Word: contrasts
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Richard Herrnstein's Soc Sci 151, "Crime, Human Nature, and Social Organization," students stood and applauded Herrnstein. When Stephens had last attended classes at the University, students almost daily picketed Herrnstein's lectures for what they believed were his unscientific, racist views on the inheritability of intelligence. The stark contrast "just freaked me right out," Stephens says...
Because the groups would include only students as members, they have a laudable potential for focusing on matters of undergraduate interest, a focus that would contrast with CHUL's attention to such unlikely proposals as pre-freshman year assignment of Houses. The groups' votes would represent an all-student position, a possibility CHUL's non-student majority prohibits. And by expanding the number of organizations concentrating on campus issues, they would provide increased opportunities for interested students to involve themselves in these activities...
What barriers can he possibly create to frustrate his lovers in order to 1) create contrast for their few moments of middle-passage bliss and 2) strike an ominous chord in order to prepare us for the large final frustration...
...Here by contrast it is a self-effacing costar, a presence to be reckoned with right from the start, but not an overweening one. That makes this lovely, lively film an adult entertainment in the best sense of the word. - Richard Schickel
...time when they are hard pressed to keep their facilities in full use, many hospitals have established their own one-day surgery units. Some doctors are wary of recommending the private clinics, none of which have yet received the approval of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals. By contrast, the American Medical Association has backed the idea for several years. The American College of Surgeons is reconsidering its initial opposition to the independent clinics, as opposed to hospital-affiliated ones. And while some insurance companies and Blue Cross plans originally suspected that the centers were merely a dodge...