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Word: homework (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...jingling verse of Hunches in Bunches (Random House; $5.95) could come only from the prescription pad of Dr. Seuss (a.k.a. Theodor Geisel). At 78, Geisel retains his unique ability to wrap a concept in clothing. This time he portrays hunches, tempting the indecisive protagonist away from his homework. The good doctor is an eye-and-ear specialist; his infectious rhymes are meant to be read aloud...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: A Short Shelf of Tall Tales | 12/20/1982 | See Source »

When I was 12, all I thought about was hide-and-seek, homework, Nancy Drew books and my dog. My closest passionate encounter involved watching my goldfish produce many more little goldfish...

Author: By Rebecca J. Joseph, | Title: Pretty . . . Baby? | 11/20/1982 | See Source »

...objectives of the conference are sincere, and, if Epps is typical, the meeting provided deans an opportunity to look at their roles with rare candor. They had done their homework: Two years of planning and a year-long survey on stress of more than 3000 college students preceded the conference. The College Task Force, an ad hoe committee of 11 New England college deans sponsored by the Boston-Area Medical Foundation, has met monthly since the fall of 1979 to discuss how best to understand and respond to alcohol and drug abuse, and with this conference is moving to wrestle...

Author: By Thomas H. Howlett, | Title: One Step Forward | 11/6/1982 | See Source »

Rather than fuel conflict the Crimson itself could set a standard of more publicity for PBH and its many good works. If this is an example of investigate reporting the CrimeEds should do more homework and do thier share to advance important social causes. Ralph N. Wharton, M.D. '53 New York, New York

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Publicize PBH | 11/5/1982 | See Source »

FROM THE WORD GO, nomenclature has been a serious business. In the Garden of Eden, filled with anonymous beasts of the field and fowl of the air, it represented Adam's first homework assignment. Juliet found time to agonize eloquently on the subject at great length. Even the famous Broadway lyricist T. S. Eliot `10 treated the concept with respect, calling it "a delicate matter" "It isn't just one of your holiday games," he added "You may think at first I'm as mad as a hatter when I tell you, a cat must have THREE DIFFERENT NAMES...

Author: By Michael W. Miller, | Title: Naming Names | 11/3/1982 | See Source »

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