Word: rebirth
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Mayor Marino promises a similar rebirth this time, aided by federal disaster relief, which was granted to Lynn last week. Says he: "We have the strength to come back. We've always had that kind of determination...
Yule Logs: Many ancient winter solstice traditions included lighted candles, bonfires and blazing logs to speed the sun on its way to yearly "rebirth." The Yule log is adopted from these pagan customs...
...date was a direct response to an array of pagan harvest festivals, and ignored the philosophical arguments offered by some Christian theologians. Most sun-worshiping early religions--including the Persian, Roman Norse, Gothic, Celtic and Anglo-Saxon--staged lavish winter solstice celebrations to mark the annual rebirth...
...book--and the whole series--"makes no excuse for the fact that its subject is film," says Cavell. Bringing together sources ranging from Shakespeare and Milton to Freud and Wittgenstein, Cavell examines the movies for such themes as rebirth, liberty, and interdependence...
...describes the brilliant efforts of producer Andrew Loog Oldham to package his charges as popular music's bad little mannish boys. And then, once those boys grew up, came the years totally clouded over by drugs, debauchery, and disillusionment, leading ultimately to Brian's death and the rebirth of the others. Struggling to reassert themselves, the Stones were forced to confront a new problem: how to keep the act spontaneous and rebellious after more than a decade of two-four rhythm. The familiar events are all thrown in, but portrayed from new and interesting angles. The drug bust at Redlands...