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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Illustrate;" "Be specific;" etc? They mean it. The illustrations, of course, need not be singularly relevant; but they must be there. If Vague Generalities are anathema, sparkling chips of concrete scattered throughout you blue book will have you up for sainthood. Or at least Dean's List. Name at least the titles of every other book Hume wrote; don't just say Medieval cathedrals, name nine. Think up a few specific examples of "contemporary decadence," like Natalie Wood. If you can't come up with titles, try a few sharp metaphors of your own; they at least have the solid...

Author: By A Grader, | Title: Grader's Reply: It's Not Really That Easy | 8/15/1989 | See Source »

...shift the little sod Howe out to Leader of the House, along with all the other deadbeats . . . I remember very clearly writing all this down and Margaret agreeing. My writing may have got a bit illegible towards teatime . . . A few very stiff drinks later, we looked at the list and realised we'd forgotten the Foreign Office, so M. had to ring a little shopwalker figure called Mr. Major who not surprisingly couldn't believe his luck and will no doubt continue to embarrass us in the councils of the nations for many moons to come...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Britain Is This Denis a Menace? | 8/14/1989 | See Source »

...next issue, the Review will demand not only that more of the texts be farmed out but also that Israel produce a list of all unpublished texts and who has them. In addition, the magazine will call for access to photographs of all scrolls for interested researchers, who have been kept waiting for decades. Team members contend that this would violate their scholarly rights and that without the analysis of seasoned experts, outsiders would misunderstand what they read...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Secrets of The Dead Sea Scrolls | 8/14/1989 | See Source »

Quite a high-powered speaker's list for a reunion weekend...

Author: By Melissa R. Hart, | Title: A Blot on U.S. Education | 8/11/1989 | See Source »

Accidents are frequent on the rundown Mexican railway, but this was by far the worst this decade. A rail spokesperson, like others consulted, said it was not the worst in Mexican railroad history, but could not list a more serious...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Toll Increases to 112 in Mexican Crash | 8/11/1989 | See Source »

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