Word: majority
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...years--particularly, of course, the Central Intelligence Agency. The CIA is and should be our most secretive government agency. The fact that it has undergone this public scrutiny is really extraordinary; perhaps it is the first time in history that the world has had opened up to it a major intelligence organization in almost all of its aspects...
Finally in the public sector, we have of course the free press--a very major assist to the public in its effort to hold the American intelligence community accountable. People like Woodward and Bernstein and others have, of course, performed yeoman service in helping the public keep track of governmental activities. There are, however, potential problems here. When something is made known to the press, it is also made known to a potential enemy. And unlike a court, the press can find you or me guilty through accusation alone...
...officials of the Educational Testing Services and other major testing firms assert that the fear and loathing over their exams is unfounded. Just study our sample test in the booklet, they say, and you'II be set. As for the test preparation industry, the official line has been that...
Holloway's remarks and his organization's recent innovation reflect the hedging attitude that prevails among the major testing firms. The parental pressure--and influential votes that it portends--has led the Federal Trade Commission to get involved. Groups like the New York Public Interest Research Group have proposed that ETS make available test solutions and answers. Currently, students have no idea of how they have done when they leave the examination room. Skepticism also prevails over the use of experimental questions within the body of the test; questions of fairness in this area have also been raised...
...Harvard students interested in making films, Cohen said, "the best major is History and Lit. VES is good for people who want to be drama critics or film teachers, but not for people who want to make films in Hollywood. The best thing to do is as much reading and writing as possible. History and great literature are the greatest stories...