Word: illusionality
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"Height is just an optical illusion," continued this man to whom altitude means nothing. "Anyone can look out of a 20 story window, but take the wall away and no one will go within ten feet of the edge. Tack a cotton cloth along that edge and people will bravely...
The average man cares little how ridiculous he may appear in the eyes of the world, so long as he gets what he considers a fair deal from the powers that be. He isn't getting anywhere near what he considers his due; he hasn't since 1929. It is...
The rest of the bill is names--Baker, Beetle, Bottle--and they all disappoint. Merely seeing Bottle in a box destroys a beautiful illusion of a deep-dyed villain; also his voice has lost its rasping note. Baker plays an accordion with finesse, even attempting the "Bolero," but his humor...
"Mr. X" is currently 15 different newshawks situated in strategic sections of the U. S. Every week each "X" writes Managing Editor Charles Colebaugh of Collier's a breezy, detailed memorandum on business, politics, public sentiment in his section. The editors select three or four of the most interesting...
Numerous members of the Harvard faculty have profited by the hot summer days to produce various large, learned, and esoteric books on their various fields. Prominent among these are William L. Langer '15, associate professor of history who has prepared a volume on the middle nineteenth century entitled "Liberalism, Nationalism...