Word: context
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Clinton acknowledges that some see parental fines as clashing with the right to public education, which he concedes is absolute. But, he observes, "everything has a context. It is clear that too many parents and students believe that all kids cannot learn or that their ability to learn is more a function of genetic makeup than of how much effort you put in. I think both those notions are wrong, so I believe anything society does to strengthen family responsibilities and give schools the chance to teach is acceptable. And given that parents are an integral part of a child...
...about 12 years now, which is really very short compared with the rest of the world. But, of course, it is the most powerful medium in the world, and you'll find in South Africa now television aerials sticking up from shacks in the poorest black townships. In that context, books would come low down on the list of priorities. On the other hand, because there are many people who really are not book literate, there is an immense hunger. There are so many very intelligent young people who would like to be not only more equipped to read...
...made a bad call. He was arrogant enough to think he could get away with extramarital fun--even in the context of an open marriage. Will he make similar bad calls as president? Perhaps, but it's hard to believe that they will harm the country. Besides, no one he's up against for the nomination has a claim to pure judgment...
...editors do seem to understand the difference between the vivid humor present in such comics as "Life in Hell" and "Zippy" and the vapid four-panel daily strips that dominate the commercial comics business. But the editors' efforts would have been more informative if they had provided a greater context in which the non-junkie might understand current comics...
...there is much to say, as archaeologists, anthropologists and ethnographers have known for a long time. The prospect of the Columbus quincentennial not only lent new urgency to scientific research already under way about the land that the Italian encountered, but also suggested an expanded context in which discoveries could be viewed. "The impetus has changed," says archaeologist Jerald Milanich, "from a celebration of Columbus and the triumph of European civilization to a new theme: the people that discovered Columbus. There's a huge amount of research focusing on the impact of native Americans...