Word: fits
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...idea was to get Negroes to use birth control. The project proposal said, "The mass of Negroes, particularly in the South, still breed carelessly and disastrously, with the result that the increase among Negroes, even more than among whites, is from that portion of the population least intelligent and fit, and least able to rear children properly." The project decided to hire "coloured ministers, preferably with social-service backgrounds, and with engaging personalities" to travel and promote birth-control...
...omelet. "A little girl who says she wants to be a doctor gets a lot of support," says Bailey, whose Wellesley Centers are devoting their next gender-equity conference to boys. "But if a boy talks about wanting to be a nurse, the reaction is that it doesn't fit a masculine image. Parents and teachers need to foster an environment where sexual stereotypes don't shape education...
...most common use of MI is to attack a topic from seven directions to fit in all the intelligences. Take a typical project described in a book published by SkyLight. To teach children about the oceans, it is suggested that they write about cleaning a fish (tapping the linguistic intelligence), draw a sea creature (spatial), "role play" a sea creature (bodily-kinesthetic), use a Venn diagram to compare and contrast ships (logical), tap glasses with different amounts of water (musical), design a water vehicle in a group (interpersonal) and choose a favorite sea creature (intrapersonal). All these activities will take...
...when to move up. That's where working with a personal trainer or taking classes at the Y can come in handy. A trainer can also help you stick to your schedule. Look for one who is certified by the American Council on Exercise or some other national fitness organization. If personal trainers don't fit your image or your budget, there are any number of books and videos to help you get started. A paperback that's well suited to beginners is Joyce Vedral's Bone-Building/Body-Shaping Workout (Fireside...
...make the environment an economic issue, we'll never be able to battle the lure of economic gain derived from its riches. When the Sierra Club, Greenpeace and the rest can "sell" the environment to the business world, my kids just may have a world left that is fit to live in. STEVE WEST Nashville, Tenn...