Word: dilemmas
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...this is a dilemma addressed by Quincy's policy...
...Dubois wrote The Souls of Black Folks. One of the text's central themes is how it feels to be a problem. He was speaking to the dilemma in which African-Americans found themselves around the turn of the century. In 1997, the issue of African-Americans and their relationship to the body politic of the United States is still crucial...
...small group with other test-takers. My name was called and I went with a grader into the hallway with two other first-years. The grader asked that we rotate in answering the questions. Halfway through the test, we reached a problem concerning the notion of the prisoner's dilemma. The fellow to my right explained that his section had not yet covered that concept. The grader accepted this excuse and began to move on to the next question. The third member of our group abruptly interjected...
Turning to her ignorant classmate, the girl across from me announced, "I'm in your section and we did cover the prisoner's dilemma. You should know the answer." Satisfied that she had caused harm to another, a smug smile appeared on her face as she awaited the grader's reaction. The student, who genuinely did not recall covering the material, merely sat in silent disbelief...
...This dilemma is typical of volcanology as a whole: more and more, researchers are realizing that the degree of protection their science can offer will be directly linked to the amount of money it receives. The USGS volcano program has been getting by on what in Big Science is a starvation ration: $17 million annually. Next year even that will be slashed by $2 million. The USGS's volcano swat team carries out its volcanic smoke jumping on a budget of just $750,000 a year...