microcosm
Noun
Meaning
A little world; a miniature universe. Hence (so called by Paracelsus), a man, as a supposed epitome of the exterior universe or great world. Opposed to macrocosm.
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According to Stone, I feel this was in the spirit of the truth because Garrison also met a deep throat type named Richard Case Nagell, who claimed to be a CIA agent and made Jim aware of a much larger scenario than the microcosm of New Orleans.
A satire in the mold of Preston Sturges, it’s American politics in microcosm.
Even in a smaller elected seat, an incumbent wields immense power and can shape the course of that microcosm for decades with the ideologies and legislation they back.
Complete empirical measurements are generally restricted to a specific habitat, such as a cave or a pond, and principles gleaned from food web microcosm studies are extrapolated to larger systems.
Beyond the microcosm of the college campus is the looming future: either the ensuing years of your undergraduate degree or the question of what life holds post graduation.
Giroux’s hat trick was simply a microcosm of how well he’s played so far.