Word: forme
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...problem is not one of race, it is one ofculture. The concept of race is deceptive in thatit encourages people to form and rely upon falseidentities," Reid wrote. "In many ways AmericanBlacks have more in common with American whites,than with Africans or Afro-Caribbeans. Racialconstructs have real effects, and so must be givenconsideration; but we should not allow them tocloud our perception of `reality.' And the realityis that we are all in the midst of personalbattles with `identity...
...between the labels "gay" and "straight." Forcing a person to acknowledge same-sex desire only in certain settings splinters that person's identity. As to Oppenheim's notion that the "foundations" or "biological footing" of our society--families--will be threatened if homosexuality is accepted: many gays and lesbians form happy families; and please let me know when heterosexuality appears to be going extinct...
Presidents since George Washington have invoked some form of the doctrine, which protects the White House from having to reveal communications between the President and his advisers in matters of national security or "legitimate public interest." Executive privilege has always been a murky point of law--it is implied, not specified, in the Constitution--but it became downright sinister during Watergate when Richard Nixon invoked it in an attempt to block release of his secret Oval Office tapes. Ever since, Executive privilege has been associated with Executive cover-up, which tends to overlook the legitimate argument that a President...
...canisters across the country. As many as 20,000 of them could be in legal limbo. As of now, the courts have no clear rules for resolving questions of ownership and control. Lawyers can't even agree on whether a frozen embryo should be regarded as a human life form, like a fetus, or an inanimate piece of property...
According to Hanson, sophomore advisors are primarily concerned with helping students form an over-arching academic plan. The specifics of academic planning, he said, are left to the departmental systems...