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...Melikian simply cannot seriously support a link between legally requiring the U.S. government to use English exclusively and destroying the cultural identity of certain ethnic groups. This legislation in no way asks minorities to become Anglo-phones. It does not seek to take away the defining characteristics of the myriad ethnic groups which comprise our American society. It is not xenophobic. It is not racist. It does not evoke images of genocide...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: English-Only Legislation Not Genocide | 9/16/1996 | See Source »

...below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean. At that depth, the water temperature dropped to 50 degrees, and pressure crunched face masks painfully against foreheads and chins. Visibility was limited to a few feet, but the visions were nightmarish. Scattered shards of the doomed airliner sprouted myriad electric wires and cords waving medusa-like in the undersea currents. Some of the bodies, when discovered, swayed gently to the same tidal rhythms...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Aftermath: Flight 800 Crash: THE SEARCH FOR SABOTAGE | 8/5/1996 | See Source »

...Though Harvard definitely has its own prejudice and intolerance, it is a place where, if you try, you can truly appreciate the myriad of cultures, ethnicities, and backgrounds that all of us bring to Cambridge...

Author: By Amita M. Shukla, | Title: Class Day Activities Fill Yard | 6/6/1996 | See Source »

...been said that out of the bad always comes good, and that sentiment certainly rang true for the Crimson. Before the myriad of injuries and subsequent losing streak, Harvard was a one-line team. The adversity not only produced confidence and maturity in the rest of the team, but there also appeared to be a deep team unity which surfaced. Thus, when the injured players returned, there was no stopping the new and improved Crimson...

Author: By Rebecca A. Blaeser, | Title: Icemen Overcome Midseason Problems, Shine in Playoffs | 6/6/1996 | See Source »

...seemed enchanted. Good people came to Harvard to be challenged and proven against the mettle of the very best and to ride away into the world redeemed and self-satisfied by the experience. Their achievement was measured in wealth and prestige, in artistic and academic fame and in the myriad fields in which humans could excel...

Author: By Patrick S. Chung, | Title: Putting a Human Face on Harvard | 6/6/1996 | See Source »

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