Word: reborning
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...Reborn from the darkness...
Citation: "Citizen of a land known of old, newly reborn in our own day as a sovereign state, product of its schools and of the American University in Beirut . . . trained in mathematics, physics and philosophy, scholar and teacher, diplomat and international figure, the wide sweep of your learning, the scope of your perspective and the strategic location of your nation have given you remarkable opportunity for the sympathetic interpretation of the Near East to the West and of the U.S. to Western Asia...
Dehydration of animal life has long intrigued scientists. As early as 1776, an Italian, Abbe Spallanzani dried out microscopic rotifera and tardigrada, then brought them to life with water. But Spallanzani worried about the souls of his tiny experimental animals. Were they reborn or did entirely new souls develop after dehydration? He took his problems to caustic French Philosopher Voltaire, but got little help. If the rotifera and tardigrada regained life, Voltaire could see no reason why they should not acquire new souls. "The only thing I am really curious about," said he, "is, why does the Great Being grant...
...modern dance selection, Harlequin in April, is a Boston premiere. Slightly reminiscent of the Faust legend, Harlequin represents "human aspiration reborn with the flowers in April. This aspiration makes it possible for him to break away from the plants, who are earthbound and self-sufficient." As the curtains draw back, you see Pierrot, the fool, garbed in a baggy white robe. Using magic, he transforms what looks like a mound of objects into humans who writhe as it in Dante's Interno. The mystic mood is extremely moving, especially when Pirman Treeu battles with an ever-increasing host of unicorns...
...differentiate him from any well-liked public figure, and to Englishmen he was far more than that. He holds a place in the English society roughly equivalent to that which the Bible, the Constitution, and the Declaration of Independence would hold here if they coalesced and periodically died, were reborn, raised families, and traveled around the country inspecting new shipyards and factories...