Word: focused
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Accepting the fact that O'Conner will eventually be arrested, resistance leaders are voluntarily leaving the Student Center to focus their protest in a different direction. They and O'Conner will begin protest discussions in M.I.T. classes today...
...complexities and articulate a national vision. What frustrated voters may overlook is the fact that great Presidents have generally been more pragmatic than idealistic. Lincoln stayed aloof from the moral absolutes of the abolitionists-and he, not they, abolished slavery. In this sense, an undecided voter might well focus on the candidate who seems most capable of putting together a viable political coalition, working with Congress, mobilizing interest groups and making the country move...
...campaign's focus on nuclear strategy tends to overlook pressing questions about national defense, especially in regard to Europe and the Mid-East. The Soviet army's performance in the Czech invasion impressed Western observers as "brilliant" and "faultless"; in the Mediterranean, with ready access to any war zones in the Mid-East, the Soviets have recently established a fleet of at least 50 ships and have secured use of an excellent port in Algeria. NATO forces, on the other hand, are understaffed even by pre-invasion levels, and the U.S. Sixth Fleet, which has been weakened by sending reinforcements...
...easiest way to avoid the problems of portrayal is what Negro Actor Robert Hooks calls the "copout: Put the Negroes in the background-blurred and slightly out of focus-and show them for just a split second." Indeed, despite the trend toward integrated ads, the agencies are often too reluctant to let the Negro step front and center. In one study of 8,279 ads shown over a three-week period late last year, only 199 contained nonwhite performers, and of that number just 16 had lead or speaking roles. By showing a few black faces on the fringe...
...first time in a long time, Cliffies have a student government that promises them real dialogue with the administration, and a real focus for their demands and energies...