Word: good
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Surprising Unity. It is doubtful that the journalists' good intentions changed the black mood of making demands, which has both a tactical and a cathartic value. Robert Hall, after a day of putting on and putting down his guests, admitted when pressed: "Yes. I suppose I feel that there's hope. But why should I say that to you guys...
Capitalizing on the ferment of the strike, the teaching fellows established Harvard New College, a good example of how free universities work. No tuition is charged, no teacher is paid, no grades or credits are given. Anyone who wants to teach a course merely lists it on a posted weekly schedule; if it draws students, it is a course. Classes take the form of discussion groups, usually meet once or twice a week in common rooms and student suites, and are led by teaching fellows or undergraduates themselves. Anyone can attend by signing up. Except for a few university secretaries...
...question of whether life as we know it on earth can exist on the moon and planets. The answer is yes. Man can extend the domain of terrestrial life throughout the solar system." If Paine's flat assertion sounded somewhat premature, or unduly optimistic, there was good cause. Apollo 10 was the sort of flight that can inspire even cautious men to let their words take wing...
Legend has it that after he was forced to agree to the Magna Carta in 1215, King John of England threw himself on the floor in a rage, crawling around and biting on a stick like a dog. There were good reasons for such a show of temper. The document imposed on him by rebellious barons and bishops in a meadow called Runnymede was one of the first comprehensive written attempts to limit the powers of the English King and to set forth the rights of his subjects. Lord Bryce, the historian, has described it as "the starting point...
...administration of justice. "In this culture," he says, "the criminal code of Canada does not always apply." Eskimo custom, for example, long tolerated blood-feud killings and also executions, which occurred when a village informally but solemnly decided that a particular individual was a threat to the public good. When Morrow is occasionally faced with such crimes, he makes no attempt to excuse the acts, but his sentences are usually light...