Word: american
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...when it happens Kasparov should be in good shape. Unlike many American athletes who live on their laurels after they leave professional sports, Kasparov may have a career in politics looming ahead...
...bring change. Consider the ethics of the firm you may work for after graduation. Is it a company with values like Exxon's or Union Carbide's? Does it finance "development" projects that lead to destruction of native cultures and rainforests? Does it exploit laborers such as native American migrant farm workers? By making far-sighted choices about who we work for and how we live, we can help to bring about the changes which must by made if we are to move beyond this time of crisis and create a permanently sustainable way of life. Sarah K. Highland
...that are increasingly recognized as the emotional legacy of mass disasters. Just like soldiers in combat and civilians in assaults, survivors of quakes -- as well as of floods, fires, plane crashes, even oil spills -- experience psychic upheavals so intense that their lives are shaken for years. In 1980 the American Psychiatric Association formally labeled such debilitating effects "post-traumatic stress disorder...
There was truth as well as justice in the theme of her famous signature ballad, J'ai Deux Amours ("I have two loves,/ My country and Paris . . ."). The French music hall made her a star; the spirit of American jazz made her a great...
...than heroic in its details.) Matters then proceed through a number of other diverting incidents, among them the hijacking of a Mediterranean cruise liner by Arab terrorists, Jonah's sojourn in the belly of the whale, the historic wreck of a French ship and the religious experiences of an American astronaut. The localized pleasures in each chapter -- Barnes is both erudite and witty -- are somewhat diminished by the suspicion that the end design will amount to no more than academic playfulness. There is much to savor in this book and a little to deplore, including the author's determination...