Word: realm
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...read too earnestly in Pleasantville an allegory of American society would be to distort its main intent, which is to please. Its political and cultural allusions are more playful than profound, and in overall tone it remains light-hearted, never leaving the comic realm. This is one of the reasons the movie succeeds so effortlessly. Great drama it may not be, but it's certainly at treat to watch...
...such otherworldly prominence? Armand relates its title character's rise from slavery to vampirism under the tutelage of Marius, a beautiful and seemingly omnipotent predator long in the business of the undead. In both language and imagery, Rice skillfully immerses her reader in the world of vampirism, a realm of drawing rooms and bed chambers, sumptuous meals, perfumed sheets, unabashed seduction and lascivious blood thirst. The diction itself is formal almost to the point of stiffness; its linguistic archaism suits the nature of its time period and its subject, effectively transporting readers to the centers of both...
Heaney, in declaring that "we're all together in this language," extends the Good Friday Agreement-the political end of hostilities between the Irish and English peoples--into a literary and cultural realm. This new translation of Beowulf, then, is more of a gesture of commonality than an aggressive assertion of distinction or superiority. As much as their violent history has pulled them apart, the English and the Irish do at least speak the same language. This helps explain why Heaney did not necessarily resent his inclusion is an anthology of "English" literature compiled by Faber and Faber, Co. Though...
...what we already know-Harvard's educational policies carry influence beyond our crimson walls. Harvard can learn from Cornell's decision in that the College should be constantly reevaluating its prevalent system while looking for ways to improve it. Only by doing so can it remain a leaderin the realm of undergraduate education...
...should never underestimate the importance of ideals and continue to emphasize their implementation in the real world. It is in this realm that the U.N. and its member states have failed. Since the end of the Cold War conflict and famine have persisted--and in many cases even increased...