Word: symbolized
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...dungheap and motorcar morality of the present novel is the symbol of man's wonder and disgust at his failure. The storm of realism which has swept away the simple sentimentality of pre-war America is not the dying gasp of a degenerate literature: it is the attempt of man to know himself. He has been trying ever since Socrates, but only in periods of disillusioned self-scrutiny has he attained any measure of success. By understanding his strengths, his weaknesses, his abilities and his stupidities he may be able to cure those desperate ills which humanity refastens upon itself...
...eyes were turned to a spot where a sightless and handless man stood up to address the Chamber. He was Carlo Delcroix, Italy's living symbol of the War and all the horrors and glories it represented. This man, whose power over the Italian people can be compared to that of Mussolini and d'Annunzio, was nominated a Fascist Deputy as a compliment and a tribute. That was before he bared his fangs and showed that his bite was more powerful than his bark. When, earlier in the year, he bitterly attacked Fascismo, his Fascist comrades were...
...Patriotism Day?"The United States Flag is the Living Symbol of the Ideals and Institutions of Our Re- public." Points: "The red flag means death, destruction, poverty, starvation, disease, anarchy and dictatorship," "Stamp out revolutionary radicalism," "To vote is the primary duty of every patriot." Slogans: "America first," "The red flag?danger," "Visit the schools today...
Vocalization. John Gabbert Bowman, Chancellor of Pittsburgh University, was the Spirit's mouthpiece. At a dinner of the Pitt trustees and a committee of citizens, he stood and told how a vast symbol would arise in an open place of the city called Frick Acres, a symbol of snowy limestone thrusting skyward for an eighth of a mile. He told how this shaft would be a habitation for the city's students, saying: "The building is to be a cathedral of learning, a great central symbol which makes the heart leap up and understand Pittsburgh. . . . The building...
...surprising that in so many instances the most promising candidates have been ignored. The turtle is not particularly handsome, but he is unequalled as the symbol of a perfect defence. His speed too, if Aesop is to be believed, is far from negligible. From the viewpoint of the perfect attack the skunk is the only candidate in the field. The times cry out, however, for an animal versed in all the methods of warfare. Which fits the need more satisfactorily than the porcupine? His footwork may not be so flashy as that of some, but he has a finesse...