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Word: dialectics (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1980
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Later, when he traveled to Peking in search of a job as a librarian, scholars laughed at his southern (Hunan) dialect. In this respect, Wilson said, Mao resembles leaders, all of whom came from outlying provinces, such as Napolean, a Corsican, Hitler, an Austrian, and Stalin, a Georgian...

Author: By Arim. Lieman, | Title: Childhood Made Mao Insecure, China Scholar Tells Audience | 2/27/1980 | See Source »

Redford manages to tug the movie to a level that makes it worth seeing. In his first role since All the President's Men, he proves himself still capable of the twinkly eye and boyish, ultra-bright smile. The man can act. Except for several lapses in his Westernese dialect, he shows he can play more than Newman's or Hoffman's sidekick...

Author: By David Frankel, | Title: Against Culture Shlock | 1/4/1980 | See Source »

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