Word: gordon
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Among the scheduled speakers is Beate Sirota Gordon, the only female framer of the MacArthur Constitution--which was instituted in Japan after World War II--and a present-day activist. She is of Russian origin but made a mark on Japanese history when she wrote the provision that guaranteed "essential equality of the sexes" in Japan...
...Gordon will speak at the women's discussion panel entitled "Women in Japan: A Look Back at the Constitution" tomorrow afternoon as well as at a banquet the same night...
...were hoping to get someone who knew aboutundergraduates," said Gordon C. Harvey, one of theassistant senior tutors in Leverett House and amember of the advisory committee. "A number of thecandidates were not from...
...beating Japan. Few Quixotes still proclaim that this war is being fought for ideals, and I believe there is no American--Protestant, Catholic, etc.--who is unwilling to welcome any type government into an alliance which will cooperate in preventing future wars. WILLIAM F. BUCKLEY JR. Lieutenant, U.S.A. Camp Gordon...
...classmates, for sure," he says, nodding. At the front of the room, the students take turns projecting reports from their laptops onto a large white screen. A shaft of sunlight streaming through the windows makes the reports look a little faint. "We normally save these for cloudy days," Gordon jokes. Jose's group goes last and offers a presentation on geothermal energy that would impress in a corporate boardroom. When the students finish, their teacher nods approvingly. The class applauds. After a while, you hardly notice the glare...