Word: egalitarian
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...most of its history, the U.S. has been wide open to immigrants -- those from Europe, that is. Countless 19th century voyagers from the Old World pursued the uniquely egalitarian shelter of a New World so different from Europe's rigidly structured nation-states. Barriers to immigration did not square with the American ideal of opportunity...
Because Asian men have been placed outside the normal range of acceptable maleness, we are in a unique position to establish our own visions of masculinity which are more humane, more egalitarian and more viable in today's world. Most Asian men do not have to sit naked around campfires beating drums in order to understand ourselves as men, and our relations with our fathers...
Fortunately, misplaced comments do not change the great opportunities that this new plan has to offer. The Department of Athletics has shown the skill necessary to use its resources (newly received and otherwise) to create some of the far-reaching, egalitarian reforms that we've all been waiting...
...seriously supposed to believe that the courageous young feminists of WAC have purely egalitarian motives? The movement for women (and more women) in final clubs apparently reflects this commitment. After all, as Francie Walton '94, a WAC organizer, explains: "This is the logical step toward ending elitism...
...wants these perks; in their manifesto they cite "access to the support of club alumni" as a crucial advantage they are denied. Intent on joining the elite, their egalitarian rhetoric rings hollow...