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...past is so immense, and the selectivity of intellectual endeavor so drastic," she said, adding that the central question was, "What can and should be salvaged from the past [when considering present-day curricula...

Author: By David S. Kurnick, | Title: Panel Discusses Past Thought in Education | 10/19/1991 | See Source »

Giannino says, "I love politics and I love helping people," and insists that his endeavor is just a continuation of past community involvement. While at Harvard, the undergrad says he was an active member of Phillips Brooks House (PBH). He has worked at the Thomas Jefferson Forum since his senior year of high school...

Author: By Ray W. Rodriguez, | Title: Ask What You Can Do For Your Country . . . A Sophomore Vies for Local School Board | 10/12/1991 | See Source »

...plan's authors insist that Western aid would reduce the risk of economic and political chaos during the Soviets' reorganization of their economy and society. They conclude, "When measured in terms of the value of success in this endeavor, the costs will be low--much less than costs imposed by the likely alternatives, and if provided sooner, lower than later...

Author: By Maggie S. Tucker, | Title: More Than They Bargained For | 9/13/1991 | See Source »

...assign blame after the fact. Journalist Stephanie Gutmann is an ardent foe of what she calls the date-rape dogmatists. "How can you make sex completely politically correct and completely safe?" she asks. "What a horribly bland, unerotic thing that would be! Sex is, by nature, a risky endeavor, emotionally. And desire is a violent emotion. These people in the date-rape movement have erected so many rules and regulations that I don't know how people can have erotic or desire- driven...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When Is It RAPE? | 6/3/1991 | See Source »

...this endeavor, I integrate images, text and ideas to provoke reactions that stories or photos alone never could. My intent is not to convert readers, but to agitate their intellects--to convey a stimulating perspective in a powerful manner that compels them to stop, stare and even question. The cartoon's potential to alter viewpoints and influence action is what I aspire to unlock. Special cartoons transcend the limitations of their topic and medium when they touch the chords of human feeling and morality. To accomplish this, they must originate from the gut of their maker...

Author: By Oliver C. Chin, | Title: A Cartoonist's Final Thoughts | 5/22/1991 | See Source »

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