Word: prefered
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...theory that "We should cease supporting the corrupt governments of Lon Nol and Thieu"-no one seems to notice how thousands upon thousands of Cambodian and Vietnamese refugees prefer those "corrupt" governments to the alternative...
...would be a mistake to conclude, however, that the majority of refugees are fleeing south for purely political reasons. Caught between two warring systems, most would undoubtedly prefer to avoid both. Unfortunately, very few are rich enough, or sufficiently well connected...
...melancholy, prophetic book, Tragedy and Philosophy, Princeton Philosopher Walter Kaufmann departed briefly from his discussion of ancient Greek and Elizabethan plays to mention Viet Nam. His explanation of why the U.S. seemed somehow unable to quit the war in 1968 is a therapeutic jolt for those who prefer not to recall the recent past. "If we stop, our guilt is palpable," he wrote, "all this hell for nothing. Hence we must incur more guilt, and more, and always more to cleanse ourselves of guilt. Here is a parallel to Macbeth." But in real as in theatrical tragedy, the killing...
...bass, Maometto the terrible Turk. Neo-cle, who is from my country, he's a Greek and is a brave warrior that my father wants me to marry. She - uh, he - uh, it is played by Shirley Verrett. So it is no wonder that I prefer Maometto, who is played by Gus Diaz, with a gold lame costume and shoes that curl up at the toes. It makes a big difference...
East Los Angeles is almost a separate city within Los Angeles' borders. Sliced by freeways and studded with factories, it is home to 110,000 Mexican Americans who speak Spanish, celebrate the Cinco de Mayo* and prefer tamales to hot dogs. "East Los" also has more than it share of vandalism, burglary and car thefts, in large part committed by tough Chicano gangs that mark their territory with special graffitti called placas. Yet in the past two years, there has been a remarkable change in the barrio. Reports Los Angeles Police Captain George Morrison: "Officers on foot patrol...