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...that it is wrong. Second, such a statement is attributed to Sephen J. Gould. In fact, neither implication is accurate. The theory of evolution by means of natural selection has been flourishing for the last two decades and at present is better off than at any time before. The triumphant march of Darwinism across the fields of biology and through the quagmires of social science has been advanced by, among others, Professor Gould himself. Gould's indefatigable efforts to present Darwin's views to the public (see his monthly essays in Natural History magazine gathered together in Ever Since Darwin...
Perhaps this film is a metaphor for the myth of the triumphant post-war America, and the subsequent disillusionment that left Americans feeling "arid." Perhaps the Old Country is sending us a message to renew our strength by returning to a simpler lifestyle, and then renew our striving for our old ideals. Perhaps Robert Traven represents the hero of our own lives that we were all meant to be. And, perhaps, this is all a bit much...
...Triumphant, the 'shmen sang their song and returned to the visitor's side of the field...
...teams have been alternating victories in the series since 1976, and since the Minutemen took a 21-7 decision two years ago in the last meeting, the Crimson should emerge triumphant today...
...Beirut, Shi'ite Amal militiamen took 37 American male passengers off the TWA jet hijacked two weeks ago and hid them somewhere in the chaos of the western sector of the city. The triumphant captors brought five of their victims before TV cameras for a news conference, in which the prisoners pleaded that the U.S. not try to rescue them or take any military reprisal lest all the hostages die. At week's end the Shi'ite Party of God staged a rally around the captured jet; 1,000 demonstrators cheered the hijackers and chanted "Death to America...