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...already published The Origin of Species, assuring himself a slice of eternity and a reputation as one of history's most influential scientific thinkers. But, Mendel remained an obscure Austrian cleric, an inconsequential geneticist whose genius was not recognized until 20 years after, his death. Darwin was certainly unfamiliar with the monk's work, and Mendel has left no word of what he thought of Darwin's evolutionary theory, a theory that tried to explain the diversity and similarities among organisms, both past and present...
...opening game. Howard Sands, in the number-one position. overpowered the unique double-fisted backhand of opponent Mark Flur to win, 7-6, 6-4. A series of long rallies dominated court play as Sands was forced to modify his usual serve and volley game and frequent the unfamiliar territory of the backcourt...
...MacCaffrey, Higginson Professor of History, said yesterday it would remedy flaws in the current tutorial program, "History 97 had become shapeless and students were baffled as to what it was all about," he said, adding that most history tutors felt uncomfortable teaching a non-Western topic because they were unfamiliar with...
...Payments Isabel devotes a decade to her father. In both, the lead woman is relieved of her chains in Payments by a death in the family, in Women by open rebellion. Felicitas, like Isabel, recognizes her lost youth and feels misplaced and uncomfortable in a world she is unfamiliar with. Both strike out, have unsuccessful but sexually educational affairs, and finally, both move back toward the spiritual womb...
...Apollonian wheel of the setting sun. Yet although these images have joined the noble cliches of art history, they can be seen afresh through their relationship with the work of other artists. The service this show does for Van Gogh is to place him in a clear but somewhat unfamiliar cultural context, so that he is seen not as an inspired half-madman working out his obsessions in isolation, but as an artist in constant dialogue with his comrades...