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Word: agee (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...interview with The Crimson yesterday, Wofford said Americorps had "come of age" and was poised, in these prosperous economic times, to galvanize students to improve their communities...

Author: By M. DOUGLAS Omalley, | Title: Clinton Calls to Expand Americorps | 2/11/1999 | See Source »

...committed as children--Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Iran and the United States--the U.S. has executed more children than any of the others: 160 since 1973. This monstrosity occurs despite the fact that every major international human rights treaty expressly prohibits executing people for committing crimes before the age...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Death Penalty Unfair, Unjust And Must be Abolished | 2/11/1999 | See Source »

...least for the first six months, they were optimistic about their long term prospects. But, because of their stage in life, they never married, and eventually things fell apart. Now, after dating new people for just 12 weeks, they're both engaged. Social convention encourages marriage at the age of 22 but not 19. And three years from now, if the new couples find themselves unhappy, their married status will hopefully compel them to work through their problems and remain together. Yet who is to say that new matches are any better than the old ones? What if we meet...

Author: By Noah Oppenheim, | Title: Endpaper: The Slot-Machine of Love | 2/11/1999 | See Source »

...firm believer that even if there is no "one," there certainly are only a finite great few. Of course, there is no way to control during which phase those greats will come along. Unfortunately, in this day and age, it seems that too many phases of life have been closed off to the cultivation of life-long romance. Outside the trailer parks, high school is for the most part a non-starter. College is unlikely. Even those years immediately following college, while still providing some hope, are starting to show signs of corruption. As everyone chases career opportunities, geographic location...

Author: By Noah Oppenheim, | Title: Endpaper: The Slot-Machine of Love | 2/11/1999 | See Source »

...were too lazy to attend to your studies, you were rejected from every medical school you applied to, would you call it a "learning experience?" No, you'd call it a tragic mistake with potentially catastrophic consequences for the rest of your life. If, especially at this young age, you've found one of the greats, don't let that wonderful, pristine coincidence fall victim to your immaturity, your preoccupation with school or any other happenstance of your stage in life...

Author: By Noah Oppenheim, | Title: Endpaper: The Slot-Machine of Love | 2/11/1999 | See Source »

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