Word: reactionism
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Foundation." How did that unresounding term come to be Jimmy Carter's slogan for what his Administration is trying to achieve? Rick Hertzberg, a presidential speechwriter, thought it up about two months ago, but when he offered it at an informal meeting on Administration goals, the reaction was leaden. "Everyone said, 'Can't we come up with something better?' " one aide recalls. Apparently not. Indeed, some of the alternatives were clearly worse -"groundwork," for example, or "building blocks." And though "new" is one of the oldest terms in political rhetoric, repeatedly reappearing as in "New Deal...
...afraid a little change will knock out the whole base of the system--will set off a chain reaction of liberalism...
...number of psychological problems have also been associated with marijuana use. The most common is described as "acute panic anxiety reaction." It is seen most frequently in inexperienced users,, but can also follow an unexpectedly high dose. Transient feelings of mild paranoia are fairly common in users, especially those who are anxious about the experience to start with...
...jubilant shouts of supporters, Khomeini shuffled across the street to give reporters his reaction to the historic event. "The departure is not the final victory," he said. "It is the preface to our victory. I am congratulating the brave people of Iran for this victory. We must consider that this victory will not only mean the abdication of this dynasty but also the end of foreign domination, and this is more important even than the eradication of the Pahlavi dynasty...
...took place at the Quad, not in the Leverett House Library. While the turnout was smaller this year than in previous years, at least two hundred students attended, not 100. Furthermore, the scream your reporter heard was in fact anguished howling at the full moon, surely a more appropriate reaction to reading period than "B & B or requila." As it does every year, the Howl took place on the penultimate night of reading period, not last week...