Word: themes
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...interesting to see the variations on this general theme in the different countries of western Europe. The Dutch are desperately reconstructing and wistfully hoping for some encouragement on the colonial front. The French center most of their attention on their own confused political situation, and rather gloomily look for further internal chaos before the nation settles down to work. The Swiss are practiced observers of the world scene and, perhaps through wishful thinking, are optimistic over the ultimate future of Britain and France. They might be likened to a small marathon runner poised at the starting line while the bigger...
...what we all made of the visitation of Henry Wallace. We took it calmly. But I must confess that there were moments when I had a feeling that this was part of the script of a yet-to-be-produced satirical play called The Forty-Ninth State. Conceive the theme. Henry Wallace, the shrewdest and most far-visioned American political leader of his age, anticipates that the absorption of Britain by the U.S. is inevitable. So he gets out ahead of all possible rivals and corrals the votes of the 49th state. Kingsley Martin; what a Campaign Manager! Dick Grossman...
This week Secretary Marshall went on the air to expand that theme. After painstakingly reviewing the tedious hours of conference haggling, he said: "Despite the disagreements . . . and the difficulties encountered, possibly greater progress towards final settlement was made than is realized. The critical differences were for the first time brought into the light and now stand clearly defined so that future negotiations can start with a knowledge of exactly what the issues are that must be settled...
...music reviewer discussing a new ballet must limit his comments mainly to its musical aspect. The subject of "Night Journey" is the Jocasta of the Oedipus legend foreseeing her destiny. It is a theme of dark and unrelieved tragedy, and its prevalent emotional atmosphere is reproduced with general conviction on Mr. Schuman's score. The score is expertly wrought in the treatment of its musical ideas, and in the atmospheric contribution of its scoring and instrumental hues. It gives a sense of portentousness, while it seemed at times rather less revealing of the full scope of the emotions...
...Theme requirements in courses inaugurated last fall range from two or three a term to one a month. Most corrections are on the basis of ideas related to the course with little or no attention paid to writing ability. This is in sharp contrast to the Committee's recommendation that the English instructors, after being absorbed by the general education program, should discuss weekly themes in conference with each individual student. Though this ultimate goal will require time, the very fact that it is a difficult changeover necessitates early experimentation to locate the wrinkles so they may be ironed...