Word: calls
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Sioux Indians to make up for the illegal seizure of their tribal lands in 1877. Two years ago, Japanese Americans forced into internment camps during World War II were awarded checks for $20,000. Now some African Americans want cash compensation for the slavery their ancestors endured. "We call for reparations," declared a resolution passed at the African-American summit in New Orleans last week. "If they are good enough for the Japanese Americans and Native Americans, they are good enough for those of us who worked for hundreds of years unpaid...
...boys were not angry. They were "wilding." Wilding is not rage, it is anarchy. Anarchy is an excess of freedom. Anarchy is the absence of rules, of ethical limits, of any moral sense. These boys are psychic amputees. They have lost, perhaps never developed, that psychic appendage we call conscience...
Lizards in Love. The authors note that dinosaurs tend to fall hard when boardroom sparks inspire thoughts of bedroom larks. They step up their Nautilus routines and become sharper dressers. Soon, romantic reptiles are dreaming up urgent reasons to call the beloved at home. And no matter what they think, everyone else knows what is going on. Despite the pitfalls, the authors do not proscribe all office affairs. After all, they argue, some are the real thing. But they offer a few valuable tips on damage control. Example: Never transfer the beloved to your own department, unless you want...
...never flee. If the dinosaur attacks during a meeting, try gazing calmly at the beast. Co-workers will remember the outburst, not the reason for it. If the dinosaur is your boss, though, you must either learn to take abuse or make plans to leave. Whatever you do, never call for reinforcements. "A dinosaur whose subordinates have gone over his or her head is the most dangerous lizard in the jungle...
...flip-flopping on major issues. This criticism is equally applicable to the council. The council is guilty of political opportunism. Many council members claimed that they were not aware of the extent to which the military discriminated against homosexuals. Any witness to the debate surrounding the council's original call to reinstitute ROTC would be hard-pressed to find confirmation for such a claim...