Word: harshness
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...resulted in attacks on affirmative action and government assistance, which, African Americans contend, rather than disabling black families by creating excessive dependencies has been inadequate to their needs. These antipodal positions have been hardened by an intellectual debate between those who state that antiblack sentiment has never been more harsh and those who claim that racism is dead...
...first Painters in the World," if only he came "before your Manner and Taste were corrupted or fixed by working in your little way in Boston." West, the American painter who had already made a career in London, agreed. He found Copley's style too "liny," harsh and emphatic in outline but felt that could be corrected by "a sight of what has been done by the great masters...
...control, about 1,500 people, most described as Arafat opponents, have been detained, often without formal charges. A State High Security Court, whose legal foundation is the revolutionary code that the Palestine Liberation Organization adopted in Lebanon in 1979, has tried at least two dozen Palestinians and handed down harsh sentences. "There's been no improvement in human rights--except for the decline in violence toward Palestinians due to the Israeli army's withdrawal," says activist Raji Surani, who was held for 18 hours last February after he criticized the security tribunal...
...fact, the name amurense is derived from the fact that it originates in the Amur River valley in Manchuria, host to harsh winters...
After coming under harsh criticism from conservatives for putting out records with controversial lyrics, Time Warner announced today it is shedding its 50 percent stake in Interscope Records, the rap label of such stars as Snoop Doggy Dogg, Tha Dogg Pound and Tupac Shakur. The decision followed Interscope's refusal to allow Warner Music Group to review lyrics for an upcoming rap record by Tha Dogg Pound. "The sale of Interscope is not going to reduce the amount of sex and violence in American culture," says music critic Christopher John Farley. "It is all around us: in the streets...