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Word: interpretive (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...will never challenge Sofen's right to interpret the Civil War as he wishes. But I think everyone who cares about history should contest Sofen's argument that we must alter history because it makes him feel uncomfortable...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Letters to the Editor | 7/16/1999 | See Source »

...will never challenge Sofen's right to interpret the Civil War as he wishes. But I think every-one who cares about history should contest Sofen's argument that we must alter history because it makes him feel uncomfortable. EVAN C. WOODBERRY Tuscaloosa, Ala., July...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Southern Civil War Museums Shouldn't Reflect Northern Bias | 7/16/1999 | See Source »

...allow what is called a second-parent adoption, which allows a person to adopt the children of his or her partner without ending the partner's parental status. But Florida is not one of those states. So Kazmierazak and her lawyers are, in essence, asking the appeals court to interpret the law broadly and consider her role as a parent and the best interests of the child...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Zoey Had Two Moms | 6/21/1999 | See Source »

Currently, judges in Massachusetts interpret the law to ban same-sex marriages. Twenty-nine states have specific bans against homosexual marriage, while all other states' judges do not recognize...

Author: By Kiratiana E. Freelon, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: House Bill Banning Gay Marriage Draws Fire From Activists | 5/19/1999 | See Source »

...Tintin moving at this relentless pace? The young reader takes it for granted that Tintin will always be on the move, just as he assumes that the Hardy Boys will always be on the trail of one more mystery. But for the grownup reader, it's difficult not to interpret Tintin's constant motion as an evasion of mortality. Tintin's metabolism, like that of all other children's book characters, is governed by a simple law: Stop moving and you grow old and die. Archie and Jughead keep driving around suburbia for the very reason that once they stop...

Author: By Joshua Derman, | Title: Endpaper: Tintin | 5/6/1999 | See Source »

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