Word: work
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Dates: during 1960-1960
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...were chosen for the program. In fact, before Slack was interested he had to be convinced that each boy "had seldom or never been able to hold a job, had an extensive court record, had been in correctional institutions, was unable to save and plan purchases, was convinced that work was for dull people, was fearful that he could not hold a job if he really tried, and was extremely resistant to even the idea of treatment...
...late they might be for the appointment. This follows the theory of "immediate reinforcement" developed by B.F. Skinner, Edgar Pierce Professor of Psychology. After a few sessions the youths began attending regularly and the researchers had passed the first barrier: they had overcome to a degree the "no-work ethic" of the group and instilled a congnizance of time. The "identification" resulting from continued association could then take place. The boys became gradually accustomed to regular, though part-time, employment...
...permanence of Vincent's contribution to art. During an interview yesterday, it became clear that he like to talk about the purely Dutch elements which his uncle depicted while in southern France. The drawbridge, boats on the beach and the flat, plain-like terrain of Vincent's mature work are all typically Dutch, not French, themes. The recurrent motif, found in the late works, of mountains rising in the distance beyond the plains reflects the lowlander's fondness for height. In Dutch medieval manuscripts the local terrain is invariably represented in this manner, an example of national wishful thinking...
...Gogh has recently begun work on the question of the genesis of creativity in an attempt to arrive at conclusions of a more general nature from the vast number of documents and artworks of his uncle that he has at his disposal. But his main interest in his uncle probably remains that of organizing exhibitions of the best examples in his family's collection for museums all over the world...
However, O'Hiri still had some more work to do after Draper's goal, and he polished off the Jumbos with two final goals. Goalie Wallace Whitney turned back infrequent Tufts scoring attempts, to insure the Crimson shutout...