Word: affected
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...anyone takes mostly the same classes, the same tests, does the same few marquee extracurriculars. For you, probably, there was only one goal: a top-ranked school. With admission to Harvard, you won this race. But being so good in a two-dimensional world can have a profound affect on your self-image. There was no need to choose what activities you would be involved in, because you could do all of them. No need to decide which offices you wanted to run for--the president, every time. No need, in effect, to decide what you wanted, because you knew...
Knowles gets involved when there is a crisis inthe College, though he often seems uncomfortableabout it. The dean can also affect undergraduatesby setting academic policy in his work with theassociate dean for undergraduates education...
...Hillary too ?- is counting on union support to win, and Clinton?s opposition is going to make them angry." It already has. The United Steelworkers of America arranged to have steelworkers descend on the Capitol today for a rally, reminding lawmakers (and law-vetoers) that global trade can affect votes. Will the Senate put West Virginia before world affairs, and pass the quota bill (it passed the House overwhelmingly in March)? Or will the Man of Steel (formerly the Man of Jell-O) prevail in his fight for ?- gasp ?- what he thinks is right? So far, so good...
...ready to move on. "I don't think in terms of a dynasty or a great legacy," he said. "I think in terms of family. A lot of people ask me how George W.'s running for President and the possibility of him being in the White House will affect me. It won't impact me that much. I've been there. I've done that. I'm not entitled to a damn thing. It is their turn...
...person could change all that, and not all the changes are complete. But a few powerful figures gave gay individuals the confidence they needed to stop lying, and none understood how his public role could affect private lives better than Milk. Relentless in pursuit of attention, Milk was often dismissed as a publicity whore. "Never take an elevator in city hall," he told his last boyfriend in a typical observation. The marble staircase afforded a grander entrance...