Word: correctives
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...entire franchise was moving as well after the 1957 season. Before embarking on his career as a skipper, Alston kicked around in the minor leagues as a first baseman. In 1936, he got his one--and only--major league plate appearance. Ten points if you can select the correct outcome of that sole appearance...
Nonetheless, the logic behind the disruption is problematic. The disrupters are partially correct in saying "No free speech for murderers." A person does not have the right, through public speech, to incite domestic murder (capital punishment excepted). The free speech of a KKK leader can be legally and morally denied, if through a public address he hopes to persuade fellow bigots to commit racially-motivated homocide...
Even if the protesters' interpretation of America's actions in Central America is correct, which I tend to think is the case, this still does not justify their action. In order to avoid internal civil war, we require rules to insure our peaceful coexistence. And free expression--unless used to incite domestic violence--is one such device. There are many groups within our society which desire to repress opinions they regard as incorrect or immoral. But if everyone was allowed to be an extremist in defense of his or her cause, we'd be left with an extremist society...
Quandt believes Carter was essentially correct in thinking that, at a crucial Sept. 16 meeting, Begin agreed the settlements freeze was to be linked to the autonomy talks. On the other hand, Quandt adds, "it is clear from most accounts that Begin did say something about a freeze for only three months, though he apparently implied that it could be extended...
While Bok is correct to acknowledge that it is difficult to control the personal activities of professors with rules, the university needs to make a stronger statement about its use of CIA money than just an informal investigation and two whitewash reports by Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences A. Michael Spence...