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...this wasn't an audition, and it wasn't an Oscar speech. It was an address to a university which in some circles is something to take seriously. Do your homework next time, Mel, or don't waste our time...

Author: By Michael R. Colton, | Title: RANSOM US FROM BRAVEHEART | 11/16/1996 | See Source »

Some educators dismiss as simplistic and overdone the notion that girls eagerly await such "feminine" software as Barbie CD-ROMs. With homework, soccer practice and Girl Scout meetings already on their calendars, many girls don't lack for activities. And when they do try their hand at video games, their tastes can run to Mortal Kombat as well as to Oregon Trail. That hardly shocks Marsha Kinder, a professor of critical studies at the University of Southern California School of Cinema-Television. "Those who are urgently trying to reach females end up reinforcing sexist stereotypes, such as 'Girls like cooperative...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BARBIE BOOTS UP | 11/11/1996 | See Source »

Scattered throughout the list of questions that beg for help on course homework are a string of laments and a war of words among students and teaching fellows (TFs) which has more flame than a Bunsen burner...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Course Web Talk Unexpected | 11/8/1996 | See Source »

...have to sit down and read the book like a homework assignment," Snowden said. "But when the play's going 80 miles an hour, it's different from a lot of X's and O's on a sheet of paper...

Author: By Bryan Lee, | Title: Football Players Compare Playbook, Classes | 10/25/1996 | See Source »

Then he looked up, recognized me as a member of his press corps and broke into a grin. "Arrrggghhh! Brought your homework," he joshed, addressing me for the first time. I was aware of the Dole stereotype: brilliant mind, bitter man. But here he seemed charming; he had a sparkle in his hazel eyes, a winning way with his deadpan wit. I had respected him, in some ways admired him, but with the sweetness and humor that emerged from that moment, I liked...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: IN SEARCH OF THE REAL BOB DOLE | 9/18/1996 | See Source »

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