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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...high-profile government officials, and figures at prestigious public sector institutions. Gradually, there has been a drastic decline in moral values in India to the point where no value is attached for originality or creativity. Naturally, every other movie produced in India is an unabashed rehash of a Hollywood chart buster. Complete sequences are lifted with no semblance of any acknowledgment to the original. The government routinely confers national honor on directors, actors, and editors of such “clever” creations of art. Until, hopefully soon, globalization corrects the situation, claims of “literary prodigies?...

Author: By Sampathkumar Iyangar, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Sophomore's Plagiarism Indicative of Cultural Trend | 5/8/2006 | See Source »

...uncertainties, the Putin era seems less erratic than the tumultuous years of the previous decade, spanning the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 and the Yeltsin-era crisis in 1998, which wiped out most people's savings. "Putin's our Teflon President," says Milekhin, pointing to a chart that shows how even potentially damaging events like the Beslan school hostage crisis in 2004 haven't dented Putin's popularity...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Getting Rich in the Heart of Russia | 5/7/2006 | See Source »

...classroom, Jodi sits quietly at a small table with a teacher. They take turns looking at photos and using a complete sentence to describe the scene ("The girl is riding a bike"). Each correct answer earns Jodi a sticker on a chart; with enough stickers she can choose a reward. ABA was once famous for its M&M rewards, but better programs now tailor positive reinforcement to the child's preferences--a favorite activity, a hug or, in the case of one Alpine student, a packet of ketchup. Though Jodi didn't talk at all until age 3, she speaks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Tale of Two Schools | 5/7/2006 | See Source »

...want to do is write something like "Right shoulder, 6 months, no trauma" on my chart. Although I lack the heart to tell her, Beatrice would be a better patient if she tried to be a bit more concise. There are lots of Beatrices...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: What Makes a Good Patient? | 4/23/2006 | See Source »

...three novels chart the lives of teenage girls living in suburban New Jersey. “Second Helpings” is a sequel to “Sloppy Firsts...

Author: By David Zhou, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Student’s Novel Faces Plagiarism Controversy | 4/23/2006 | See Source »

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