Word: commonness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...want we [minorities] definitely have to work together," says Carlos R. Perez, Jr. '91, a member of the steering committee of the Chicano group Raza. And Harvard-Radcliffe Black Students Association President Robert L. Henry '90 says, "We all have a position in an interdependent society and our common future is inextricably intertwined...
Among the most common STDs...
GENITAL WARTS. Possibly more common than herpes are the tiny warts caused by the human papilloma virus. Like herpes, the disease cannot be flushed out of the body. The major complication appears to be a higher risk of cervical cancer in women...
GONORRHEA. Though still common, gonorrhea is the one major STD that appears to be pulling back. The reported cases of this bacterial disease fell 10% last year, to some 700,000. That drop probably resulted from life-style changes among homosexuals. However, antibiotic-resista nt strains are appearing more frequently...
...person is to the size of Rhode Island. Paulos also notes that 367 people have to be gathered to ensure that two of them share the same birthday. How many must be in a group to guarantee a fifty-fifty chance that two have a birthday in common? "The surprising answer," he says, "is that there need be only 23." Doubters can find the proof in a section called "Probability and Coincidence...