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...result, the political-advertising phenomenon of 2006: almost all of the best ads this year, in both the Senate and House races, have been Democratic counterpunches. Of course, it is easier to strike back at an exhausted opponent, and 2006 may be remembered as the year that the Reagan Revolution finally crested and began to recede...
Even the major roadblock to crafting a sticky message, which the Heaths dub (hokey alert!) the Curse of Knowledge, is explained as a sociopsychological phenomenon. This is the thing that makes a CEO talk about "maximizing shareholder value"--a phrase that may make sense to someone immersed in the logic and parlance of business but not to rank-and-file employees. The Heath brothers recount an experiment in which one group was asked to tap out songs for another group to guess the title. There was no music, just knocking on a table. Listeners correctly named about...
...requirement for “Astronomy and Astrology” or “Psychology and Parapsychology.” It may be true that more people are knowledgeable about astrology than about astronomy, and it may be true that astrology deserves study as a significant historical and sociological phenomenon. But it would be a terrible mistake to juxtapose it with astronomy, if only for the false appearance of symmetry. Third, if this is meant to educate students about the role of religion in history and current affairs, why isn’t it just a part...
...item of clothing which I know is never coming back!” And then we laughed like hyenas. I am using this example, not to illustrate the demerits of the educational system in Rhode Island, but instead to describe how utterly bewildered I am by the ankle boot phenomenon. I actually can’t wrap my small, pea-like brain around them. When ankle boots showed up at fashion shows, I figured that they were one of those ironic things—like assless chaps—that appear in a sardonic, only-Prince-would-ever-wear-them...
...variety, but rather have generally taken a semester or two off to experience life outside of the ivy gates. Some work, while others jet set for a year. One super senior even spent a term laboring on a goat farm in New Zealand. Such adventures are a somewhat common phenomenon: the Administrative Board approved 171 leave of absence petitions, according to the Board’s 2006-2007 Guide For Students. “A lot of my friends are still here,” says Visual and Environmental Studies concentrator Anna E. R. Greenberg...