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Word: ethnics (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...does Roberts choose to befriend a small marsupial, of all creatures, that he finds in his apartment. But this movie is definitely not, as one Boston critic put it, too weird for words. The comedy of Coca-Cola Kid is akin to that of Bill Forsyth, odd and ethnic, but not inaccessible by any means. In contrast to the supposed Oscar heavy-weights that have gone thud this fall, The Coca-Cola Kid doesn't take itself or anyone else too seriously. Even the apocalyptic closing caption is delivered with a cheerful chirp. So, yes, this Coke...

Author: By T.m. Doyle, | Title: Absurd But True | 10/25/1985 | See Source »

Cultural Survival Inc., a non-profit organization, was founded in 1972 by Professor of Anthropology David Maybury-Lewis and other Harvard social scientists concerned about the fate of tribal peoples and ethnic minorities...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Ethiopia Stops Famine Relief | 10/24/1985 | See Source »

...system of eliminating bias in its tests, according to Ramsay. All final editions of exams are reviewed for race and sex biases by an external panel of math and English teachers and experts of mixed ethnic and cultural backgrounds...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Experts Debate Value Of Standardized Tests | 10/23/1985 | See Source »

While the speech was in many ways classic Botha, it also turned out to be the most precise statement to date of how far he is willing to bend to accommodate South Africa's disenfranchised black majority. Calling for "cooperative coexistence," he proposed a confederation of geographic and ethnic "units," with each racial group having responsibility for its "own affairs," including education, social welfare and residential areas. On matters of "mutual concern," meaning economic, defense and foreign policy, political structures would be created to permit discussion "without the one group having the right to dominate the others." To those familiar...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: South Africa Apartheid By Another Name | 10/14/1985 | See Source »

With Joshua Shapiro our given ethnic is Jewish, persecution-complex and all. "Look how they eat?" we gasp as Josh egregiously woofs down a fancy plate at a posh WASP-establishment restaurant. "They do that?" we squeal as Joshua exhibits the dishonesty of Yer-Basic-Semite on the time-honored subject of money. Shock-shlock, no ands ifs or buts...

Author: By Ari Z. Posner, | Title: Not So Good Schlock | 10/12/1985 | See Source »

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