Word: freedom
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...elections, perception is everything. A pretty face, a pop-star aura and clichés about welfare, justice, freedom and change are all a candidate needs to lure ecstatic audiences into believing the new messiah has arrived. Form rules over substance, and Obama thrives on it. His charisma obliterates the emptiness of his message. Too bad for Clinton. Her voice is too shrill, her laughter too loud and her tears too easy. Who cares about her profound knowledge of the issues, her long experience with Washington's maze and ways, and her useful insight into the Republicans' bag of tricks...
...others such as the rural activist (who asked not to be identified for his protection) say that only by granting full rights to peasants to buy and sell land will these problems be solved from the grass roots up. "I believe if the farmers are given land and freedom to migrate, the change in China would be unrecognizable. A small number of farmers would sell their land once they own it, but the majority of farmers would use their land wisely. The experts should stop worrying and learn to trust the farmers...
...events that brought many families, like those of Lage, Velo, and Balmori, to the United States, albeit through much hardship. After Lage’s grandfather’s general store was seized by armed guards, Lage’s father boarded one of the “freedom flights” inaugurated by President Lyndon B. Johnson, taking him to the United States. When Lage’s grandfather tried to apply for a visa out of Cuba, he was thrown into a work camp for six years before finally receiving clearance to leave. Balmori’s grandfather...
...freshmen eager to enjoy their newfound freedom, an adult in the dorm is just plain inconvenient. Proctors seem to leave their perpetually non-advisory, invisible state only to break up the seldom freshman room party. But rest assured, soon-to-be-upperclassmen: though your housing may get worse, the variety of active house tutors is something to look forward to. Unlike freshman proctors, house tutors all across campus work hard towards creating a sense of community beyond entryway dinners and a weekly study break. “You’re here to bring your interests to the community...
...Undoubtedly, in their curricular lives, Cambridge students lack a great deal of the precious freedom we enjoy at Harvard. Students study a single discipline, within which they follow a more narrowly-structured path that consists of units with dull names like “English Literature and Its Contexts, 1300-1550,” “1500-1700” and then “1688-1847.” Within each of these units, known as “papers,” a number of lecture series covers the spectrum of major topics and authors. There...