Word: powerlessness
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...chip allows parents to block shows, and ratings are attached to many programs, but very few parents use either of them. Nine of 10 parents could not accurately identify the age ratings for a sampling of programs their children watched. And parents reported to researchers that they felt powerless to control their kids' media consumption...
Though largely powerless, the overseers in theory supervise the decisions made by the Harvard Corporation, the University's main governing body. And when the Corporation chooses President Neil L. Rudenstine's in the coming year, the overseers must give their consent...
...been buffeted by considerable media scrutiny and activist fury over this case, has been busying himself with official pursuits this afternoon, apparently hoping to avoid any last-minute theatrics from death penalty opponents. In the days leading up to the execution, Bush has consistently portrayed himself as "powerless" to stop Graham's death. In fact, according to some legal analysts, Bush's determination not to grant Graham a 60-day reprieve is largely based on the governor's personal interpretation of Texas law. The statute in question allows a governor to grant a one-time reprieve; Graham received one such...
...into some suburban home or college dorm somewhere in the world and haul out some terrified teenagers--or former teenagers--in front of a horde of reporters, you can bet we won't be seeing any modern-day John Dillingers. More likely we'll see some gifted, alienated kids--powerless in their real adolescent lives--who couldn't resist the temptation to use technology to make themselves, even briefly, more powerful than they had ever imagined...
...protections it affords. Brandeis Professor of Law Gary Bellow, who passed away two weeks ago, recognized this truth and his work both in the classroom and in the community, helping to bring the power of the law to bear on the side of the powerless...