Word: popular
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...contact with them and their victims in Europe know full well the demonic barbarism that characterizes their actions. The thing that shocks and shames me is the inaction of the free world during Hungary's five free days. As soon as it was clear that it was a popular uprising against tyranny, and that travel was possible in the areas under the control of "the rebels" (actually Hungarian patriots), the U.N. should have sent in neutral teams (perhaps Swiss) with U.N. banners declaring every city, town and countryside neutral and free territory under the jurisdiction and protection...
...beginning," said he, "British and French citizens were completely free. Then came Port Said. We got news that French and British civilians were shooting people in the streets from windows and doors. We kept this out of the Egyptian press by censorship, for fear it would provoke popular acts against British and French citizens. We decided to tell British and French citizens they could not leave their homes . . . About 2,000 of these people have asked for exit visas, and about 1,000 of them have gone." As for the Jews, only "about 30 out of 45,000 Egyptian Jews...
...says Manhattan Psychoanalyst Edmund Bergler. In Homosexuality: Disease or Way of Life? (Hill and Wang; $5), published last week, he swiftly demolishes some popular misconceptions. The common definition of a homosexual as one who "derives his sexual excitement and satisfaction from a person of his own sex" is less than a half-truth, says Bergler, because 1) it accepts a kind of parity between homosexuals and heterosexuals, "and hence becomes a useful argument in the homosexuals' advocacy of their perversion"; 2) it ignores the fact that certain personality traits, partly or entirely psychopathic, are specifically and exclusively characteristic...
...other sports are not so popular. When the hockey leagues are organized on December 18, not such a large turnout is expected. Some of the dorms will probably have to combine forces to be able to put a sextet on the ice for every game. Similar situations will arise with some of the other sports as well...
...graduate students and in History where graduate students make up 75-80 percent of the tutorial staff, it would seem essential that some effort be made to acquaint tutors with the basic workings of the system. Briefing sessions should be held at which professors who are successful and popular as tutors explain how they go about planning and executing a tutorial program. Attention should also be given to more mechanical aspects, aside from mere record keeping...