Word: respectibility
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...irrigation of the villagers' crops. But Ossman decides to cut off the village's water supply to enlarge his own crops, despite his younger brother's opposition. In the ensuing battle for water Ossman and Hassan are arrested for murder, although only Ossman is responsible. Out of the traditional respect for his elders, Hassan admits guilt and takes Ossman's place in jail while he returns to the farm...
...money to be made from it, is in the firm hands of one man: His Imperial Majesty Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, Aryamehr (Light of the Aryans), Shahanshah (King of Kings). Once dismissed by Western diplomats as an insecure, in effective playboy-King, this emperor of oil commands new respect these days, as much for his ambitions as for his wealth. By means of what he has called a "white revolution," the Shah is determined to transform Iran, a country that still includes nomads whose life-style has not changed in a thousand years, into a Middle Eastern superpower...
...stress the strength of the throne, Iran lays heavy emphasis on kingly privilege. Not only do aides, including the Premier, kiss his hand, but peasants also kiss his feet as a mark of respect. When the Shah stands, everyone in his presence also stands until he sits again. Iranian public works, from the 609-ft.-tall Mohammed Reza Pahlavi dam, Iran's highest, to the Aryamehr steel complex, are named in honor of the Shah or the Shahbanou. "The outside world thinks that we want that sort of thing," said Empress Farah in an interview last week with TIME...
Although the three professors did not sign a statement expressing disappointment with Dukakis that was released at the press conference, all of them said yesterday that their respect for Dukakis has eroded during the campaign...
...Eroding Respect...