Word: feared
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Studies A-18, "Science and Society in the Twentieth Century." Among Historical Studies A Core courses, the course has a reputation for attracting a sizable percentage of science concentrators; Mendelsohn calculates they make up 50 to 60 percent of the enrollment. Many have flocked to the course out of fear, reasoning that if the College requires them to take a history course, they might as well learn the history of something they already know--science--instead of studying international conflict, feminist history or politics in India...
...police officers who patrol them runs deep. In the past weeks, tension has gripped these communities, and racial conflicts have escalated. And as protesters stormed City Hall last week with Diallo as their symbol, there was a feeling of desperation. More and more minorities are starting to live in fear--not just of violent crime, but of the officers who are supposed to prevent...
...staff, we have struggled throughout theyears with the disclosure of who we are, as weattempt to weigh the benefits of publicity andappeasing the intimidation and mystery that mightdiscourage students from coming to talk with us,and the discomfort and fear of discovery thatstudents might feel if the Room is thought of as apublic or social entity," Marks wrote in an e-mailmessage...
Egged on by Hilde he overcomes his fear of hights in a gesture of self-reviving hubris as a stagelight casts an almost messianic shadow on the back of the stage. Set and lighting, in fact, hold Ibsen's character-oriented play to a high-wire of beauty. Piping classical music brings out a gracile quatro of stage hands between acts one and two: They lay out light-cobalt platforms which in turn absorb a dull, icy lighting scheme. As the A.R.T.'s actors quickly sketch their tragedy (an uber-fable about ambition and hubricguilt), its stagecraft is relentlessly Scandinavian...
...soon see if life can live up to art. As the millennium rapidly approaches, panic about the Y2K problem is snowballing. Some fear this panic alone could lead to bank runs, hoarding, fires and gun violence. The American Red Cross has already recommended that we stock up on food, water, cash and gas. But even if planes don't crash or the stock market doesn't fizzle, the Y2K problem certainly has the makings of a damn good movie...