Word: mentioned
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...MENTION the name of Diane Arbus on a street corner in Manhattan, you are likely to hear murmuring-- "Oh, the freak photographer" or, "Her photos are strange," followed by an uncertain "What do you think of her stuff...
...indifferent to the outcome. He had called Richard Nixon and John Kennedy "a pair of boots," explaining: "You can't say which is better, the left or the right." In private he had a different attitude. At a luncheon before his departure, he became angry at the mention of Nixon's name: "He's a typical product of McCarthyism, a puppet of the most reactionary circles in the U.S. We'll never be able to find a common language with him." He said that "we can influence the American presidential election." He related how he saw through the Americans when...
...wake of her team's triumphs personal accolades poured in her Keffer. She was named the most valuable player of her team and league, made the Philadelphia all area team and was an honorable mention All-American in U.S.A. Today...
...benefit from change to a more random assignment process. Students arguing for the present system say that if 70 percent of students get their first choice then 70 percent of the student body must be happy. I remain unconvinced that all students in their first choice house--not to mention the other 30 percent--are extremely satisfied. Many are content, but they rightly believe that something is missing from their House environment...
...president in recent years could possibly have been king. John F. Kennedy might have made a decent prince, but Jimmy Carter on his peanut farm? Richard Nixon whining about Checkers on national TV? Gerald Ford? Imagine how foolish they would look with ermine robes, crowns, and sceptres--not to mention the difficulties which mounting a throne might present poor King Gerald. No, they could not be kings. But in Ronald Reagan we have a rare, historic opportunity. As they say in the movies, it may be crazy, but just might work...