Word: roles
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...when many scientists of bright repute have relaxed their efforts and slipped into the role of inspiring figureheads and advisers to younger men, Oscar Riddle remains in the front line of research...
...sensational footballer of the year (he completed 93 out of 167 passes), might become the disappointment of the finale. The Scoreboard read Carnegie Tech 7, Texas Christian 6- because little Davey had failed to kick the extra point. But in the second half, Quarterback O'Brien resumed his role of hero, led his team to another touchdown and kicked a last-quarter field goal that not only gave Texas Christian the game, 15-to-7, but stamped it as one of the greatest football teams of the decade...
...chief weakness lies in the poor quality of the acting performances, excepting that of the little Indian boy Sabu. Unlike the mediocre portrayals turned in by the rest of the cast, his rendering of the role of Prince Azim is an artistic triumph. With his frank smile and unassuming manner, the boy has an appealing personality and a complete naturalness that stamp him as a really fine child actor...
...more vehement critics of Nazi Germany, but none yet are so eloquent as Thomas Mann. In his latest book, "This Peace," he propounds the theory that "in the guise of hypocrisy and demoralized pacifism" Czechoslovakia was betrayed by European democracies so that Fascism would be strengthened for its role as hired gunman against Russia--a role which Hitler promises to play in "Mein Kampf." This brief essay condemns, in language at once controlled and vitriolic, the "pro-fascist" English statesmen for their leading role in this "foulest page of modern history...
...truth the product of weakness and indecision. "Human drift and stupidity may attain heights beyond imagination, which observers are constantly tempted to ascribe to some planned motives." Nevertheless, the book is worth while for those who are interested in a variety of different interpretations of the historical role of the Munich settlement...