Word: realism
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Dates: during 1970-1970
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...year for the Democratic Party, Richard Nixon to the contrary notwithstanding, but it was discouraging for those who hoped to substantially change the temper of Congress. But even in losing, candidates who had been involved in the McCarthy campaign, such as Studds and Duffey in Connecticut, demonstrated a political realism painfully lacking in the past. In their efforts to create a constituency larger than just suburban liberals, through emphasizing issues such as unemployment and inflation, and in attempting to beat the opposition at a game it very often knows very little about, organization, a much-needed note of reality...
...highly polished style, stripped of embellishment in order to emphasize action, helped him to create the psychological realism that led to great critical acclaim and commercial success in Japan and abroad. Perhaps better than any other contemporary Japanese author, Mishima was able to articulate the conflicts of his people in their transition from the old culture to the Western mode of living...
...Crimson has lost only one good swimmer while adding several outstanding individuals from last winter's once-beaten freshman team. For once, it is possible to think with some realism about a victory over Yale, which Harvard last defeated...
...painting, Germany, at the start of the 19th century. They inherited no secure historical position. Their diversity was extreme. Some left Germany for Rome and Raphael; others remained at home, seeking a continuity with the Gothic past; their images ran a gamut from Blakean vision to the tightest realism. From this jumble rose a group whose imagination transcended the constraint of their circumstances; they are represented in a fascinating show, "German Painting in the 19th Century," which opened last week at the Yale University Art Gallery...
Cassill fails to seduce because cruel gods have ordained that a novelist shall not deal in occult matters in a realistic novel. Realism requires a two-inch sub-flooring, with studding not more than 18 inches apart. Besides, the author is much more adept with the occult...