Word: rigidly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...piece follows the Graham technique. Two dancers stand on stage, bodies rigid, hands clasped around their waists, expressions stony. One faces two high-backed chairs, back to back, seating two onlooking dancers. The other faces an empty wooden stocks, a dancer behind. The music begins, slow at first but full of potent emotion. Their bodies become expressions of the music...
...home, the Soviet Union maintains rigid repression of religion and shows little real sign of any change. It is generally assumed that Poland refuses to allow Catholic radio and TV broadcasts partly because the Soviets do not want to encourage believers on their side of the border, especially in Lithuania. Tied to the Poles by culture and history, the Lithuanians are particularly oppressed and particularly resentful. It is an act of courage there even to attend Mass. Lithuanian clergy were reportedly forbidden to go to Poland during the Pope's visit. All six dioceses in the country, which was appropriated...
Twentieth century Marxist governments have done all they can to help history do in the Christian religion. As Poland proves, they have largely failed. In fact, faith in inevitable secular progress has been in decline everywhere. Partly for that reason, rigid cold war orthodoxies on both sides have softened a trifle. On paper, at least, the socialist states have recognized the importance of the human rights issue. The Soviet Union and its dutiful allies pledged, under the 1975 Helsinki accords, to "respect human rights and fundamental freedoms, including the freedom of thought, conscience, religion or belief for all." A Pope...
...case method is a very broad, varied way of teaching," George C. Lodge, professor of business administration, explains. "A 'case' can be anything from a structured situation to a magazine article. Each case serves as a basis for discussion. Some people see it as more rigid and dogmatic than it really...
...Crimson originally opposed the Core and maintains that stand. While the General Education program certainly needed revamping, the Core is not the answer. Its rigid and complicated structure adds unnecessary restrictions to the already limited choices students face in pursuing a 'liberal education.' The Gen Ed principle, requiring a wide variety of courses in a loose framework, is desirable, but the Core goes too far, specifying too narrowly what the undergraduate education will be. It is only a poor substitute for good advice and counseling that would direct students toward a balanced education, without coercing them...