Word: formality
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...this simply a literary conceit, the wishful thinking of someone who has chosen to write in a world that no longer seems to require his labor? With enormous skill and formal grace, Vargas Llosa weaves this question through the mystery surrounding the fate of Saul Zuratas, the former comrade who may have gone backward in time, toward prehistory, to achieve an authority and integrity lost to contemporary writers. Unfortunately, the narrator cannot imagine how Saul could have adapted to such a role: "The rest of the story, however, confronts me only with darkness, and the harder...
Such predictions bestir fears that a reunited Germany will also be a restless one, eager to reclaim former territory, one of many touchy issues that will be raised as the old order in Europe breaks down. Formal reunification may still be some way off. But each demonstration, each improvised banner calling for freedom and each East German who turns up seeking asylum at the West German embassy in Prague is already bringing a divided nation closer together...
...would I ever discourage victims from using the formal Administrative Board process. Nor do I automatically favor informal methods of resolution of a complaint. What I encourage is the active participation of a date rape survivor in the informed choice of a means by which to seek a remedy for the harm she has suffered. In fact, as I pointed out at the panel, choosing a formal course of action can be an enormously empowering experience...
...personal concern that women, intimidated by the official status of deans and the unknown mechanics of Ad Board process, might choose not to act on their own behalf. It was my goal at this panel to inform women about the people and procedures involved in pursuing the formal administrative process so that they might, if they wished, be able to use that process with a minimum of anxiety and apprehension...
...difficult enough to make our formal complaint processes accessible to those who may be feeling vulnerable and frightened after assault or harassment. Careless reporting only augments this difficulty and increases the distance between administrators and students. Janet A. Viggiani Assistant Dean for Coeducation