Word: themes
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...past. In several of his books set in the Third World, his jaded protagonists have stood in direct contrast to the crusading idealists who set out to save the world and end up wreaking more havoc than happiness. The most memorable and, sadly, the most prescient example of this theme came in Greene's The Quiet American, about Vietnam in the days when the Americans were still only supplying arms to the French. The reformist zealot there was a clean-cut, self-serious American adviser named Pyle who was bent on saving the Vietnamese for Democracy--by strategically wiping them...
...though he added that real freedom from terrorist attacks could come only through a peace settlement. The motive was not revenge, he said, because "there cannot be any retaliation or retribution for the blood of innocent citizens." The newly named Chief of Staff, General Raphael Eitan, echoed the same theme when he quoted a line from Hebrew Poet Chaim Nachman Bialik: "Revenge for the killing of a small child has not yet been invented by Satan...
...author succeeds in conveying a sense of loss without bathos. But his characters are familiar archetypes, and the family's newspaper gives off no scent of soul or sweat; too often the novel suggests the aroma of mothballs. The theme of A Family Trust demands a major treatment; it receives only a compelling outline. As a novelist, Ward Just is still promising rather than delivering...
...dance these principles are "locomotive necessity" and "reversing impulses." His idea is that the body is guided by certain natural patterns of movement that reflect the laws of physics Reversing impulses applies to the ability of the human mind to modify what seems natural. Throughout the dance, this theme results in several surprising changes that are designed to eliminate the boredom of predictable movements...
...Fine's case, inspiration came in a quick moment, while the task of choreographing took several months. Once he had chosen his theme, he discussed it with Claire Mallardi, who helped choose the best style for its presentation. Her concern is to avoid techniques that are "tacky, superficial, imitative or sophomoric...