Word: trend
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...build a new capital, grimly citing the example of Brasilia, a city built in the wilderness because "various parts of Brazil despise one another and would only agree on a wilderness site." While the decision to build a new state capital is an important one--part of disturbing trend of sacrificing the Alaskan wilderness to economic and political exigencies--the various interest groups pushing for one location over another are all too familiar. This section of the book does not measure up in fascination or majesty to the other sections and unfortunately, McPhee treats them a little too thoroughly...
...from feudal to industrial society would take the breath away from quite a few Harvard historians. It's simple, Toffler says, the society and economy, which was relatively easy to regulate during the feudal age, became too complex to be run by a handful of feudal barons. The inexorable trend toward modernization forced this small, powerful elite to involve more people in the decision making processes. Voila! The bourgeoisie...
SEVEN SISTER COLLEGE in pastoral western Massachusetts searching for scholar-leader and strong advocate of women's liberal arts education (school was notable holdout against coeducation trend that swept other schools in late '60s). College has 1,864 undergraduates, 21 grad students and 193 faculty; financial situation manageable, w/trim budget ($16,400,000) and healthy endowment ($48,900,000). Major challenge: must continue to attract (and hold) top-quality women to single-sex country campus of ivy-covered brownstone buildings. Salary: negotiable. Large stucco presidential home. An equal opportunity employer. Inquiries to Mount Holyoke...
Although the industrial revolution created a more homogeneous society, the technological revolution seems to be reversing this trend, and heading back towards heterogeneity and decentralization, he said...
...trend toward increasing massification of individuals ended in the 1950s. At that time a widely read national media standardized thought throughout the country. We are now in the process of becoming a multi-channel society," he said...