Word: approach
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...meeting, Bok said the 18-page questionnaire on College life was part of his efforts to develop a "more systematic approach to educational change and reform." And Dean of Students Archie C. Epps III said afterwards that the survey "will build a nice agenda for us to work on the next five years...
...academic freedom issues appear clear-cut, the deeper questions of how a professor should handle student complaints and how he should approach a potentially volatile topic are much murkier. Several of the professors interviewed say they must develop their own personal style in presenting controversial historical issues...
...adds that this personal approach to history can have its failings. "Sometimes this is a problem because people, even at this sophisticated level, want something from history, and there may still be a kind of need to gain a sense of pride from our history," he says...
...grant one exception to the one-time-only, one-in-365 theory. A guy on my pee-wee Little League team was born the day the Red Sox clinched the pennant in 1967. Naturally, he is a Red Sox fan, and naturally, he will probably approach baseball for the rest of his life with an unusually sunny outlook. Who wouldn't, born under such lucky stars...
...most passionate and electrifying orator among this year's presidential candidates, no tough feat indeed. But being is a passionate speaker is not the sole qualification for President. After all, avowed segregationist George Wallace once won the Michigan caucuses by employing a populist "send them a message" approach, similar to the one Jackson is using. Wallace's message sure was passionate and sure did move people. But we can all give thanks that he was not elected...