Word: enriching
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...organizations complain, at some point, about underrepresentation, since ethnic minorities are not well represented in the College, faculty or staff. When it comes to the curriculum, ethnic experiences, especially the Hispanic and the Asian American ones, are indiscernible. These ethnic communities, as well as others, have experiences that would enrich all of the Harvard community. Yet we are invisible...
...native Ireland. Its historic insularity did not serve to protect its culture, but instead helped keep it in the shadow of the English. "A country like France had such a sense of itself that it could never be diluted," she recalls. "You don't homogenize a culture, you enrich it by diversity of contacts." Only by becoming fully a part of Europe, by broadening its contacts rather than restricting them, could Ireland come into its own. "My view then and now is that there were psychological and cultural reasons why Ireland could be liberated by Europe, allowed to refine...
...land that is open to grazing, half remains in poor condition. Lands under control of the Bureau of Land Management are in equally bad shape. Driving the cattle off, however, as some radical environmentalists would like, is not necessarily the solution. Properly managed grazing, range ecologists agree, serves to enrich rather than impoverish grasslands. In exchange for forage, hoofed beasts deposit tons of that old-fashioned organic fertilizer known as manure...
...They pay attention. In fact, we've been talking for days. I can't let myself worry about being insulted. We're trying to meet each other halfway. We've got to really think this through and not improvise. I'll use all my political and legal authority to enrich this process -- even though it's a process I don't recognize...
...Cole began to look like a silken technician who'd sold his soul. One of the best things about this Mosaic set is that it helps to correct that impression and shows Cole for the artist he was. He wasn't corrupted by the mainstream. He used jazz to enrich and renew it, and left behind a lasting legacy. Very like a king...