Word: revealed
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...placed in a tomb are striking rather than of deep significance, and observers are often led to undue praise because of the abundance of riches, rather than because of any deep artistic value in the finds. Although there is a possibility that the decipherment of the inscriptions found may reveal some long-desired historical records," stated Professor Chase, "the probability of this is not large, since the customary writings placed with the dead were only ritual forms and copies of the 'Book of the Dead...
...study-halls for "close-ups" "slows" and careful analysis of the student mind at work. If a man is on the line, if he needs a C to stay in college and is suspected of D tendencies, then a showing of the film will reveal the whole terrible truth. Either he is or he is not studying, and woe to the individuals whose methods or whose make-up are faulty...
...five acts. One is haunted by the feeling that taken seriously, Mr. Shaw may turn out to be a serious man, and his plays truer than people think. Alfred Dolittle, as an impersonation of "undeserving poverty", which he professes with enthusiastic candor, as others would profess religion or socialism, reveals much that is commonly unsuspected in the relations of the poor whom we have with us always. Mr. Shaw utilizes a very old literary convention when he makes his characters reveal in the first person all the secrets, even the villainous secrets of their souls. His characters take after Chaucer...
...certain western university president, who said recently: "Formal education is a system of training devised by aduits in order that the rising generation may be prepared to carry on the program regarded as important by the adults of that particular stage of civilization." A little thought will quickly reveal how keenly this analyzes the general ideal of education today. It has been left for Barrie, one of the "adults," to point out the dangers of such a conception, and to clear the way for change. Youth must not fear to think for itself; it must not trust Age; it must...
...world that the elimination of any of these conferences is practically unthinkable. The tendency is all in the other direction. The reasons are not difficult to discover. They become quite apparent as one searches. The setting, the program and the leadership of a conference like Silver Bay for instance reveal the secret of its popularity and power...