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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...people read the newspaper) showed that what seemed on the surface to be personal criticisms were in fact meticulously backed up by scenes and lines from the play. While the Macbeth review was very close to the boundary of how critical coverage should be of individual students, its actual argument was well-thought out, detailed, and perceptive...

Author: By Noelle Eckley, | Title: A Critique of Crimson Critics | 11/7/1997 | See Source »

...fact that I stand by this argument probably says something about my depth of familiarity with the China question: I'm a casual if concerned observer of the nation's ongoing struggles. What I know about the country comes form the newspapers, this summer's Tibetan Freedom Concert in New York and ninth grade Social Studies...

Author: By Dan S. Aibel, | Title: A Saturday in the Yard--With Company | 11/5/1997 | See Source »

...Another argument Balch posed against euthanasia is the fear it instills in the elderly...

Author: By Heather F. Stone, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Morality of Physician-Assisted Suicide Debated Nationwide | 11/4/1997 | See Source »

...fact that the world is warming, in short, is unmistakable, and the argument made by some scientists that it's just a natural phenomenon has been dashed by new evidence. The pattern of warming, according to the latest climate research, is just what you'd expect if human activity were responsible. Thus, these effects will almost certainly speed up as greenhouse gases continue to accumulate in the atmosphere. Many scientists have predicted that average temperatures will go up from 2[degrees]F to 9[degrees]F by the end of the next century. An increase at the higher...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: COURTING DISASTER | 11/3/1997 | See Source »

...early last month, each tabloid came up with a different explanation. The Star reported that he had fractured a bone while paddling his kayak on the Hudson River. The National Enquirer made the highly dubious claim that John-John broke his bone by pounding on his desk in an argument with a staff member at George. The Globe made a bold ratings grab by saying it was most likely he'd had a Moonlighting-level fight with his wife that had resulted in a severed nerve. Kennedy later gave his own report, stating that he was cleaning the dishes after...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Nov. 3, 1997 | 11/3/1997 | See Source »

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