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...ULTIMATE INSULT to a historian is to accuse him of keeping his gaze focused entirely on the past, of having no concern for the present and future. The recently proposed revision of the sophomore tutorial program in History, if implemented, will be a giant step backwards into a past we have grown to regret--a past in which the history of an entire hemisphere was ignored in favor of our own, a past in which progressive universities were reviewed by Senate committees for daring to teach "dangerous" communist theory, and a past which still evokes shock among students schooled only...
...first public appearance with Charles, when she wore a strapless gown, caused the kind of minor sensation that seemed to belong to a more innocent age. In those first early days, as she was preparing for the wedding and preparing to be Charles' consort away from the gaze of press and public, she had already become an instant part of popular mythology, an indelible woman of the new decade, as we will see in Dressed to Thrill, Chapter 3 of Monarchy in Love...
...assignments ("Central America preferred, but will go anywhere"). Dogs of War will appeal immensely to this crew. They will see exciting new weapons--the XM-18, a cross between a cannon and an eggbeater--and all the other high priced assault technology that they can now only gaze at in the magazines. Jamie Shannon, too, may seen their type of man, a tough bastard who can take pain and dish it out, who can deal with things...
...director of the Office of Management and Budget, poring with total concentration over computer printouts and tables of figures. When a visitor arrives to keep a dinner date, Stockman appears disappointed. "Is it that time already? I need five more minutes." Before the words are out, his gaze has returned to the papers...
...philosophy major wanted to move west to stay ahead of "the nastiness that is taking place in the East." He was also afraid he might "wake one day to gaze into the mirrored face of a 60-year-old who had done nothing but teach." He had heard Oregonians lack humor, though. "Please tell me it isn't so," he implored Stump by mail. Stump was kind. Many Oregonians, he pointed out, are transplants from California. In fact, Oregon has increased its population 25% in the past ten years and, despite efforts to hold down the influx...