Word: latters
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...activities then began his transition to the more fervid activism he document in the latter half of Memoirs. His tales of his evolution to widely-acclaimed human rights champion and critic of the Soviet regime are fascinating--never does Sakharov consciously break ties with the past. Sakharov humbly relates the succession of events where he faithfully follows his conscience, and his eventual publication of the essay, "Reflections of Progress, Peaceful Coexistence, and Intellectual Freedom" in the New York Times in 1968 which overnight garnered the scientist international fame...
...story of his love for his second wife is a moving theme in the latter half of the book. Elena Bonner's dynamic and assertive personality strengthened his existing beliefs. She played a crucial role in his dissident activities and in smuggling the book itself to the West to be published...
...Komodo dragon being transported across a state line for immoral purposes can be lightly dismissed. That's especially true when it also offers a delicious send-up of the contemporary passion for exotic culinary experiences and an equally wicked satire of the grander pretenses of cinema scholarship. The latter is an occupation that director Bergman, who has a Ph.D. in cultural history, narrowly escaped by turning to more self-consciously comic forms (he wrote The In-Laws and the play Social Security...
...shop is only one outlet in the TCBY empire, its convenient location and lower prices are fast making it a favorite among local yogurt seekers. TCBY's flavor selection is often uninspiring, but its yogurt is lighter than Licks' or Temptations,' and students often find themselves forgoing the latter's gourmet flavors for TCBY's simplicity...
There has not, however, been a clean partisan division on Old Glory. Many Democrats voted for the federal law against flag burning. Although a convincing case can be made that a statute is more palatable than a constitutional amendment, those who favored the first but now oppose the latter will have trouble arguing that their stand is one of pure principle. Other Democrats are joining the fight for an amendment, some out of sincere conviction, others out of electoral expediency. On the other side, Gordon Humphrey, a rock-ribbed conservative from New Hampshire who is not seeking re- election...