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...vice presidential debates, independent James B. Stockdale noted that he had presided over a "civilization of men" which he called a "microcosm of life." Stockdale seems to have forgotten a rather crucial segment of the population: women...

Author: By Natasha H. Leland, | Title: Artful Dodgers | 10/24/1992 | See Source »

...dissertation deals with them in microcosm by focusing on Irish Catholic immigrants to the United States before the Civil War, he says...

Author: By Maya E. Fischhoff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: For Dunster Tutor Noel Ignatiev, A Lifetime of Fighting 'Injustice' | 5/18/1992 | See Source »

Eight Biosphereans in color-coordinated jumpsuits plan to spend two years in an enclosed 1.3-hectare (3.15-acre) microcosm of earth. But since real scientists do not understand even simple ecosystems yet, the idea that anyone can accurately simulate an entire world is just short of ridiculous...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Best of 1991: Environment | 1/6/1992 | See Source »

This is probably not on the scale of Buster Douglas upsetting Mike Tyson. But in the microcosm in which followers of Harvard basketball live, it is earth-shattering...

Author: By R.j. Peters, | Title: It's Becoming Hard for Crimson Faithful to Keep the Faith | 12/12/1991 | See Source »

...told, Gup spent a month in Logan County, W. Va., a microcosm for hundreds of company towns built around ailing industries. "It's a subtle story," says senior editor Stephen Koepp. "It's about how these people became dependent on, almost addicted to, a way of life." It's also a story about cheating and corruption, practices that Gup experienced firsthand. One day a mine tour he had been promised was abruptly canceled. Reason given: a federal agent was inspecting the facilities, although there was no inspector there. Several witnesses told Gup the real reason was that safety equipment hastily...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: From The Publisher: Nov. 4, 1991 | 11/4/1991 | See Source »

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