Word: quell
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Ivan seems to be in a trance in the scenes in the church or when he is making grand proclamations. In Part II, his eyes are a sight to behold: they no longer dart from side to side, but stare resolutely straight on, offering us evil personified. To quell the boyar conspiracy, Ivan creates his secret police force, the "Oprichnina." The parallels between this medieval Russian epoque and the Stalinist Terror are obvious. It's not clear whether Eisenstein intended it to be this way or whether we are looking back with twentieth century hindsight at the parallels...
...Lezama's observation that there was "no real attempt to locate the source of internal problems and quell widespread dissension among Catholics," I disagree. The Vatican made a conscious decision nearly two years ago to have World Youth Day be an international celebration. Thus, young people from around the globe came together to celebrate their shared identity as Roman Catholics. I believe any and all attempts to examine our "internal life" as a church begin in our shared commitment to be Roman Catholic. That is, to claim as our own a faith tradition which is rich in its spiritual...
...Eager to quell speculation about the death of reported CIA agent Fred Woodruff, officials in the Republic of Georgia say he was killed when a soldier, refused a lift, fired once at the car Woodruff was riding in as it passed...
...trip could have provided an opportunity for Catholics to do some housecleaning and to address the problems which threaten to undermine the Church. There was instead no real attempt to locate the source of internal problems and quell widespread dissension among Catholics...
Unfortunately, Epps has been unable to quell the backastabbing. While he persuaded Foundation Director S. Allen Counter and Asssistant Dean of Race Relations Hilda Hernandez-Gravelle to hold five events jointly (in the last five years, they had never done anything together) he was unable stop Counter from such unprofessional, backhanded tricks as encouraging the AAA letter. Counter has made anti-Semitic remarks, and has made Jewish students feel uncomfortable at The Foundation. Hernandez-Gravelle has been more constructive recently in her role as a counselor and behind the scenes advisor. Still, she has an unfortunate tendency...