Word: commonization
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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According to Frantz, the only difference between the two groups is that "the first year of medical school may be more challenging for non-science majors, but after that, it's all common ground...
Some Forum grads weren't sold. Rabbi Yisroel Persky, 24, who chose to get his money's worth and take "The Forum in Action," today remains "unfazed" by what he calls the Forum's common-sense concepts cloaked in esoteric packaging. For Richard Giordanella, 49, a software executive, the Forum was enough: "I'm still high on the Forum's main message, that my life is in my control. But I can do without the narcotic effect of their reinforcement...
...chat up elderly extras on the set, it's clear he works "that great p.r. thing" as well as Clinton does. "John has a need for people, and you can feel it," says director Mike Nichols. But that's not all the actor and the President have in common. Both have answered prying questions about their private lives and sexual habits. And both know how to assuage their critics with roguish charm, cracking a humble aw-shucks smile or touching a stranger's arm to spark a personal connection...
Black women--from Tina Turner to Tracy Chapman--helped create rock 'n' roll as it is today. Indeed, Aretha Franklin was the first female inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Even so, black female rockers aren't a common sight on MTV, and they weren't a common sight at last summer's Lilith Fair. However, several new artists are hoping to change all that. Remember to Breathe is a startlingly accomplished debut, full of spirit and smarts. And British singer-guitarist Billie Myers' recently released debut, Growing, Pains (Universal), is steadily climbing the Billboard charts...
...books and meditations probed the nation's politics and psyche. A teacher for 65 years, Commager wrote books that served as lucid primers for generations of students. An early and vocal opponent of Senator Joseph McCarthy, Commager embraced the Jeffersonian view that given adequate information, Americans would ultimately use common sense to make informed decisions...