Word: viewings
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...only rule was to avoid political discussions. "We knew we couldn't change an Egyptian's point of view by arguing with him," said a Foreign Ministry spokesman. "The most we could hope to do was to open his eyes." Some were hard to convince. One Egyptian refused to believe Israel was not starving until he ordered a ten-egg omelette in a café, was served it by the owner without comment...
...elaborate. The recent Harvard Dramatic Club staging of Hamlet had a budget of well over four thousand dollars, a figure which is by no means exceptionally large. Unfortunately even when these expensive productions get their outlay back at the box office, the result from an artistic point of view more often than not does not justify the expense...
From the Pentagon's point of view this merger would be a good idea, incorporating all the reserve forces under a centralized control. There is little chance that they will attempt this overtly, though, since the Guard is closely tied in with state politics. Even President Eisenhower has recently pledged himself to the preservation of the National Guard...
This is not to say that all the ideas expressed in this book are likely to upset the reader. On the contrary, it is only at the moment when one disagrees with them that Wilson's views suddenly appear too extreme. He is generally convincing, always interesting, and filled with fascinating bits of information gleaned from a long lifetime of looking into all the various areas of human activity. His explanation of the "mystery" of the Russians, however valid, offers new points of view on a topic that is of deep interest today. The section of the book devoted...
...this is true, then there is, from a subjective point of view, very little art. The typical reader wants a diversion. He reads in order to prevent anything happening to him. He reads because he cannot stand being alone. He reads for the same reason he smokes, or drinks, or plays records, or gossips. The proof is that most people combine these things with their reading...