Word: viewpoint
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Hallucinations among the insane are not the result of physical changes in the brain, but the result of profound changes in the viewpoint of the patient, who tries to rationalize his own mental condition.- Dr. Henri Claude, University of Paris...
Probably the best crack in the whole picture, at least from a local viewpoint occurs in a conversation between Martin, the friend, and Judie. The former is referring to Judie's father and says, "Yes, I knew him at Harvard. He was one of those graduates that came back to try to coach the team...
...well known report on undergraduate concentration President Lowell pointed out that the emphasis should be on avocational or cultural rather than professional training. Economics gives a broad viewpoint on life when approached in a proper spirit, but it is to be feared that these figures in large part indicate at tendency toward premature vocational training which should not be encouraged...
...been through four hard-fought games on the last four Saturdays and there is less of a mental strain this week for the Crimson than there is for Yale in pointing for its traditional clash with Princeton. One reason for this happy state of affairs--from a Harvard viewpoint--is that the Holy Cross game seldom takes a serious physical toll...
Distinction: "To me the most important distinction between American and British women is the practice many American married women have of working outside their homes. ... In the United States the viewpoint seems to be: 'I'll go out and earn some money if my husband and I cannot afford to employ a cook without my adding to our income with my earnings.' In Great Britain the girl whose husband is only moderately well off would say: I shall go and have a few cooking lessons so that we need not employ a cook...