Word: methodical
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Charity is wonderful, and Americans are wonderfully generous ($122 billion in 1990). But in the hands of politicians, charity can become an excuse for ignoring social problems, not a method of addressing them. A Points of Light Foundation brochure puts the challenge well: "While many Americans prosper, another part of our country dwells on the other side of hope. Illiteracy, drug abuse, teen pregnancy, delinquency, homelessness, neglect, alienation...
Most faculty entering the afternoon meeting said the vigil was a productive method of raising awareness...
Dubuffet, Derain, Chagall and Pascin each add to the transformation of nature to the canvas. Dubuffet uses a color scheme in his canvas entitled "Site avec 2 Personnages" (1982). The bright red strokes guide the eye through the painting. This method of color contour tracking is a unique method of painting (reminiscent of Van Gogh) that Dubuffet manipulates carefully...
Chagall, the surrealist, offers no signs of architectural or sculptural space in his color lithographs. His lithographs appear soft on the surface; instead of using a single line to delineate a contour, he uses several smaller strokes. His method of transformation of nature uses the surrealist and soft impression as its primary tool...
Moorhouse also weaves humor into the fabric of her movie. One cannot help but be amused by Martin's method of catching the waiter's attention at a restaurant by pouring the wine on the table instead of the glass...