Word: super-human
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...sense that it expresses a real intention or desire, but always distorts it in an effort to convert the intentional into natural fact. Barthes finds several specific processes by which this distortion is accomplished: "The Writer on Holiday," for instance, describes how the romantic image of the writer as "super-human" is given viability by "inoculating" it with a bit of reality--the writer taking a vacation like other mortals. Or, in "The Brain of Einstein," Barthes sees the myth of a universal formula for the cosmos, signified by the formula E =MC 2, located by the popular mind...
...building that provokes initial uneasiness. Massively heavy overhangs are supported by slender columns. An exposed glass staircase with no visible access projects out over the pedestrian's head. Alien green fiberglass covers the roof trusses. The concrete has been poured in super-human blocks twelve feet on a side. It's even impossible to view the entire building from any one points...
...understand the people who aren't on Desolation Row, and he tells us that the only reality he sees them in is the present. He describes a raid on Desolation Row, which is presumably a refuge of social dropouts and intellectuals. "At midnight, all the agents and the super-human crew come out and round up everyone that knows more than they do." The raid could have happened in the past--Dylan could have read it in the letter or just remembered it. Or it could happen in Dylan's imagined future. But it could not be happening...
While it is true that Mao Tse-tung and his companions made super-human exertions, the Chinese Revolution might never have succeeded if the Japanese had not invaded China in the Second World War. The Chinese leaders today overlook the significance of the extraordinary post-war conditions, attributing their success instead almost entirely to their own revolutionary activities. They are thus victims of the past when they place their emphasis on the contributions made by a small group of dedicated...
...would have taken a super-human feat for Hayes to have upset Williams, either. Only one event before Shrout's 100 victory, he had defeated Army Captain Frank Pratt with a 2:02.6 timing in the 200-yard butterfly...