Word: super
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...also criticized past governments for a preoccupation with organization and structure. "The super-competent administrator and all his trappings have had their day. It is time for the students to have theirs," she said...
While it is true that Mao Tse-tung and his companions made super-human exertions, the Chinese Revolution might never have succeeded if the Japanese had not invaded China in the Second World War. The Chinese leaders today overlook the significance of the extraordinary post-war conditions, attributing their success instead almost entirely to their own revolutionary activities. They are thus victims of the past when they place their emphasis on the contributions made by a small group of dedicated...
...corps," he read. "Now here's one that I think is pretty nice. 'Poetry is a seizure....' I don't think I've ever heard poetry described that way, have you? 'Poetry is a seizure in which instead of being unconscious for a while one is super-conscious...
...such ambiguity surrounds Rafferty. He is a super-Republican, a superpatriot, a superconservative. He won his nonpartisan educational post in 1962 by 237,384 votes; he was re-elected in 1966 with a record tally of 2,925,401, or 1,580,000 more than the combined total garnered by his three opponents. A lifetime educator, Rafferty built his popularity on his harsh criticism of progressive education, which he calls "slobism" and the "fraud of the century...
...difficulties lie deeper than just interesting these "ultra-super nominalists" in meaningful political activity. One disillusioned Executive Committee member blamed the club's impotence on those who view the organization as a stepping stone for future political careers. "They range from pseudo-new-Leftists in grey flannel suits to those who would be in SDS, but are too timid to affiliate with it for fear of hurting their budding political careers," he said. "Reluctant to voice any effective platform, they present a generalized liberal view centered entirely around elections, with no conception of extra-political social means of bringing about...