Word: suggestibility
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...remarkable phony (deHory). And that's just what the viewer (victim) is supposed to believe. By running the story through flash-forwards, flash-backs, run-arounds and red herrings, Welles goes on to confuse the audience about the veracity of anything, or everything, or--as Welles might like to suggest--nothing...
...AUTOBIOGRAPHY Why Not the Best? President-elect Jimmy Carter suggested that 1976 could be viewed as a turning point, a watershed in Americar history. Making generalizations about American politics is a risky thing, even with the benefit of hindsight. Nonetheless, three events of the past month--the death of Michigan Senator Philip Hart, the election of Senator Robert Byrd (D-W. Va.) as Senate Majority Leader, and the announcements of Carter's cabinet nominations, especially those of Griffin Bell for Attorney General and Harold Brown for Secretary of Defense--suggest some of the critical choices confronting congressional leaders and some...
...report does suggest that arts be strengthened, stating: "It was the consensus of the task force that curricular offerings should be expanded and that credit should be given routinely for adequately supervised work in the arts." But it is important to note that in the summary of the task force's major recommendations, the task force has chosen not to give this recommendation as strong a priority as its dean's office reorganization, no-choice, and House course recommendations. The task force is shying away from a fight on this issue. Task force chairman Williams further underscored this unwillingness...
...Doesn't a conservation program suggest major changes in American life, like smaller cars and less travel and smaller houses...
...energy, pacing and abundance of detail, this story resembles The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test (1968). Wolfe's finest book and the keenest look at the psychedelic '60s yet written. These works suggest that his strongest card may not be satire at all. As entertaining as he is when he stands on the beach and points, Wolfe is most valuable when he journeys inside the whale...