Word: maintained
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Dates: during 1970-1970
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...must we always assume that ours is the superior culture that can teach, but has nothing to learn from them? We have proved ourselves less than wise by ravaging our environment almost beyond saving in less than 500 years, while they managed to maintain an ecological balance for perhaps more than 10,000 years. The new militants may be just the ones to build a bridge of understanding across the chasm separating our cultures-if we have the humility to learn and they have the patience to teach...
...minuscule. Moreover, it can be argued that the continued U.S. effort in Laos is a logical consequence of the Nixon program in Viet Nam; if a gradual, orderly withdrawal from Viet Nam is to proceed, it is obviously important to keep neighboring Laos from collapsing. Besides, some U.S. officials maintain that the U.S. effort in Laos represents precisely what the U.S. should have stuck to in Viet Nam: an American training and logistics operation combined with air support, but without ground troops...
...Trial. Obviously a judge has to maintain order in his court, but ordering physical restraints is often futile. Bound and gagged, Bobby Seale still managed to squeal and squirm enough to disrupt the Chicago proceedings. Besides, the sight of a bound prisoner is repugnant to most Americans. And a gag only supports defendants' claims that they are being silenced for their political views. Judge Julius Hoffman finally ordered Seale to jail to await trial alone...
...real reason for terminations and harassment is the political perspectives they maintain in and out of the classroom," he said...
...focuses dramatic energy inward onto the relationships of the Essenbeck family. Visconti's mise-en-scene is equally grandiose, incorporating massive interiors and immense spaces. It helps integrate the characters into one pattern of contrary emotional drives. The film's confinement within one mansion becomes the best way to maintain intense and unified oppositions of personal lust...