Word: populars
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...time had come. In the 15 months since Lexington and Concord, the colonial psychology has changed profoundly. Radicals like Boston's Samuel Adams and other revolutionary leaders played a canny waiting game, delaying the call for outright independence until popular sentiment clearly swung away from King George and reconciliation. The radicals declared until nearly the last moment that the Colonists wanted only their rights within the British Empire, thus denying the Tories the chance to brand them as extremists who were misleading the people. Counseled Sam Adams: "Wait till the fruit is ripe before we gather...
...father, a businessman, encouraged a group of his Japanese-American friends to support his son while he writes. "There's an active interest among Asian-Americans to see something written," Asakawa said. "Tradition keeps your identity in a lot of ways. And in recent years it has become popular to encourage separate communities of ethnics to develop." But, he added, "a novel doesn't work just because you are an ethnic, unfortunately...
...changes in Italian society, economy and politics--changes which are unlikely to be reversed. American interference is unlikely to prevent an eventual PCI victory; it will only antagonize the electorate. Furthermore, a compromise between the Christian Democratic and Communist parties is the development most likely to provide a broad popular base for a viable government; such a coalition is the only force capable of regenerating Italy's stagnant economy. Americans cannot continue to view such a development as dangerous: it would legitimize diversity within European Communism, and so increase the ability of Eastern European countries to explore alternative socialist models...
Even if you're not one for longhair entertainment, the area still may have something to offer you. The Popular Artist Series at Tanglewood is presenting Pete Seeger and Arlo Guthrie, Gordon Lightfoot, James Taylor in the next few weeks. Ticket prices are steep--$5.50-$7.50--but what isn't? Allow yourself a little time to wander around nearby Stock-bridge and Lennox, quaint little villages where you can spend a fortune. Some basic familiarity with these places is de rigeur for anyone who wishes to hold his/her head high in Harvard Yard...
...past years Chemistry S-20, "Organic Chemistry," will rank as one of the most popular courses given, with 166 students enrolled, preliminary registration figures show...