Word: vision
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...brother Henry, a successful suburban dentist in South Orange, New Jersey. Then there is the counterlife that Henry decides to live in Israel and the counterlife that Nathan decides to live in England. The interaction between these various worlds and people provides the canvas on which Roth paints his vision of his Jewishness...
Neither Sly Stallone nor Oliver Stone can put the whole picture of Viet Nam on a movie screen. There were 2.7 million stories in the naked jungle. Each veteran has his own view of the war, and each will have his own vision of Platoon. More than a few are disturbed by its presentation of a military unit at war with itself. Says Bob Duncan, 39, who served in the 1st Infantry at the same time Stone was in the 25th: "He managed to take every cliche -- the 'baby killer' and 'dope addict' -- that we've lived with...
Once these characteristics seemed at worst material for mild jokes (Reagan has told some of the funniest), at best part of the charm and uncluttered vision that made him an effective leader. His oblivious attitude and shaky understanding of issues has long been a public secret; indeed it is the worrisome basis for his defense of himself from any Iranscam culpability. But even if his poor concentration is no worse than it has been for years, the problems it has recently caused and the sense of drift that has emerged make it a matter of concern once more...
...hoping to spur discussion about the next step in the Reagan revolution, pronounced the prospective agenda "boring, boring, boring." The President just listened politely, and nothing new emerged. Partly it is a matter of selective engagement: Reagan enjoyed meeting last November with a group of futurists who discussed their vision of the 21st century, but he does not seem bothered by not having had a director of policy planning since last September...
This has led to the charge that he lacks vision. It rankles him. Recently he asked a friend to help him identify some cutting issues for next year's campaign. Instead, the friend suggested that Bush go alone to Camp David for a few days to figure out where he wanted to take the country. "Oh," said Bush in clear exasperation, "the vision thing." The friend's advice did not impress...