Word: context
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...last scenes, when Martin is about to leave earth, he hops in his spacecraft and says, "A word of advice: take care of your oceans and do away with daytime talk shows." Not only does the joke fall flat, its attempt to send a serious message within the context of a film whose merit lies in slapstick comedy is simply ludicrous and heightens the unoriginality of the cliche. Such a message seems out of place...
...Doveys knew that their daughter could adapt to a real world situation because she had no illusions about the difficulties of life. Ken Dovey says, "She was never sheltered from the national context--poverty, conflict and the realities of everyday time. I had a sense that no problem would...
...Need for Context in Black History Month
...note that racism, an ideology that views minority groups as culturally and/or biologically inferior, is also a social construction. At their core, Black History Month and Kwanzaa are simply cultural constructions drafted to fight against racism, the most irrational construct of all. They cannot be considered outside of that context...
...note that racism, an ideology that views minority groups as culturally and/or biologically inferior, is also a social construction. At their core, Black History Month and Kwanzaa are simply cultural constructions drafted to fight against racism, the most irrational construct of all. They cannot be considered outside of that context. JASON B. PHILLIPS '99 March 1, 1999 The writer is vice-president of the Harvard-Radcliffe Black Students Association...