Word: communalism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Olympics are appealing to women not because of hokey scenes of swimmer Amanda Beard cuddling a teddy bear but rather because they used to be a pure communal event--of which there are so few--with moments of real sentiment and real heroism instead of the Oprah kind. They are one of the few times when TV celebrates hardworking role models instead of the self-absorbed doofuses on most of prime time and in big-time sports--and one when parents can watch with the kids without cringing at explicit sex scenes. That's more than enough reason to tune...
...Brennan wrote in a New York Times op-ed piece that the state performs no good service to the victim of a crime by "emulating his murderer." Well, perhaps not. But I do not believe that retribution--in the case of capital crimes, a sense of individual and communal vengeance--is a vice. I will feel no remorse when I hear the bell toll for John Royster...
...diversity--the sum total of those things that make us different from each other--we must not lose sight of the value of community. All of us came to this great University as individuals with unique backgrounds and talents. Four years of shared experiences have forged a new communal identity for us. Today we depart not only as individuals but also as members of a remarkable group, the Class of 1996, which itself belongs to a larger Harvard community. This Harvard community, embracing graduates scattered around the globe, transcends the bounds of space and time...
Rooms in the houses, which tended to be organized in large, airy suites containing bathrooms, were considered more desirable than housing at Radcliffe, where rooms were often on a long hallway with communal bathrooms. Because of the comfort factor, as well as the considerable distance between the academic buildings and the Quad, many women were anxious to move to the river...
...Communal Church...