Word: bitterness
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Regardless of intelligence, talent, morality, or income, a Black person in American will surely experience the bitter taste of racism and prejudice throughout his or her lifetime. He or she will be treated differently by law enforcement officers, store owners, and employers. Being from a Washington, D.C. neighborhood that has been riddled by drugs and violence, I surely would not call myself "privileged." But the fact that I made it out of that environment and have succeeded at Harvard should have some positive effect on how I am perceived. However, nothing--not even a Harvard education--can change...
...seemed to make much impression on the plan's many opponents. Right now, says John Motley, vice president for governmental relations of the National Federation of Independent Business, Clinton "doesn't have 100 votes in the House or 30 in the Senate." His view is undoubtedly colored by the bitter opposition of his organization to a bill its small-business members fear will force them to pay more than they can afford to insure their workers. (The Administration's view is that the subsidies will prevent this from happening.) But it is a fact that the Clinton bill's list...
...that will require a radical retrenchment on the entitlements -- mostly Social Security, Medicare and farm-support payments -- that make up more than half of all federal spending. In a new book, Facing Up: How to Rescue the Economy from Crushing Debt & Restore the American Dream, Peterson holds out the bitter pill. "We can't do it without the middle class and we can't do it without going at entitlements head...
...yourself: we're missing one little thing here. Some rice would be very nice. But beware of price: they charge a dollar per little bowl, never enough for an entree. You'll get your check, you'll see the "rice" listed for a buck, and you'll be as bitter as this next paragraph...
Braving the "cold, rain and bitter wind," in the words of Managing Editor Gady A. Epstein '94, nine Crimsonites participated in the newspaper's annual trick-or-treat fest, making rounds at the homes of four administrators and professors...