Word: argumentation
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Optimists argue that Russia is used to a sick President. It endured the lingering of Leonid Brezhnev and Yuri Andropov. Mitterrand's France is cited as a hopeful parallel. But this argument is flawed, says Sergei Blagovolin, director general of ORT, the largest TV company in Russia, and a member of the President's advisory council: "France was not on the very edge of a crisis...
...Goldman's father Fred has said he simply wants a jury to find Simpson responsible for his son's death. His lawyer, Daniel Petrocelli, offered a stirring closing argument that even some Simpson defenders conceded was the most masterly in either the criminal or civil trial. Petrocelli again cataloged the physical evidence: the blood in the Bronco, the hair fibers, the newly discovered photographs of Simpson wearing the Bruno Magli shoes that he denied owning. "There's a killer in this courtroom," Petrocelli declared, pointing at Simpson. Quoting a 16th century French poet, Petrocelli concluded, "'My lovely living...
Please don't mistake my argument for a Gingrich-esque nostalgic diatribe. Nor do I mean to present an overly romanticized portrait of Main Street USA complete with smiling postman and a penny candy store. Rather, in an age when the preservation, maintenance and respect of cultures are exalted in academia and elsewhere, I find it odd that the American small town has not been privileged with the same endangered status afforded to other components of American multiculturalism. If we are not careful, gossipy barber shops and other Main Street institutions will find themselves relegated to historical theme parks...
...administration's response to these charges generally has something to do with the Ad Board's role as an educational tool. According to this argument, the Board is not a court of law; its mission is to help and protect students. This counterclaim has a degree of merit. But there is a fundamental tension between the obligation of the College to protect students and the right of students to protect themselves...
...Having gained a Ph.D. in ecology and worked for 12 years as a scientist, Gabaldon, inspired by an episode of Dr. Who (the British Star Trek), started writing what she calls "chunks" about time travel, ancient Scotland and sex. "I posted some of it on CompuServe to win an argument," says Gabaldon. "And people said, 'This is wonderful. What is it?' And I said, 'I don't know.' "Eight years later, she's still writing chunks, which have been crafted into four hefty novels. She posts reams of prose online, at a Website...