Word: rootes
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...idea that there might be intelligent life on Mars took root in the 17th century, after Johannes Kepler developed his theory of planetary motion, which helped rebut the old Ptolemaic idea of an earth-centered system of celestial bodies. Kepler's ideas supported the Copernican theory that the sun is the true center of man's universe. Its implications were profound. If the earth is only one of several planets orbiting the sun, could it be the only one to contain life? Newton, Huygens and Voltaire all speculated on the existence of intelligent life elsewhere in the solar...
Mary Jo had been looking forward to the weekend on Martha's Vineyard. It meant seeing her old friends from the Boiler Room, perhaps playing some nostalgic games of touch football and having yet another chance to root for a Kennedy. She had never worked directly for Ted Kennedy. In fact, some of her friends remember that, in comparison with his brothers, Ted Kennedy was not an idol to Mary Jo Kopechne...
...says Jackson. He batted in ten runs in a game with Boston. During a recent game in Oakland, he belted three home runs against Seattle pitchers. After he cracked two home runs in a single game in Washington, Jackson received a telegram from a local fan: "Although I always root for the home team, I have nothing but the highest admiration for your performance the night I saw you. Sincerely, Richard Nixon...
...legendary Nude Descending a Staircase made him the succes de scandale of Manhattan's 1913 Armory Show. Duchamp responded by giving up painting. Next, he presented an unlikely series of "readymade" objects, including a snow shovel and a urinal, as artistic creations, and saw that idea take root. Then, having shaken the pillars of traditional esthetics, he abandoned art altogether. In 1923, not yet 40, Duchamp settled down to a life of chess, pipesmoking, reflection-and grew even more famous...
Though sometimes divided on other issues, the Supreme Court has been nearly united in its determination to root out racial injustice in the U.S. Last week the court reacted firmly against efforts to evade,either its own pronouncements or laws against discrimination. In the three most important racial cases of the current session, the court...