Word: particularized
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...particular, concentrators say they have trouble finding advisiors for non-empirical thesis topics. They add that "think pieces," which focus on theory, are less likely to be accepted as thesis material. As a result, some concentrators say, students find themselves having to put an empirical twist on a theoretical subject...
Members of the Coalition said their effort to limit development has particular immediacy now because of what they call a surge of real estate proposals made in the last year, most of them around the southwest part of the Square. The Coalition guidelines identified several projects as too dense or too high, including the replacement to the Club Casablanca building, a commercial-office complex slated to replace the Harvard Motor Inn, and the building to replace the Blue Parrot...
Even as Jackson's rivals -- Dukakis in particular -- stress their electability, signs are growing that aggressively pressing the Jesse-can't-win argument could trigger an angry black response. Texas Congressman Mickey Leland, a leading black supporter of Jackson, called a press conference last week to denounce an unnamed cabal of party leaders who were plotting against Jackson. There were no specifics to back up the vague allegations, but Leland fired a warning shot through his none-too-subtle use of the word racist...
Traditional department stores, in particular, are beset by big discounters like K mart on one side and specialty retailers on the other. Such large chains as the Limited clothing boutiques, Radio Shack electronics stores and Toys 'R' Us have all stolen substantial sales from department stores. At the same time, quality catalog retailers, including Land's End, the Sharper Image and Eddie Bauer, have captured a growing share of retail sales by catering to two-income couples with more money than time to spare. Foreign retailers have also entered the fray in a big way. Since 1980, for example, Benetton...
Many professors who grew up on the turbulent campuses of the 1960s now challenge the notion that any particular book should be required. They point out that classic literature courses have ignored books not written by white males. Says Cornell Professor Henry Gates, architect of a new 30-volume anthology of pre-1910 works by black women: "The center of power has shifted within traditional ((studies)) as a result of the growing presence of women, blacks and people of color." Duke's Barbara Hernnstein Smith, president of the influential Modern Language Association, notes approvingly that "writings by women and black...