Word: explained
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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That may help to explain their brutal reprisals against the men, women and children of a refugee village that they hosed down with flamethrowers last week; it may also account for an upsurge in defections under the "open arms" program (see THE WORLD...
...communication, the widely neglected art of engendering openness between generations. Many parents have no idea what their children really think because they never give them a chance to explain. "Can't you see I'm busy?" is a put-down that ought to be banned from the parental lexicon. "Listen" ought to be tattooed over every parent's heart. Regular "time alone" with parents so that children can unburden themselves is vital. As Educator Clark Kerr advises: "Spend time, not money." There is no better investment in a day when children are often better educated than their...
...involved ourselves in a war with Israel without wanting it, without taking the initiative and without planning it or choosing its date. It was not enough for Gamal to stand up and say, "I take full responsibility [for the defeat]." We can carry out our responsibilities only when we explain to the people how the decisions that led to the destruction of our army were taken. That is why I offered my resignation. Many friends and colleagues tried to convince me that the decision was hasty. Others spread news about me that I was suffering from deep psychological crisis...
Though many students would not fight a fourth House as outlined by Mrs. Bunting, they feel there may be better ways to spend Radcliffe's money. They feel Radcliffe should rearrange its priorities to spend that money on scholarships or subsidizing off-off campus living. This may in part explain why students have been so reluctant to spend any time plotting the lay-out of kitchens and bathrooms in a new House. But the administration does not very much want any other kinds of ideas...
...themselves selective in choosing their students." Dana M. Cotton, the senior member of the admissions committee with 23 years under his belt, points out that Exeter and Andover are not supplying as many Harvard students as they used to, "which the headmasters there understand but which is difficult to explain to a parent who sent his son to Andover so he could get into the college of his choice...