Word: yourselfing
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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The philosopher is hidden in the painter, but Gerassi does come forth with a Spanish sense of tragedy combined with hope. It is reflected in pictures like the black and white jug with its tragic air or in such remarks as: "Each time you fail, you learn something. If you...
A number of explanations have been offered for the increased activity in the creative and performing arts that has burst upon this and other academic communities. Some say it is due to the inwardness of this generation, its close ties to Europe and a national swing to "do it yourself...
In "Politics and the English Language" he analyzed its abuses, observing that cliches "perform the important service of partially concealing your meaning even from yourself." The abuse of language by recourse to ready-made phrases is the most obvious and often the first of attempts to create the "reduced state...
"Contradict yourself, in order to live. You must remain broken up," wrote Lewis in 1917. His contempt for the sham he felt in Western Society led to, "Self. Self. One must rescue that sanity. Truth, duty--are insanity." And again, from the mouth of one of his characters, "Expect nothing...
Author Smith (a father of two boys eleven and eight years old) is also pretty tired of such notations on his children's report cards as "gets along well with the group." He would like to see the return of solid rules of behavior which all kids, understood and...