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Word: closers (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...even well-educated adults have with basic scientific concepts. Last year he and some colleagues produced a half-hour film titled A Private Universe in which half a dozen Harvard seniors were asked on graduation day to explain why there are seasons. All blithely described how the earth is closer to the sun in summer and farther away in winter. Wrong. The seasons result from the tilt of the earth's axis relative to its orbit. When the sun is highest in the sky, we have summer. In fact, the earth is closest to the sun in January...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Lessons From On High | 1/9/1989 | See Source »

WHEN President-Elect George Bush announced his choice of Edwin J. Derwinski as Secretary of Veterans Affairs two weeks ago, hardly anyone noticed. But in light of Derwinski's past association with fascists and anti Semites, It's about time we pay closer attention...

Author: By Neil A. Copper, | Title: Dump Derwinski | 1/6/1989 | See Source »

...think that [the loss of Walter] has hurt Dartmouth that much," Chandler said. "It's probably made the team a lot closer. They're undefeated in pre-season...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: W. Cagers, Big Green Open Ivy Season | 1/6/1989 | See Source »

...participants' common ground of suffering brings them closer, she says. "Everyone there has suffered. Everyone is sad and hurting but willing to reach out and help in any way they can. Everyone has gone through the range of emotions--anger, hatred, despair, suicide--all the negative things you feel when you lose someone...

Author: By Carolyn J. Sporn, | Title: A Comfortable Place to Cry | 1/4/1989 | See Source »

...members' affiliation with Harvard can also bring them closer, the participant says. "We have this common thing," she says, "of being here where there is a lot of pressure, and we have a lot of work and in addition we are trying to fit in grieving which we did not expect. We all have a lot of things to juggle which is a common denominator...

Author: By Carolyn J. Sporn, | Title: A Comfortable Place to Cry | 1/4/1989 | See Source »

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