Word: favor
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...doing anyone a favor. We need their talents. Every once in a while we forget it's a two way street," said Horner, who attended a brunch in Byerly Hall...
...form their political beliefs after careful thought about issues and policies that are important to them. Such choices should be respected. This respect for others' political beliefs lies at the very core of a functioning pluralistic political system. It is ludicrous to imply that every person who happens to favor smaller government, stronger national defense, or a less regulated economy is also a racist. At best, Boyd is thumbing his nose at those who disagree with him; at worst, he seriously means what he says...
...other hand, Boyd is referring to the conservative students gaining numbers on college campuses around the nation, he again evaluates the nature of this trend poorly. While most "conservative" students favor stronger national defense and less government interference in the economy, the overwhelming majority fit the label of "liberal" on social issues such as racial injustice...
Nonetheless, Stoppard's sketches remain diverting and enjoyable entertainment. Those who favor Monty Python-styled British farce will find the Dunster House production an amusing if not uproarious evening...
...plot moves very quickly through countless twists and turns involving movie stars, bums, religious fanatics, murderers, and naked women, but none of it really comes as a surprise, You know immediately it's a set-up when a stranger offers the narrator ten dollars to do a simple favor, and you know the evidence he hides will eventually turn up again...