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Word: quiet (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...demonstrate his point, Granieri and Ford placed a blue square in his window in quiet mockery of the pink triangles which other students displayed to indicate their support for gays. "People didn't want to sit at tables with them at dinner because they were the two 'homophobes,'" says roommate Jonathan S. Miller...

Author: By Mark M. Colodny, | Title: A Conservative, But 'Still a Nice Guy' | 6/8/1989 | See Source »

...would walk onto the court, and people would be impressed. She carried herself with quiet confidence. She carried the ball with fierce determination. After watching a Harvard women's basketball game, you remembered Beth Chandler...

Author: By Christine Dimino, | Title: A Leader by Example | 6/8/1989 | See Source »

During a time of great transition throughout the University, the Divinity School has stayed a course of integrating quiet forms of student activism with a politically aware classroom...

Author: By Teresa A. Mullin, | Title: A New Curriculum of Social Activism and Academics | 6/8/1989 | See Source »

...tightening of rules, other students were more open about what was going on in bedrooms at the time. One student wrote a letter to the Crimson, saying "Well, it is true that men and women students like to be together and enjoy each other's company in a quiet and private place; it is also true that most Harvard and Radcliffe students, when they leave their colleges are no longer virgins; and it is finally true that many of the students have their first complete sexual experiences during Harvard's parietal hours...

Author: By Katherine E. Bliss, | Title: The Harvard Sex Scandal That Shook the Nation | 6/5/1989 | See Source »

...play Indy's father, who was originally conceived as a crotchety gent like On Golden Pond's Henry Fonda. It was Spielberg's idea to cast Connery, a decision that illuminated the film and its filming. "When Sean and Harrison arrived on the set," Spielberg recalls, "everyone got quiet and respectful. The two are like royalty -- not the royalty you fear because they can tax you, but the royalty you love because they will make your lives better...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: What's Old Is Gold: A Triumph for Indy | 5/29/1989 | See Source »

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