Word: verbalizations
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...poet, wrote a book of revolutionary verse prior to the release of his first politicized album, Winter in America. The album included such "H2O-G-A-T-E Blues," a saga about you-know-what and "The Bottle," a track about one man's bout with alcoholism. The real verbal delivery came in South Africa to South Carolina which delved deep into the upbeat rhythms and punctuated lyrics that have become Scott-Heron/Jackson's trademark...
Scott-Heron and Jackson work together but Scott-Heron has received most of the popular acclaim because the most notable tracks feature his music and lyrics. His music has prompted some to conclude that Scott-Heron is "a verbal John Coltrane," undoubtedly a more accurate description than the "Black Bob Dylan" label. The similarity to Coltrane is slightly evident in "A Prayer For Everybody," the album's most instrumental track. Yet Scott-Heron is a duplicate of no one you have heard before. A true artist can do more than sing the I-love-you-you-love-me routine...
Conclude the researchers: "In word and action, the Cleveland parents generally seem to be repeating a pattern set before them by their parents that includes little, if any, verbal communication about sexuality." Emancipation or not, it's apparently the same old birds and bees...
...Historically, the board has taken the position that intensive drills and coaching doesn't do much good," Holloway said. "But in recent years more studies were done that show there may be some effect on the math section. Refreshing and reviewing math may be advantageous. In the verbal area, it doesn't do much good...
...spring, the University forced them back on the job on a legal technicality--the able lawyers had inserted a clause in their contract requiring that the B&G Union give the University 30 days notice before striking. But the contract had run out and it was unclear whether the verbal agreement included the 30 day clause. Harvard also slapped the wrists of striking B&G workers by levying disciplinary penalties of suspension without...