Word: failed
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...strategy did not fail "because there was no real commitment to Cambridge on the part of the young voters..." This conclusion appears to be derived largely from a superficial analysis of the election-night returns by Election Commissioner Edward J. Samp. Jr., whose decade-long obstruction of the voting rights of Cambridge students hardly qualifies him as an impartial observer. In fact, well over 1,000 non-native students registered in Cambridge during 1975. Turnout in Ward 6, Precinct 3, a majority of whose voters is composed of Harvard undergraduates, jumped 150 over 1973, one of the largest increases...
...autonomous woman, or the woman who yearns to be independent Between Marriage and Divorce may serve as an assurance that she is not alone in her struggle to set her own priorities and follow them. The institution of marriage has failed Braudy, as it may fail others. A glimpse into her life provides an alternative for those who feel they cannot fit into the often stiff framework of marriage, and hope for those striving primarily to be accepted in a man's world...
...heart, lungs and kidneys began to fail, and he suffered massive internal bleeding, for which he underwent three stomach operations. Yesterday, doctors reported that his brain activity had virtually ceased...
...could make a persuasive case that such men, if not wholly admirable, are an indispensable part of the American political system and should not be despised merely because they fail to transcend its limitations. But, as Richard Nixon used to say, that would be the easy way. Instead, whether out of gullibility or perversity, Steinberg has chosen to portray Rayburn as a statesman of principle, integrity and elevated vision--a poor country boy who, through hard work and trust in the Lord, grew up to be "by far the greatest" Speaker in American history, and a hell of a cracker...
...BEST DEVELOPED part of the book describes the role modern schools play as protectors of social order. Kozol tells us that the first objective of public schooling is the perpetuation of the American value system, that history texts fail to deal with American imperialism so future soldiers will be willing and able to fight in future Vietnams and that the poverty and pain in the lives of many Americans is ignored so good solid citizens will be insulated form feelings of compassion for those who suffer. He also describes the slow process of destruction of the human spirit that takes...