Word: stressed
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...just verbal, but visual art-forms stress the unseen. Recently a smudged piece of paper entitled "Drawing by DeKooning erased by Rauschenberg with the artist's permission" sold as a work of art. When idea triumphs over image in this way, the art evades sensory comprehension; we can't reach it through sight, taste, smell, sound or even touch; the only way it can be grasped is with the intellect. The question that should be asked last gets asked first: "What's it all about...
...with a fatherless child and a mother still bringing her groceries, the authors conclude, "In certain respects her life was a paradox:...Despite her hammerblows against convention, she had always been dependent on her parents--to get her out of jail, to shelter her in times of stress, to support her habits and nurture her ambitions. For all Lisa's rebellion, she had won little independence." Fortunately, such pat answers are rarely proferred; they serve mainly to remind one how little the authors do intrude, a temporary annoyance that underlines their general success...
Bigotry Backlash. Carter seemed to be benefiting from a growing backlash against the National Conference of Catholic Bishops' efforts to make abortion a major campaign issue. The bishops' stress on the subject and their apparent preference for Ford's position had met with serious objection within the church. The National Federation of Priests' Councils urged "a more balanced image" on the issues, and the National Coalition of American Nuns announced it intended to endorse Carter...
...draft removed an important constraint on men considering time off; he adds that the pressure on students owing to heavy competition for places in graduate and professional schools has increased markedly in recent years, and suggests that this has resulted in more leaves of absence due to stress and self-doubt...
That he did apologize on May 21 and stress that it was naivete which brought his comments out the way they appeared in the public press is not enough to bring apologies from those who had called him a racist. He left people little other choice to do so, considering the past character of his research in genetics and insensitive public statements...