Word: demanding
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...origins of an American May Day lie in Chicago in the gilded year of 1886, when nearly 100,000 of the city's poor gather to demand an eight hour day. At sometime during the May 1st rally a bomb exploded, and four of the movement's supporters were charged, convicted and hanged for the crime only to be fully pardoned by a justice-minded governor who believed the original trial to be a farce. With the work of the executioner complete, American labor had its first martyrs and a day on which to remember them. May Day became...
Students, Faculty and alumni agree that the quantitative reasoning requirement currently mandatory for all first-years, the QRR test, does not demand a high enough level of knowledge of statistics...
SEOUL: North Korea says it's ready for four-way peace talks aimed at officially ending the Korean War, but only if the U.S. first establishes full diplomatic and economic ties with Pyongyang. South Korea has given the proposal a cold reception so far, maintaining the demand has more to do with extracting maximum pre-talk concessions than it does with a sincere desire to end long-standing hostilities. North Korea reportedly also is asking for commitments of regular food aid shipments over the next several years before negotiations begin, an idea that both the U.S. and South Korea have...
While we are confident that Jones will deliver a strong speech, this is not the only reason his selection ought to be seen as laudable. A man who has continually found ways to blend the artistic, professional and socially conscious, Jones' remarkable achievements demand the attention and consideration of graduating seniors...
...explosion ? "blazing like a shooting star in final tribute," according to the Web site for Celestis Inc., the Houston-based company that organized the world's first space funeral. At $4800 per vial, the space shot costs about $1000 more than conventional services, and company President Chan Tysor says demand is booming. A second space funeral, this time carrying 150 vials, is planned for late...