer pressure, their level of competition increases to the point where many children seek the heaviest stones, and boast of having the strongest muscles...
...bringing social problems, like those in Appalachia and Watts, to public attention, and she thinks she can do this better as a producer than an on-air personality. "I don't think of myself as the next Barbara Walters," Maria explains. "I'd prefer to be the next Roone Arledge...