Word: sentimentalism
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...this, as in the other three stories (also about waifs and strays), Author Capote has retained sentiment without permitting himself schmalz, achieved pity without falling into self-pity. Over whatever is sordid falls his crisp, clean prose. At the end of Breakfast, Holly's whereabouts are unknown and she may even be dead and "travelin' through the pastures of the sky." But her fate is really written in her dialogue. Bad little good girls like Holly Golightly never die; they go to Broadway, where Julie Harris plays them...
...Stade noted that "there was strong sentiment in faculty meeting three or four years ago to abolish all attendance taking. We decided to abandon the policy in all courses except those with more than 50 per cent freshman enrollment...
This is a report from a small CRIMSON team that surveyed political sentiment in the pivotal state of Massachusetts. Team member was Mark H. Alcott, who journeyed hither and thither...
Schlesinger termed the major issue of the campaign "the nation's realization that it lacks leadership." He noted that "while there is considerable skepticism and disappointment about Eisenhower's accomplishment, people feel a deep personal sentiment towards...
...next six months or so, visiting politicians will shake hands around town and outraged public sentiment will force one or two of these politicians to look into what's going on, I mean really going on, in Springhill. Some will suggest greater safety precautions; some will suggest that the town close up, go away and forget its troubles. But Springhill won't close up, go away and forget because things could scarcely get much worse. Canadians all over are proud of the people of Springhill because the face of the Canadian people is concave, which is good for taking punches...