Word: elementalism
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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There have always been two sides to the Allen persona. One is the neurotic self-pity, echoed in the perpetual plaint, "I would never belong to any club that has me for a member." The other is a neurotic self-indulgence, which expresses itself in fantasy. An element of fantasy has consistently pervaded Allen's films, beginning with the premise that svelte Diane Keaton could ever fall for such a patent loser. Often, the fantasy backfires; but in Annie Hall--as in real life, where Keaton and Allen are living together--fantasy has a way of coming true...
Flowers, champagne and music graced the Fogg Saturday night as the museum celebrated its 50th year in its present building with a lavish ball. The party, attended by over 600 people, not only feted the Fogg's past but advanced the teaching museum's future; it is a key element in a $15 million fundraising campaign presently underway at the Fogg...
Magdalenski is the kind of player most in his element foraging in the woods where he can swing through brambles and brush with sickening violence. Dales said ruefully after the match, "he just scraped it out of the woods for fours every hole...
...broad-gauged attack on the problem for President Carter's consideration. The program is expected to offer a considerable concession to illegal immigrants now in the U.S. Those who arrived before a certain date-perhaps 1970-would be offered complete amnesty and recognized as U.S. citizens. "Some element of amnesty will be mandatory," says Carter. "Some of these illegal aliens have been here for 15 or 20 years. They are American citizens in the practical sense of the word...
...element is that I was not just giving British views. I was giving proposals which have been worked out jointly with the United States Administration. That was easily the most significant new factor. The new U.S. Administration has a very real commitment to Africa and to the principles which the African nationalist leaders themselves have been espousing over many years...