Word: crows
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...shoppers had witnessed one of the critical tests in the first U.S. class $ conducted by Kanrisha Yosei Gakko, a renowned Japanese management training school. Known as a "hell camp" for salespeople and managers, the school requires students to sing a "sales crow" song -- so named because the singers are supposed to sound like cawing crows -- in a public place to break down their inhibitions. The curriculum includes memorizing rules of behavior, constant oral testing on classroom work, writing speeches and delivering them in stentorian tones, along with a 25-mile hike and other strenuous physical exercise...
Shamie said more time was needed to study the bill. If that time wasn't granted, the Republicans threatened to run radio ads before the November election claiming, "The Legislature rammed the bill through so Mike Dukakis would have something to crow about in his quest for the White House...
Finally, another example that left me questioning his sensitivity involved his treatment of the Jim Crow laws. In lecture, Thernstrom stated that Jim Crow laws were partially established for the protection of Blacks born after 1890 who had not been socialized by subordination, broken into the system, and were therefore more inclined to be uppity and lynched. Subordination is a subjective term. It could be argued that Blacks are still socialized by subordination, meaning that many do not have a positive opinion of themselves as Blacks and still seek to define themselves in white terms. This careless wording and often...
STUDENTS have cited Thernstrom's attitude toward slavery and the Jim Crow system as indications of a biased and insensitive standpoint. One student in the course has said that Thernstrom "painted a benevolent picture of slavery." But this accusation is short-sighted and fails to capture the essence of Thernstrom's approach to slavery...
...time did Thernstrom downplay racism in American history. He described the Jim Crow system in plain terms that any new-comer to the subject could have understood. He stated clearly that is was an unfair and unequal system that failed to provide a solution to the problem of race relations...