Word: poole
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...conference in Constantinople on "The Cultures of the Black Sea Shores in the Middle Ages," Pavic reveals, several scholars of the Khazar question attempted to pool their separated understandings of the Khazars. These scholars are the last heroes of the Dictionary, and, like their medieval predecessors, their desire to understand the Khazars leads them across cultural boundaries. The scholars' attempt to bring different traditions together is relevant to the 20th century Middle East. As Pavic's Dictionary chronicles the assimilation of the Khazars and their confrontations with other cultures, Pavic seems to plead for unity in the Middle East without...
...Harvard explains its performance in terms of [the] limited pool [of applicants]--but surely the pool can't be that small," said Betsy Mark '89. In its yet-to-be approved proposal, the committee cited Biblical, philosophical and practical arguments to "question Harvard's honesty in self-assessment, faithfulness to its word and basic commitment to doing justice...
...proposed resolution calls for the Harvard administration "to come forth with a centralized policy which would replace the current confusion and complacency with vigorous and directed efforts to recruit minority faculty and to develop the pool of minority scholars...
This year, coaches say, the Crimson will be tough up front. MacDonald, the Harvard captain, and first-line partner Bourbeau will lead an offensive attack with enough depth to fill Blodgett Pool...
Populism is the last refuge of a declining Democrat. As poll numbers decrease, populist rhetoric increases. After months of touting such eye- glazing proposals as the Pan American summit on drug trafficking, Michael Dukakis has finally, and reluctantly, decided to tap into the roiling pool of American class resentment. Presto -- Dukakis the class warrior, the suburban populist...