Word: isolationism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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To that prescription, Putnam adds addressing urban sprawl, as it encourages living in isolation from communities, and an increased emphasis on extracurriculars in junior high and high school. "Extracurricular activities," he argues, "are a very good predictor of being civically engaged. I'm actually not worried about Harvard students -- you...
Washington had previously been skeptical of European initiatives, such as the plan to provide heating oil to cities controlled by the opposition, but now appears to have come around to a more subtle approach. "The blanket isolation of Serbia was only ever going to freeze the situation Iraq-style and...
Still, the issue of perceived isolation and ghettoization lingers. On the one hand, Clayton dismisses the issue as a "superficial" one.
The reason recent graduates find it difficult to choose their career is that for the past four years of their lives they have lived in isolation--in other words, they've been in college.
It is as awkward to face the gulf between these two brothers as it is difficult to overestimate the depth of feeling that once passed between them. Ted's life was steeped in rejection, isolation and anger; through it all, his younger brother was the only person ever to connect...