Word: conceptive
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...recent "white roots" phenomenon is a reversal of U.S. tradition. In other periods, immigration was the sincerest form of flattery. Many of the populations that came to the U.S. were in flight from the past. To them, the concept of a new world was no metaphor: for the first time they were free of regal decree and military repression, released from the specters of famine and caste. In fact, the importance of lineage had been eroding since the Middle Ages. Rising middle classes demanded recognition for performance, not tradition. The Industrial Revolution identified the worker, like his machinery, with...
Linda E. Berzin '80, a French citizen, said she is "very excited" about the concept of HUISA. "When I arrived at Harvard, I sort of lost touch with the international world," she said...
...UMass Board of Trustees "accepts the concept of a faculty union," White said. The determination of the union's composition is a "critical decision" for the future of UMass, he added...
Along with Holbrook, Whitmore pioneered the concept with a flawless imitation of the ropetwirling political satirist Will Rogers, but he has since moved from delivering the finely honed barbs of the nation's greatest "ridiculer" of Presidents to actually portraying Presidents themselves. He snared an Oscar nomination for a representation of Harry S. Truman that made its way successfully from stage to screen to tube under the fiery title Give 'Em Hell, Harry...
...physics major and football standout at Rice, Ryan was quoted as saying, "The concept of the scholar-athlete is a good one. I don't think athletics are the end-all of one's life and career...