Word: reactionism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...infusing their music with soul. Not soul in the sense of smooth shakers like Barry White--I'm talking about the kind of soul that fights numb torpor and erases indifference. The kind that stirs powerful emotions inside of a person, the kind that can get a reaction...
...pieces of legislation are most definitely a reaction to Littleton," says Booth. "They represent a major swing in public opinion from a region of the country, the West, which has traditionally loved guns." What?s more, she reports, further gun control legislation is headed to the governor?s desk. Seven more bills are in the pipeline, including measures that would require trigger safety locks, restrict cheap handguns and impose limits on the sale of guns from homes. After their defeat in the nation?s capital, gun control activists are overjoyed to have succeeded in passing the new legislation...
Then there's the possibility that a vaccine will do more harm than good. Every time you stimulate the immune system, you run the risk of triggering an inflammatory reaction, marked by fever, swelling and tissue destruction. In fact, many researchers believe the real destructive power of Alzheimer's comes not from the plaques but from the immune system's overreaction to them. The vaccine might also cross-react with other proteins, triggering an autoimmune reaction in which the body attacked its own brain cells...
...wink from Washington. Now Lee seems intent on giving that blanket a good shredding. After making a vague threat over the weekend that Beijing-Taipei relations would now be "nation-to-nation," Lee confirmed the policy break Tuesday through a top government official. China?s reaction was predictable ? immediate and furious ? and now it?s up to the U.S. (which doesn't want to have to choose sides) to hope it all blows over...
...frenzied reaction to his first tour with the E Street Band in more than a decade proves that the powerful bond Springsteen has forged with his fans during the past quarter-century has only intensified. He has no record in the Top 30, and his biggest hit, Born in the U.S.A., is approaching its 15th birthday. Yet when tickets went on sale for the 15 shows that begin next week at New Jersey's Continental Arena, fans snapped up the 300,000 seats in just 13 hours...