Word: comely
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...coalition issue, it would obviously be impossible to achieve a settlement if he stuck to his present public positions. For the Viet Cong to agree to a peace formula, some device must be found to give them the appearance of a victory. They cannot be expected to come meekly to Saigon, lay down their arms, and put up candidates for an election while Thieu remains in full control...
...Perhaps the peak should have been more thoroughly blasted by air and artillery bombardment before the soldiers assaulted it. But, says one officer, "in nine out of ten operations, quick reaction and recharge up the hill would have been the best thing to do and the commander would have come out smelling like a rose." Ap Bia was the tenth case, one remarked on by Karl von Clausewitz. "It would be a great mistake to conclude that a blind dash must always gain the victory over cautious skill. An unskilled dash would lead not to the destruction of the enemy...
Harris finds three catalysts for the "chemistry of change" that has affected the U.S. moral climate. Americans-especially black Americans-are increasingly alienated from traditional values and systems. At the same time, more people have come to share a greater compassion for the problems of others. Finally, affluence, a more mobile society and higher educational levels have combined to create an openness toward moral experimentation that, as Harris notes, has "never before been dreamed of in any society in the world's history...
...love and sleeping with a girl. The responses were nearly identical, which indicates that most American parents are now willing to concede girls as much sexual freedom as boys. "The impact of the pill has been decisive indeed," Harris notes. He adds: "There is little doubt that America has come a long way toward both recognizing sexual practices in something less than forbidden terms and in acknowledging the growing liberality of sex behavior, especially among the young...
Some of the increased scholarship costs will come from increases in income from the endowment for scholarships, but two other sources of the scholarship budget-Federal aid and alumni contributions-will not increase much, if at all, next year...