Word: hue
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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From Oxford Street, The Link's limestone facadestrikes the passer-by as delightfully atypical,and its beige hue contrasts the abundant red brickof the buildings it connects. Set back from thestreet, its presence is subdued, yet sublime...
Turning her gaze on representations of Blacks in the media, hooks voices distress at their lack of complexity. She is particularly wary of joining in muchpublicized "celebrations" of diversity such as Benetton advertisements, which invariably feature models of every skin hue placed in startling juxtaposition. To hooks, these representations are not sign of true racial understanding, but simply a commodification of difference: "ethnicity becomes spice, seasoning that can liven up the dull dish that is mainstream white culture...
...memory is certainly flawed; my realfirst year at Harvard was doubtless less idyllicthan the revisionist version I've concocted here.But on the other hand, I can't remember feelingvisceral anguish back then. Today--with two moreyears of "wisdom" under my belt--wrenching angstis the primary hue in my emotional palette. Ican't decide whether having such a good first yearwas a blessing or not. Maybe if it had sucked Iwould have been more prepared for what was tocome. Ultimately, maybe that would have beenbetter...
...McDonald's broadest impact has been through its basic job-training system. Its 8,800 U.S. restaurants (there are an additional 3,600 overseas from Beijing to Belgrade) train American youth of every ethnic hue. "Sending a kid to the Army used to be the standard way to teach kids values, discipline, respect for authority, to be a member of a team, get to work on time, brush your teeth, comb your hair, clean your fingernails," says Ed Rensi. "Now, somehow, McDonald's has become the new entry-level job-training institution in America. We find ourselves doing things...
Others who favor women priests say feminists must realize that progress takes time. Boston College theologian Lisa Sowle Cahill notes that bishops writing in the 1930s made "a great hue and cry against women leaving the home," whereas Pope John Paul favors women's careers and job equality so long as the centrality of family and motherhood is preserved. Cahill thinks the ordination issue is being pressed by "a small and privileged class" in the West, while women worldwide are struggling just to survive and need Catholicism's help...