Word: phenomenons
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...issue of Mexican immigration to the U.S. For Mexicans, the phenomenon is often painful. There are all kinds of human tragedies in this type of movement, often due to the situation that arises occasionally in the U.S. when labor laws are not fairly applied and human rights respected. We know that what we Mexicans must do is create more jobs in Mexico. Together with the U.S. we can find new formulas to solve our problems...
...electronic newspapers, home banking and shopping via TV does not thrill them: it seems that people want to balance their checkbooks with pencils and finger the dresses to see if they really are all wool. This, says the study, is an example of the so-called high-tech/high-touch phenomenon, which means that as technology gets more sophisticated, people seek a counterbalance in human contact...
...comic-book" films is not just said, but actually dangerous; in the old days, money from blockbusters was funnelled back, so that an occasional Citizen Kane might emerge. Now, blockbusters simply breed blockbusters. When an arty, message film scores big, it's written off as a "non-recurring phenomenon...
...phenomenon of one-parent families may be causing "an explosive epidemic" of drug use in America, according to a study released today by a Medical School researcher...
...much of my head is left." It has been years since he has subjected himself to such a long haul of academic rigors. At each session, he tries to sniff out potential enemies and attackers; he chiefly scents respect and even reverence. This is a fairly new phenomenon in Mailer's tempestuous performing life, and it seems to puzzle him. Early in the week, he offers to pay $5 for the rudest question he is asked. At the end, he judges none worthy of the award. Fireworks are predicted when he visits the classes of some feminist teachers...