Word: utopianism
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Despite the new riches, no one regarded the world through Utopian spectacles in 1959; desperate poverty was still a condition of life in many lands. Nevertheless, even the humblest of nations could at least look ahead to the 1960s with hope. There were two reasons for this. In their new wealth, the nations of the West were coming to recognize that the task of aiding the underdeveloped lands is not a burden that the U.S. alone should bear; it is a job to be shared. Secondly, most underdeveloped nations have modified or cast aside their once strongly held socialist notions...
...network "assumes complete responsibility to the public for what appears on NBC." But the ad also insisted that "TV wins a daily vote of confidence in 45 million American homes," and rejected "grandiose schemes for television's Utopia." Unfortunately, NBC has so far brought forth no notable schemes, Utopian or otherwise, seems to be spending much of its brainpower working over the pity of it all. CBS has reiterated its own notion of responsibility-without having done anything noteworthy about more balanced programing, either-convinced that its function as broadcaster should not be parceled out to committees, however eminent...
...addition to offering non-Honors students beneficial tutorial opportunity, the program could point the way to new interdepartmental combinations, valuable for the both Honors and non-Honors study. Because of its many advantages, the non-Honors program should be brought from the realm of utopian discussion to that of practical planning and implementation...
Nearly everywhere, differences between the University's stated policy and actual practice--a perpetual falling-short, a hypocrisy of ideals--become evident. The Deans paint a picture of a system of campus life that seems both infallible and utopian, but harsh reality reveals an embarrassing similarity between Penn's methods of guaranteeing the right kind of environment and the technique used in the more successful Eastern finishing schools...
Governor Luis Munoz Marin reiterated his belief that nationalism is an obsolescent concept in the face of nuclear energy in the concluding Godkin lecture, last night. He declared that federalism therefore must cease to be only a "noble but utopian idea" and become a "purpose to be held by the hearts of mankind...