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...finding that these problems of philosophy did grip me," he says. The classes were challenging, but that only motivated him to move farther in the field and come to a real understanding...

Author: By Anna D. Wilde, | Title: Stories Transform Goldfarb Into Activist | 6/10/1993 | See Source »

...cult of bravery and militarism exerts a grip so strong that military leaders might not be able to overcome it even if they wanted to. The young soldiers strut down the streets; they are treated as heroes. They are not willing to return to their old peasant lives. This is a victorious army that has not tasted decisive defeat...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behind the Serbian Lines | 5/17/1993 | See Source »

...Isabel audited contained profanities. She returned again in February. Kathy stared straight ahead and recited Koreshian dogma for 15 minutes running. Isabel talked with a friend about kidnapping the girls but decided against it. Instead she began calling every week, every week, trying to lure them from Koresh's grip...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Paths to The Waco Inferno THE WANDERING SISTERS | 5/3/1993 | See Source »

...Candidatus Perpetuus--This species has a chameleon-like power to blend in almost anywhere. These creatures have adapted a mandibular structure similar to that of the remora--they have lips able to get a tenacious grip on the rear-end of any authority figure in an instant. The Undergraduate Council is a favorite habitat of this species, as is any slow-moving committee with an impressive name. Members can be spotted preening resumes for days on end. After college, the Candidatus pupates for three years before emerging as a lawyer...

Author: By Benjamin J. Heller, | Title: A New Cambridge Taxonomy | 4/24/1993 | See Source »

...grip on power secure, Saddam plots to end U.N. sanctions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Magazine Contents Page | 3/29/1993 | See Source »

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