Word: orall
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...rules also state that the "level and rigor" of courses taken for a student's concentration will be considered, as well as "one other indicator of the candidate's mastery of the field, such as performance on a substantial piece of independent work or on a written or oral general examination...
...assigned books jump off the shelf in their brilliance and importance. The past two weeks alone encompassed Virgil's Aeneid, Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin, W.E.B. DuBois' The Souls of Black Folk and Frank Norris' The Octopus. I am even looking forward to reviewing for my oral exam this May, because the process will give me the chance to re-read and reconsider great books...
...beyond their prison terms, citing no mental illness other than a predisposition to similar crimes. The case is not abstract: Kansas is currently holding multiple-sex-crimes offender Leroy Hendricks, 62, whose sentence has expired but who has testified that only death can prevent him from molesting again. During oral arguments, several Justices seemed to share the concerns of critics like Harvey W. Kushner, chairman of the criminal-justice department at Long Island University, who decries indefinite incarceration based "not on what anybody has done but on what we think they might do." But several dozen states signed an amicus...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: The Food and Drug Administration said that specific does of certain oral contraceptives can be safely and effectively used as "morning-after pills." According to FDA studies, taking two two oral contraceptives within 72 hours after intercourse, followed by a second identical dose 12 hours later, is 75 percent effective in blocking a pregnancy. The pills work by preventing a fertilized egg from entering the uterus and won't work if a woman is already pregnant. Aside from nausea and, in some cases, vomiting, there are no serious side effects. It's the first federal approval...
...face similar judgements when we consider freedom of speech on the Internet. Should the same liberal standard applied by 20th century American courts to oral and written speech be applied to the World Wide Web? should communications by e-mail be protected with the same veil of privacy as are postal letters? I think not. Just a cursory look at these new information technologies reveals that the concept of speech on the Internet is quite novel. E-mail outdoes the telephone; it not only reaches into someone's private life, but it can reach 700 such people at the same...