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...response to the shootings, many state legislatures, including Colorado's, have suspended or dropped legislation that would loosen current gun controls. These actions are fitting both in the sense that America is in desperate need of more serious gun control and in the context of the recent shooting and its effect on the sense of safety in communities around the country...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Living Through Littleton | 4/26/1999 | See Source »

...course, the Shakespeare search engine I used to find these quotes has a distancing quality because it displays only the line of text in which the word you want appears. It's up to you to click on the link to the whole scene and discover or recall the context of the language. Part of what has kept Shakespeare alive in our society for so long is his eminent quotability in small catch-phrases. It is easy for a politician, a screenwriter or a columnist to manipulate the poet's words for her own purposes. But the genius of Shakespeare...

Author: By Susannah B. Tobin, | Title: 435 Candles | 4/22/1999 | See Source »

Simpson and others say it would be nice if HDS allowed students to meet with these staff members in the context of Caribbean culture...

Author: By Geoffrey A. Fowler, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: In HDS' festive meals, what are the ingredients of a cultural experience? | 4/19/1999 | See Source »

Simpson and others say it would be nice if HDS allowed students to meet with these staff members in the context of Caribbean culture...

Author: By Geoffrey A. Fowler, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Playing With Your Food | 4/19/1999 | See Source »

...seen an extremely remarkable institution in the context of a fairly remarkable field," Gomes said...

Author: By Joseph P. Chase, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Gomes Speaks at Hillel | 4/16/1999 | See Source »

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