Word: guarde
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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When this happens to me, I generally find myself initiating a rear-guard recovery with phrases like, "Gee, I never really looked at it that way" and excuse myself as quickly as possible by running off to a ficticious section meeting or non-existent social obligation. It used to be an unwritten rule that sex, religion, and politics were never to be discussed at the table, but nowadays these subjects make the bulk of conversation. If they were banned from Harvard dining halls, we'd all be sitting in silence...
...democracy to function, its citizens must care enough to participate but must be willing to defer to the wisdom of the majority. Of course, we do not live in an ideal world, and whatever cause holds our attention must necessarily hold our emotional interest as well. What we must guard against, then, is letting our emotions rather than our intellect guide...
Army cadets have the choice to serve four years active duty, six years of reserve, or six years of National Guard. However, freshmen with four year scholarships, in any branch of the armed forces, have the option of quitting after their first year with no financial obligation, says Welch...
...Challenger's five rocket engines. They returned last week to a respectfully silent ceremony on the Cape's runway where their shuttle mission, if successful, would have landed. The quiet was broken only by two disparate sounds: the somber cadence of tramping boots as an Air Force honor guard gently placed the seven flag-draped coffins aboard a Lockheed C-141 transport plane, and the cheery song of a nearby flock of mockingbirds...
...second military guard attended the transfer of the Challenger coffins to the base mortuary, but no relatives of the crew were present. Most had been in Houston on Jan. 31 for the memorial service addressed by President Reagan. Each family now made its own arrangements to receive a crew member's casket...