Word: distinctive
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Sofen , currently the organization's treasurer and a Crimson editor, said BGLTSA's two primary roles, political and social, should be distinct so that members can take what they'd like from the organization...
Harvard was stuck right in the heart of the struggle, and considering that it held the tie-breaker advantage over only one of those teams (Colgate), the Crimson faced the distinct possibility of not making the playoffs...
Among the two violins, viola and cello, there is a sense conveyed that goes beyond clarity and sparkle, beyond coloration and eloquence. There is a sense of oneness. It is a unity that is conveyed in moments when the ensemble sounds not like four distinct instruments, but like one single voice that is guided by the same rhythmn and timing--and more importantly, by the same vision and spirit. What is remarkable is that this doesn't come at the sacrifice of the quartet's many personalities. Somewhere between the pauses and rests, between the crescendos and dimenuendos, the players...
...East Asian studies, you're limited to China, Japan, Korea and Vietnam; the concentration omits the rest of Southeast Asia, the Pacific Islands, as well as the entire Asian subcontinent. Asian Americans have a vibrant and long-standing history, cultural heritage and literature distinct from that of East Asia. Once you've done your homework, there's no getting around the fact that East Asian studies and Asian American studies are two entirely different disciplines...
...extensive secret police were instated for the next 40 years. Ironically, 2-28 had the important effect of cementing the Taiwanese identity--the people of Taiwan wanted little to do with their Chinese oppressors, and, for the first time, the Taiwanese strongly felt that they were indeed a distinct society and culture. Nearly half a century passed before the government admitted its wrong and Taiwanese society began to come to terms with the full tragedy of 2-28. Today, the shroud of silence and fear has finally been lifted...