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Miss draws indirectly from this array of sources, combining and juxtaposing motifs to achieve certain effects. She hopes to convey a sense of the "content" of the forms, to stir memories of past experiences. Thus she tries to reach out to the viewer both emotionally and psychologically...
...candidates. But there is plainly something heady about swooping down through mountains or over prairies and hearing the blare of bands in tribute to the caravan. Anybody who has heard the Mormon Tabernacle Choir sing The Battle Hymn of the Republic for a rally has felt the stir. Reagan even seems to enjoy the campaign food. Unlike other candidates who only nibble, Reagan plows right...
Back in Young's day the student code forbade even movies and the theater. TV made that untenable. Students are now advised to use "discretion" in entertainment. These strictures stir little student resistance; most Wheaton students come from families with similar behavior patterns. Says Deb Diller, 18, a pretty freshman from Pandora, Ohio: "The only thing I'm not allowed to do here that I do at home is dance. If I want to dance, I can dance in the summertime...
...same amount of good luck and bad luck in the world. If one person doesn't get the bad luck, somebody else will have to get it in their place. (etc., etc.) We can never alter the ratio of good to evil. All we can do is keep things stirred up so neither good nor evil solidifies. That's when things get scary. Life is like a stew, you have to stir it frequently, or all the scum rises...
...adds twists of its own. The residences are not isolated but located in neighborhoods. MARRinc looks for houses or apartments that can accommodate only five or so people. Explains Brown: "The limit is how many people can get around the dining-room table. The number is big enough to stir up a lot of different attitudes. It is also small enough to keep people from burying their feelings...