Word: wrongness
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1960
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...event, if in fact the bees have settled, and Kennedy has won, the puzzling question is "Why?" What has Kennedy done right and what has Nixon done wrong, to bring about this result? An answer is hard to pin down, particularly in a Harvard community, which is, after all, far from normal. To many here who like Kennedy or who sympathize strongly with his views, the apparent winner's campaign has been disappointing, with few high spots and many weak statements, missed opportunities and errors of omission. To these same people, who never expected much of Nixon, the Vice-President...
...running down America" and "not giving an inch of the area of freedom"; a carry-over of Eisenhower's immense personal popularity; the material satisfaction of those who have prospered (or think they have prospered) under Eisenhower. Kennedy has done nothing right, except being himself. Nixon has done nothing wrong, except also being himself...
...translate, Bertolt Brecht. Bentley, then an instructor at U.C.L.A., was introduced to him in Hollywood as a man who could translate German. Brecht read some of his tentative translations and then produced some original material. "Line by line, I would translate and he would tell me what was wrong with my translation," Bentley now recalls with a smile that insinuates the nature of the criticism. "It wasn't that bad," he adds, breaking into a laugh, "in everyday life Brecht could even be called retiring. He never tried to play the role of a great...
...talky," said one elderly lady. "Every time I open the paper he has something to say, and always about different problems." "I've lived through two wars," said another, "and I pray every night that we won't have a third. I think we're wrong about this Cuba business, and we're making too many bombs." Why won't she vote for Meyer? "I don't know, I just disagree with...
Irma La Douce. A French musical as fetching and airy as a bouffant petticoat stars Elizabeth Seal, who convinces with her singing and dancing that she can really do no wrong, despite her role as a prostitute...