Word: downtrodden
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...such high moral and ethical purpose as the Corporation members profess to have. I don't accuse them of plagiarism, but the last time I read such self-serving hypocrisy on the subject was in a recent Times editorial authored by another gentleman famous for his compassion for the downtrodden, William F. Buckley. Sankar Swaminathan...
...Blight. Seattle has rebuilt half of its city center since 1970 and renovated two previously downtrodden downtown districts, turning them into fashionable areas for restaurants, boutiques and offices...
...nearly 700 divisions across South Africa and in Rhodesia as well. Although its initial aim was to promote Afrikaans language, history, culture and education, the Broederbond was soon involved in creating financial, banking and business institutions as a way of mobilizing the meager financial resources of the downtrodden Afrikaners. Today some of these firms-notably Volkskas, Sanlam and Federale Volksbeleggings-are financial giants...
...easy one to understand; as the story unfolds, the layers go deeper and deeper, with nuance upon nuance adding to its complexity. On one level, it is about the contrast between Marat, the revolutionary trapped in a bathtub by skin disease, and Sade, who denounces the French downtrodden's uprising in favor of a more passionate kind of violence. On another, the play is about the thin line between sanity and lunacy: the inmates' presentation of the world seems less and less crazy as their play progresses. On yet another level, it is about the class struggle...
Canal Zone is three hours long and somewhat repetitive, but its temperature rises steadily as it proceeds. At first it seems that Wiseman has made this film only to poke obvious fun at colonialism: he includes some all too pointed shots of the downtrodden Panamanians who perform the Americans' menial labor. By the time Canal Zone reaches its Memorial Day climax, however, it becomes as bitter as Sinclair Lewis' Main Street...