Word: temperamental
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Vastola has a temperament that seems perfectly suited to fencing. Self-assured, with a calm exterior that hides a fiercely competitive interior, he possesses both the poise and the intensity which are necessary ingredients of success in this demanding sport.
Karl argues that Conrad's Polish origins colored his art just as much as did the years spent at sea. Indeed, the prophetic pessimism of Conrad's fiction can be traced to his youth; a child of the 19th century, he was tossed about in true 20th century...
The yeasty comic genius of the play rests with a totally reluctant fourth suitor, a court councilor named Podkoliosin (Peter Michael Goetz). Russian inertia runs like psychic sludge through Podkoliosin's veins. He is a precursor of Goncharov's famed character Oblomov, who could barely make the effort...
Lately even the most hard-core sports fan cannot deal with the change in tempo and temperament in the NBA, and who can blame him? Defense is a lost art. The average salary is over $120,000 (and that includes the likes of Kevin Stacom). Physical play is a watchword...
Yet Victoria was never quite at home in that world, despite her intense reverence for its grandeur and tradition. Brought up in the isolation of a rented villa, a decorous distance from her father's diplomatic post, she was put in a convent after her mother died in childbirth...