Word: youthe
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...laments that "Dark is life, dark is death" and copes by losing himself in drink. The second piece, "The Solitary in Autumn," was hardly more sanguine; the singer moaned "I weep in my loneliness; autumn stays too long in my heart." But the piece was not all despairing. "Of Youth" extolled friendship, while "Of Beauty" explored aesthetic unity in nature. Although each song seemed discrete, each number was enmeshed under one unifying rubric--Mahler's attempt to come to terms with his incipient death...
...lost her charms, and their ensuing rendez-vous stands out as the most artfully staged and intriguing scene in the play. The audience watches the pair's lovemaking silhouetted through a screen. At the same time, on a different part of the stage, Leonora appears to reminisce about her youth spent manipulating aristocrats and complains that her daughter's methods of seduction lack style. This commentary transforms the couple's reunion into a pathetic act and infuses the play with the odor of decay and loss...
...other characters also have great moments throughout the play. Desiree's touching rendition of "Send in the Clowns" caps her performance, as she and Frederik try to reconcile their love with their feeble efforts to maintain an illusion of youth. Desiree's sad experience is a great contrast to Anne's naivete, who, in the end, succeeds in convincing the audience that she has all the depth and sensitivity of a Swedish Barbie Doll...
Despite all this griping, it's actually refreshing that at a place like Harvard there are people--besides me--who aren't hurrying to grow up. I wonder if my archetypically teenage lifestyle might be part of a collective desire to enjoy the last years of essentially carefree youth? At least for now; I know I'm in good company when I feel the urge to let a little Baby Spice...
...students build boats instead of reading and writing about European settlers. These education theorists have replaced knowledge with process, phonics with whole language, merit with relevance and rigor with self-esteem. As a teacher who plans to retire soon, I shudder to think what the future holds for our youth if these college-of-education charlatans continue to reign. JOHANNA HAVER Phoenix, Ariz...