Word: coxing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...balance, "it is a big victory for both lawyers and consumers," exulted Washington Public Interest Attorney Alan Morrison, who argued Zauderer's case before the Supreme Court. Consumers do seem to get benefits from ads. "Where there is lots of advertising, fees are lower," asserts Steven Cox, an economics professor at Arizona State University, who conducted a six-city study of lawyer advertising funded by the National Science Foundation in 1981-82. A larger 1982 study for the Federal Trade Commission compared legal costs in 17 cities. For such matters as simple wills, uncontested divorces and unopposed personal bankruptcies, consumers...
...Cox also uses cartoons, paintings and photographs displayed on a wide screen throughout his lectures, which commonly draw between 150 and 200 students...
...consider myself a very good lecturer," concludes Cox, adding, "I love the performance element. Pacing, timing, voice intonation, and a lot of eye contact" are the key to his success, he adds...
...Cox's course, "Jesus and the Moral Life," has the ever-popular attraction of omitting the final exam. The only requirements are a 15-page paper, a one-hour midterm and an uncommonly small reading load. "Some find my course easy, some find it rather difficult," Cox says...
When setting reading loads, Cox says he tries to pay close attention to what type of material he assigns rather than the volume. "Many students and teachers think of all reading as the same. The Gospels should be read very slowly; students should ponder and think about it," he adds...