Word: unbrokenness
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...opened my mouth unless I was forced to. Every day I would promise myself I would raise my hand; at night I would lie awake trying to think of questions that wouldn't sound embarrassingly stupid; and after every section, I would leave despondent, furious at myself, my muteness unbroken. I can't help wondering now how different things might have been if there had been a few more women in the class, or if the teacher had been a woman...
These are prickly and painful times for the U.S. Secretary of State, and as a believer in the tragic destiny of man, Henry Kissinger may not be too surprised at his current plight. After a series of almost unbroken diplomatic successes, he has taken two jolting defeats. His very triumphs-in Viet Nam, in the Middle East-have returned to haunt him. In his dealings with the Soviet Union, with Turkey and the oil-producing countries, an increasingly truculent and suspicious U.S. Congress questions and curtails his efforts. Long deemed an indispensable national resource, Kissinger is being buffeted by intimations...
...Fighting for Our Lives is also a beautiful film to watch. The film was shot mostly outdoors with the camera usually held at a low angle enough so that faces are set off against unbroken blue skies framing them, forcing you to study the weariness and determination of the workers. Here again, one is struck deeply by a very simple fact: the victims of this violent oppression are not crazies but workers. These are people who get up every day at what is the middle of the night for most students and work hard all day, stooping and stretching...
Jars of Jam. Neal was so effective that some spectators laughed in appreciation of his sallies, and defense attorneys objected during a jury recess to what they called the "aspect of French Revolution" in the courtroom. Neal's rhythm remained unbroken. He summed up: "But, of course, everybody is blaming John Dean. But Mitchell also blamed Colson. Ehrlichman blames the President. Mardian blames the White House. And Mr. Haldeman really can't recall enough to blame anybody...
Despite his political and material losses, the voters may have done Constantine a small favor by barring his return to the throne. Of the six members of the Glucksburg dynasty who have ruled Greece since 1863,* only one enjoyed an unbroken reign and peaceful death. Among the less fortunate of this ill-starred family were King George I who was assassinated in 1913, King Constantino I who was deposed in 1917 for his failure to support the Allies during World War I, and his son, Alexander, who died in 1920 after being bitten by his pet monkey...