Word: plight
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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After decades of fighting the Arab nations to survive, Israel won--but now in the light of its success, finds itself as the oppressor. The recent crisis has dramatized the plight of Palestinians living in the occupied territories and their valid claims for statehood. Liberal Jews watching West Bank scenes on TV can't help but sympathize with the Palestinians, and wonder why they should exempt Israel from the standards they hold for the United States...
There was a noticeable loosening of the controlled Nicaraguan press as contras appeared on various radio shows. But the plight of the opposition daily La Prensa raised questions about whether the Sandinistas intended to honor the Sapoa accord's call for "unrestricted freedom of expression." Last week the daily was unable to go to press because the government was squeezing its newsprint supply. The two pro-Sandinista newspapers were able to print more copies than they could sell...
...case of Dean of Students Archie C. Epps III highlights the desparate plight of Black faculty and administrators here at Harvard. As reported in The Crimson last year, Eugene Rivers, who has thoroughly investigated the case, alleges that Dean Epps was unfairly passed over for promotion to Dean of Harvard College when this position opened in 1985. (Instead at the recommendation of Dean Spence, the post went to L. Fred Jewett '57, who had been serving as the Dean of Admissions at Harvard) I will ignore this accusation in making my argument; for it is not the central issue...
...people suspected of being mentally ill off the street, Brown won a controversial test case when a judge ruled that she could not be forced to submit to treatment. The former "Billie Boggs," as she called herself, appeared on Donahue and lectured to Harvard Law School students on the plight of the homeless. She found housing in a somewhat seedy hotel in Times Square...
Back in the bad old 1960s, vegetarianism may have had to do with long hair, pacifism and sympathy for the plight of livestock, but today it has taken a more pragmatic turn. The new breed of upscale vegetarian is giving up meat, red meat in particular, because of the belief that it is unhealthy. The real issue is that red meat ranks high among sources of fat in the U.S. diet. Says Dr. Sherwood Gorbach, professor of community health at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston: "There is persuasive evidence that a low-fat diet can help prevent...