Word: greed
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...certain smell pervades the cities of Eastern Europe these days. I don't mean anything as elegant or metaphorical as the smell of wilting communism or the smell of greed, with American corporations swarming in and dominating the market. No, this is a smell in the most literal sense, a smell that surges at you from dark courtyards as you walk down the street, that engulfs you as you walk into grand, decaying flats. This smell, it seems, may be combination of sewage, dust, beer, sweat, exhaust and cigarettes; it is smell I have never encountered in the United States...
...endorsements, though, and the swoosh and the dollar sign. They just get in the way, like some beaded curtain that keeps us from truly appreciating what we have. As recently as two years ago, the New York Times Magazine trumpeted the death of sports--games called on account of greed, stupidity and arrogance. "Sports are over," wrote Robert Lipsyte, "because they no longer have any moral resonance." What resonates from Jordan's performance in Game 5 was his utter refusal to quit, his willingness to let the team climb onto his weakened shoulders, his jumper over sickness and exhaustion...
...blitzed by advertising and glitzy programs, from Dallas and Dynasty to Beverly Hills 90210. "Kids in the '60s had nowhere near as much exposure to TV," Astin says. "TV's message is: You can be happy by having these products. The programming, often about rich and powerful people, celebrates greed." Violence and graphic sexuality, once rare on the airwaves, became a staple of television and film just as Xers were moving through adolescence. Three-quarters of Xers describe themselves as heavy consumers of violence on television; only half of boomers and 20% of matures...
...ourselves and our prosperity, and this has paid off. That a sense of self-worth is possible for every American is an ideal upon which our country was founded. Perhaps this is a permanent shift, where prosperity is balanced with wisdom and, most important, a notable lack of rampant greed. DAN KNAUSS Livermore, Calif...
Ever-greedy for preeminence, Harvard always strives for more. But is what's good for Harvard always good for the country? Is greed good...