Word: gathering
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...rises above bitter nostalgia and feminist rhetoric. French's true-to-life characters and her persuasive narrator aid her in this. In addition, she ties the women's experiences to the nation's. Poltical caucuses, not the supermarket, become the meeting place for the women. When the Harvard women gather for coffee, they talk of Vietnam, not laundromats. Some of the characters, like Mira's friend Val, become deeply, almost obsessively involved with the peace movement. Mira becomes serious about attending the meetings only after she meets an attractive man at one.) In addition to the politicized sphere in which...
...orchards throughout New England, the Mclntosh, Red Delicious, Northern Spy and Cortland apples have been ripe for six weeks, ready to be trucked to markets round the country or sold to nearby roadside stands. Last week as the harvest drew to an end, growers were hard pressed to gather in their crop?worth more than $50 million to them?before the fruit started spoiling and dropping to the ground. The weather and the Federal Government had, in the Northeastern farmers' view, conspired to make this a doubly difficult year. A snowstorm last spring destroyed blossoms. Heavy rains in September made...
...buttons, but they do use their minds much more than we do. So the arms are small, but the head is very large. In their own world they probably communicate with fellow creatures by mental telepathy, so ears are very tiny. They don't need larger ears to gather and focus sound waves...
...demonstrators plan to march around the campus and then gather in front of the administrative offices to present Bernstein with a petition signed by 1200 students, a petition with over 150 signatures of parents of Brandeis students, and a faculty petition...
Until about 25 years ago, candidates for local office rode around in trucks equipped with microphones, stopping at a corner or gathering place. Crowds would gather as the candidate spoke, Vellucci said, recollecting rallies that became so large the police had to come to allow traffic to pass...