Word: hear
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Bane: I'm pleased to hear Professor Mansfield say what he did about admissions policies, because I think the diversity of the student body is the right thing to keep in mind. I think to some extent, some of those same arguments were applied with regard to faculty, that there is an advantage to a university to having Blacks and women among its faculty. In paying attention to affirmative action, we've broadened our recruiting pool, we've made some special efforts to go out and bring people in to be interviewed who might not have been found...
...hear Code talk about it, his position as captain makes him no different from any of the other players. "I'm just one of the guys," he says...
...less attachment to objective judgment. Such a mood, curable by pouting, is an occupational hazard, and is not the kind of thing that attracts outsiders to the seminars. As Phyllis Cartwright, director of Fort Lauderdale's Main Library, put it, "People enjoy these seminars because they can hear authors discuss their feelings, what causes them to write." Or as Novelist Anne Bernays (The Address Book), who came from Boston to speak at lunch, said, "People think if they can touch and talk to an author, they will absorb the magic, be able to do it themselves. That...
...disapproval of such views, particularly when an event is covered by the national media where these same views are explained and propounded daily? And, for the record: at no point was Weinberger effectively prevented from speaking. In fact, he ultimately delivered his text and everyone in the audience could hear it. He had the use of a public address system; the protesters...
...pacing slows, we begin to hear strangely familiar lines about letting children grow up and do their own thing, accepting those you love for what they are. While on first impression these lines seem trite and overused in themselves, our reactions most likely stem from the cynicism and self centered values Innaurato is attacking. Perhaps this is the true serious social message of passions. While watching the lives of the characters unfold, fueled part by humor, part by drama, we see a certain realism beneath the cliche, cardboard characters. We can feel some of Aggy's pain, brought to life...