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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Death in a rusting van or a remote cabin is hardly a death with dignity. But, as the numbers of people who came to Kevorkian's defense yet again last week indicates, many among the general public have a profound fear that one day they too might lose control of their life and be left at technology's mercy. Until the medical profession and state legislatures address the issue systematically, a retired doctor with a bagful of poisons and an obsession will be viewed as a savior by frightened people in search of final peace...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dr. Death Strikes Again | 11/4/1991 | See Source »

Insisting that personal success is simply a question of pulling hard enough at one's bootstraps (ignoring, obviously, the cases where there are no boots to be found, much less bootstraps) betrays profound ignorance of the challenges and obstacles facing the poor of this generation. A generation, which, incidentally, is the first to expect a lower standard of living than that of its parents...

Author: By Nader A.mousavizadeh, | Title: An "Ism" for Everything... | 11/2/1991 | See Source »

...Palestinians see autonomy, a modified form of self-rule in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, as the starting point for an eventual independent state, Shamir sees it as the most Israel will ever concede. Somehow, someone someday will have to devise an ingenious bridge to bring these two profound enemies any closer. But for the first time, at least, all the inimical parties in the Middle East have said they are ready...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Middle East: Let the Game Begin | 10/28/1991 | See Source »

...except as a device to justify Juan's spending time in the tenants' apartments. It is tacked on and never explored except in a throwaway chapter which concludes the novel. This is the chief example of Arenas's grand ambition to pack his brief work with as many profound themes as possible, while forgetting the craft involved in writing a piece of fiction...

Author: By Philip M. Rubin, | Title: This Doorman Doesn't Hold Doors | 10/24/1991 | See Source »

Here is a rare intersection between the opinions of some ardent feminists and some profound antifeminists. "If a girl can survive high school, she ought to be able to deal with the office," says Phyllis Schlafly, a longtime crusader against feminist causes. For Schlafly, the sexual-harassment argument is a perfect example of how "feminists are asking to have it both ways." Says she: "They have spent 20 years preaching that there isn't any difference between men and women, and now they want to turn around and claim sexual harassment if somebody says something that they don't like...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Office Crimes | 10/21/1991 | See Source »

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