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...message of the film seemed to be that by refusing to conform, by living "deliberately," you can learn yourself and be happy...

Author: By Melissa R. Hart, | Title: You Can't Quantify `Dead Poet's' | 6/30/1989 | See Source »

...shot and killed his girlfriend and then blew his brains to pieces. This has given Bosket Jr. food for reflection. "I can say with all conviction that genetics has played a role in what I am. But what I learned from my father's life was never to conform to the system, never to forgive, as he did." The "system," he adds, became his "surrogate mother...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: I Won't Kill, I'll Just Maim | 5/29/1989 | See Source »

...three drawings, which were also presented to the City Council on Monday, include a comparison between a structure built to conform to the city's current zoning regulations and one built under the tightened zoning that some neighborhoods residents have proposed...

Author: By Matthew M. Hoffman, | Title: Activists Offer Other Designs for Gulf Site | 5/24/1989 | See Source »

...time to reexamine why we argued for women appointments: Is that all we really wanted, a woman in power? Or was it something more, a way to challenge how the system is run? Did it matter which women were appointed? Do women have to conform to the conservatism of the Corporation members, as Republican activist Hope does, or be as hardened to bottom-line corporatism as Zeckhauser, former head of Harvard Real Estate, has been...

Author: By Laurie M. Grossman, | Title: Moving Beyond Firsts | 5/19/1989 | See Source »

...differences among brands, the ad slogan for Smirnoff might be an attractive come-on: "So superior you can taste it." But the $10 million campaign has not gone down so smoothly with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. Last week the agency said the slogan does not conform to rules that prohibit distillers from claiming special qualities for spirits they sell as vodka. The agency defines vodka as "without distinctive character, aroma, taste or color...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LIQUOR ADVERTISING: A Matter of Tastelessness | 4/24/1989 | See Source »

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