Word: difference
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Your special report on the most influential people of the 20th century summed up what lies ahead [TIME 100, April 13]. You noted that tribalism and ethnic conflict pose a great threat to peace. However, I differ with your stance. Tribalism (I would prefer the word patriotism) is the wave of the future. The fall of the Berlin Wall ushered in today's new world order. And there are other peaceful examples, such as Czechoslovakia, which separated quietly. In Africa colonial powers did not draw borders to accommodate different tribes, and perhaps that is the reason for the ever reappearing...
...Experts differ on numbers, but most agree that people 50 and older make up the fastest-growing group online. Some, like Trabish, want to strengthen relationships with people far away. Others want to manage their investments, plan trips or get medical information. Many take classes at local senior centers or community colleges to learn the basics, then start with an easy-to-use service such as America Online. These services offer e-mail and chat rooms, where several people are online simultaneously and carry on a written conversation. Other seniors like the chat rooms offered by online sites geared...
...said he drew inspiration for the project from similar programs at Princeton, the movement for an ethnic studies concentration and the alternative study group in Social Analysis 10: "Principles of Economics," where students have formed their own section to discuss approaches that differ from the established curriculum...
...possibility very seriously. "The sample used for dating," he asserts, "came from an area that is water-stained and scorched, and the edge is back-woven, indicating repair"--not from a clean portion, as the dating team insists. Adler says that infrared spectroscopy indicates that the sample's threads differ from those in the rest of the shroud. That doesn't guarantee, he hastens to acknowledge, that the sample was insufficiently testable and representative. But to be sure, he says, "you need more than one sample...
...Opinions differ among those who frequent La Flamme regarding cuts received, but nearly all agree about one thing--it's cheap. La Flamme is in fact one of only a few places to get a low-cost haircut in the Square...