Word: acceptance
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...national government was anathema to many of the delegates. The Articles of Confederation had promised that "Each state retains its sovereignty, freedom and independence." Indeed, when the delegates from tiny Delaware had presented their credentials on opening day, they announced that their state legislature had expressly forbidden them to accept any change in the system by which each state had one vote in Congress. Delegate George Read had asked the legislature to impose that restriction because, as he wrote to a colleague, "such is my jealousy of most of the larger States that I would trust nothing to their candor...
...against Muslims and Arabs in the U.S.) The document also considered the touchy matter of converting Jews to Christianity. The approved text asserts that "Christians have no reason to be reluctant in sharing the good news of their faith with anyone." It adds, "Many Jews have been unwilling to accept the Christian claim and have continued in their covenant tradition...
...government responded by shutting down more than 50 major universities two to three weeks before summer vacation was to begin. But many students refused to accept the chance for an early holiday, remaining on or near the campus for nightly antigovernment rallies. In perhaps the most momentous development, the protests for the first time received the support of segments of South Korean society other than students. Housewives, businessmen and assorted onlookers shouted encouragement and occasionally joined the marchers, who in many cases were their sons and daughters. In Pusan, the country's second largest city and the scene...
...Administration was grateful for the reprieve. "Congress blinked," sighed a senior Pentagon official. "But the question is for how long." Reagan made it clear that he was certainly not going to blink. "We will accept our responsibility for these vessels in the face of threats by Iran or anyone else," he insisted in a televised address last week. "If we don't do the job, the Soviets will...
...claims." Unfortunately for the victims, doctors have few treatments to offer. Stress reduction or sleeping pills may provide some relief. For now, says Gidget Faubion, who runs a 9,000-member support group for the afflicted that is based in Portland, Ore., most sufferers must learn to accept the severity of their condition. Says she: "If you don't change your attitude, you're going to make a suicide call to me within six months...