Word: methodism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Currently, the minority groups feel that guaranteed representation may best achieve their goals. I support their choice of methods. The majority's suggestion that the "Cambridge" method is sufficient, ignores the fact that Chicanos and other groups in some Houses comprise too small a percentage to gain a seat by this voting system...
...vote method may work sometimes, but when the majority fails to respect the minority, then a new representative process must be arranged. Of course, the democratic ideal should not be shunted aside on every minor occasion; nevertheless, when it will destroy much-needed organizations, it must be abrogated. In the case of the BSA, GSA and AAA, democratic representation in the council could condemn their organizations to continue to rely on small, self-raised funds. This must not be allowed; in fact their growth is so paramount that almost any method however heretical must be used to promote these institutions...
Those who opposed the move--part of an estimated $180.8-billion military buildup over the next six years--gave a variety of reasons. Some opposed deployment of the MX in any form, while others specifically disagreed with Reagan's method of basing the nuclear warhead-equipped missiles...
There are actually two acceptable methods for calculating a percentage of increase. One uses the difference between the new price and the original price as a percentage of the original price. The other uses the difference as a percentage of the new price. Notice that neither method allows for using the new price as a percentage of the original price. By the former and, incidentally, more common method, the change from 6 cents to 20 cents represents 233 per cent increase. However, by the latter method, which, by the way, is the one used (knowingly or not) when...
...overcome such "useless fears," Wolpe advocates a method called "systematic desensitization" or, less technically, "graduated calming." The essense of the procedure is to have a deeply relaxed patient imagine a slightly fearful object of situation for a few seconds at a time. With each repetition, the amoung of fear lessens, finally dropping to zero. Then successively more fearful images are treated in the same way, until even the most fearful lose their fear-arousing power...